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Practices associated with growth of natural fibers or the manufacture of synthetics result in some of fashion’s most environmentally destructive consequences. For example, the cultivation of cotton can be especially damaging, often employing dangerous chemicals and pesticides that belie the fiber’s natural reputation. ~Eco-Fashion: Going Green Fashion may seem so frivolous to some, yet we […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you missed Part 1 of my interview with Mart Drake-Knight of eco-fashion brand Rapanui you can read that HERE. Here in part 2 we discuss fashion’s carbon emissions, whether or not fashion is incompatible with sustainability and who’s responsible for BP’s oil gusher.
I recently found out about mens and womens eco-fashion brand Rapanui, but to simply call them that is an understatement. Brothers Mart and Rob Drake-Knight have created a company where every step of the production is as environmentally conscious as possible. Add to that a website to go with it that is a resource of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Recently I watched the video of Sarah Palin regaling members of the National Riffle Association with “You might be a redneck” jokes. When she made this speech I figured out what Sarah Palin’s real identity was. No, not just the wife of an 18 year employee of BP. No, not just the politician who quit […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Above is a pic from a racist cotton ad campaign you can read about at contexts.org Recently non-profit Organic Exchange released a list of top organic cotton buyers. Nike, Walmart and European clothing retailer H&M topped the list and which I wrote about HERE. I was surprised by European ultra trendy retailer H&M was embroiled […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Boy, Nike makes some good shoes.” ~Grandad, The Boondocks 6 out of 10 nigga moments involve shoes, 50% of them are Nikes.” ~The Boondocks If there’s one brand the hood likes it’s Nike, so I thought it was interesting that people who may not buy organic food may be buying organic clothes. Nike tops non-profit […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The adventures of Obama continue and this week they included a very long press conference, all kinds of stern words in every direction and a trip to the Gulf in khakis (or are those slacks? I’m thinking maybe a lightweight bedford cotton blend? Well, for this post they’re darkly colored khakis damnit!). Look, it may […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
On June 4th Haitian farmers will burn seeds as an act of protest in response to what one peasant farmer calls “a new earthquake”. Since the devastating 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti in mid January the country has been in even more need than the poverty stricken nation usually is. A company named Monsanto will be […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“It is not the style of clothes one wears, neither the kind of automobile one drives, nor the amount of money one has in the bank, that counts. These mean nothing. It is simply service that measures success.” ~ George Washington Carver Since new developments are the products of a creative mind, we must therefore […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
