The fashion industry stands at a crossroads. With environmental concerns taking center stage, designers and brands are rethinking every decision they make. From sourcing to manufacturing, the ...

Every year Aarav Chavda goes scuba diving in the same Florida reefs. A former McKinsey analyst and mechanical engineer, Chavda has watched the corals blanch white over time, and he has noticed species ...

GREEN FABRICS ARE increasingly making their presence felt in the fashion industry. Renowned designers such as Giorgio Armani and Vera Wang are among those incorporating eco-friendly fabrics into their ...

Qcollection.com has an “expansive line of Forest Stewardship Council–certified furniture, safely dyed textiles,” and other home accessories. Organiccottonplus.com, a company based in rural West Texas, ...

As a journalist, Gabriella Sotelo covers the environment, climate change, and agriculture. She has a bachelor's in Journalism/Environmental Studies from NYU. Plastic has become ubiquitous in the ...

Untreated cotton fabric absorbs water droplets (top) and cotton fabric treated with a form of cottonseed oil repels water (bottom). WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2025 — More than half of the 7.5 million bales ...

C.L.A.S.S. – Creativity, Lifestyle and Sustainable Synergy – is the brainchild of Giusy Bettoni and Sandy McLennan, who had both had careers in the textile industry and saw a gap where designers could ...

A new forum that wants to put high fashion together with sustainable fabrics launched alongside Milan's womenswear shows last week, aiming to marry materials made of wood, plants and even milk with ...

Consider beautifully folded fabrics or understated, brown or green masking paper topped with colourful washi tape or sprigs of green instead of easily crushed store-bought bows. The trend in gift ...

There are thousands of natural materials that make glorious colors in fabric, from rhubarb and dahlias to indigo and groundnuts. Natural dyeing is an ancient tradition, and the techniques behind this ...