A Spiritual Approach to Connecting With Fashion

Fashion is making efforts to be eco-friendly. While it is a leading culprit in pollution, 1 , 2   I wanted to still celebrate the efforts that many designers are making in order to at least in some way reduce their carbon footprints.  Here are some brands that I personally work with, and some of the steps they are taking to become leaders in sustainable fashion.  Cinzia Rocca eco fur Weekend Max Mara virgin wool Tagliatore cupro ("vegan silk") Mackage responsible down certified Save The Duck with PLUMTECH® instead of down 360Cashmere  Traceable Cashmere Sanctuary recycled polyester/plastic (and super soft!) Frame sustainable cashmere Citizens of Humanity denim (The Harlow Ankle) "Act local, think global" are words I live by, and with so many brands becoming more conscientious, it is an exciting time for fashion, even amidst a pandemic. While this industry still needs to address the problem of excessive waste on a packaging/shipping level, more and more desi...

"Change or die" - Mara Hoffman In the  piece I wrote about Eileen Fisher earlier this month , I addressed the severity of the amount of pollution created by the fashion industry. I posed a question of what could happen if more and more designers were brave enough to address and commit to making changes to reduce waste in the manufacturing and distribution of their merchandise. Well, more and more designers are getting on board to stop throwing overboard waste into our landfills and oceans. Recycling product and using organic materials is one way that CEO's are taking environmental steps to decrease their companies carbon footprints. Every little bit helps, because not only does it send a message to people from inside and outside the sector, the human brain has a mirror neuron that is used for learning and it is also the biological feature of why we  influence and copy each other . While the fashion industry produces  1.26 billion tons of greenhouse emissions every ...

In a high-end department store, image is important. What is glamorous, exquisite, and even excessive are demanded. An impossible standard that is supposed to represent beauty and success which very few people even in middle to upper class society can achieve. And in the haze of beheld desire, something that I have noticed recently is more women coming in looking for plus-sized garments, and not having any options to purchase. I realized as we come into the first wave of the 2019 spring / summer collection, I felt badly telling these women that we cannot service them. I never felt uncomfortable about the way we as a society treat plus-sized women. In my previous fashion retailer store, I would often hear complaints when I directed customers to the plus-sized section, "Nice. Stick us in the back." And while we had a fair collection of merchandise, the placement in the store was marketed without much compassion. When I was encountering these customers several years ago, I ...