Ethical fashion advocates like Youtuber “Broey Deschanel,” left, and influencer Lily Fang say everyone can participate in ethical fashion, regardless of what critics are saying on the internet. (Credit: Kate…
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Recycling Fashion’s Cast-Offs
…Meet the Fashion ‘Trash Nerd’ Who’s Won Money and Love from Vogue Read Full Transcript AUDIO: (clapping at the end of a fashion show) COLLEEN: Welcome to The Story Exchange….
Kim Kardashian West Just Knocked Fast Fashion. That’s a Good Thing
…fast fashion this week. The world-famous fashionista rocked a vintage 1998 Thierry Mugler at the Hollywood Beauty Awards on Sunday evening. Within 24 hours, Fashion Nova, a fast fashion company,…
An Eco-Conscious Fashion Entrepreneur Works to Combat Fashion’s Waste Problem
Eco-conscious fashion entrepreneur Samantha Martin of Agathos Athleisure is combatting fast fashion’s waste problem. (Credit: Morgan Carr) Samantha Martin has a big problem with fast fashion — and she aims…
Meet the Fashion ‘Trash Nerd’ Who’s Won Money and Love from Vogue
…excess materials were eligible for the refashion program. I was very intimidated by fashion. At sanitation, fashion is not top of the agenda. Jessica: I was really excited thinking about…
How Stella McCartney Is Creating a Greener Fashion Industry
…businesswoman and a fashion designer.” McCartney stood among a number of designers in backing The Fashion Act in New York. If passed, the bill would require any fashion brand that…
How a Fashion Founder Got Her ‘Butter Soft’ Kids’ Denim Into 200 Boutiques in 2 Years
Blu & Blue founder Aaina Jain had a big advantage to use when jumpstarting a kids’ denim fashion brand. (Credit: Blu & Blue) Fashion entrepreneur Aaina Jain’s mission is “to…
Jodi Goodfellow: Fashion Forward
Your Name: Jodi Goodfellow Business Name: Fashion Forward, a website to buy and sell fashion accessories Type of Business: Clothing & Accessories, E-Commerce Business Location: Toronto, Canada Website www.fashion-forward.ca Twitter…
A Fashion Entrepreneur Who Works with Immigrants Gets a Times Square Billboard
…has big plans for the new year that involve a giant billboard in Times Square. Okaro recently won a Fashion Impact Fund from the Conscious Fashion Campaign, which recognizes “women…
Finally, Unsung Women Fashion Designers Get Their Due
…photo, above, the dress is displayed at the Cleveland Museum of Art in 2018. (Credit: Tim Evanson, Flickr) This fall, women fashion designers will finally get the recognition they deserve…
This Immigrant Entrepreneur Came to America with $300. Now She Has a Successful Fashion Business
Immigrant entrepreneur Anna Metselitsa is growing successful fashion business Haute Rogue through sheer determination. (Credit: Haute Rogue) Anna Metselitsa is the 30-year-old female founder of Haute Rogue, an online boutique…
She’s Taking on Fast Fashion – And Giving Refugees a Second Chance
For entrepreneur Lauren Bonnet, it was a deep frustration with the fast-fashion industry that motivated her to create a not-for-profit ethical fashion social enterprise, From Found, in Adelaide, Australia. She…
Stella McCartney Puts Sustainability First at Her Paris Week Fashion Show
Stella McCartney has a long history of trying to make her brands sustainable and eco-friendly. (Credit: Jaguar Mena, Flickr) Stella McCartney is fighting fast fashion with her most sustainable fashion…
Trial, Error and ‘Black Panther’ Helped This Fashion Entrepreneur’s Business Make Millions
Addie Olutola is the CEO and founder of African fashion brand D’iyanu, and her mission is to see as many people as possible “rock” her African fashions. Her dream got…
Fed Up With White-Washed Runways, This Entrepreneur Aims to Change the Face of Fashion
Priscilla Debar of Faubourg is sick of white-washed runways. She wants to confront racism in eco-conscious fashion. (Credit: Maggie Marguerite Studio, Faubourg) Priscilla Debar is bringing eco-conscious women of color…