From Hardwear to Quickwear: The Evolution of the Apparel Industry
The apparel industry is perhaps the oldest and most important industry in the economic history of the western world. In fact, unidentified bird bones have been found to be used as sewing needles as early as 50,000 BC. Throughout history, humanity
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: An Interview With GOOD KRAMA
The krama is one of those traditional pieces of cloth, the tradition in this case being Cambodian, which to its culture represents more than just an ordinary clothing item. Worn by locals of virtually all ages and backgrounds, and applicable to
Slow Fashion, Ethical Fashion
The rise of the ethical fashion movement has inspired many in the established fashion industry, both entrepreneurs and disrupters to create new products and business models aimed at improving the negative impacts created by the textile, clothing and footwear (TCF)
Fashion ‘SlowDown’ Mission
Young consumers are changing the game. Fast fashion versus sustainability. It’s either one or the other… The impact of the fashion industry on the development of our planet is often underestimated. Indeed, since fashion has a significant influence on achieving the
Q&A with Carcel: garments made behind bars
The main cause of female incarceration is poverty. It is predominantly young, poor, single-mothers with a low level of education and income. Out of this situation, Carcel, a Danish fashion brand, has forged an identity of homogenous Scandinavian design with