Event: Greenpoint clothing swap!
If you’re in NYC May 30th, you join the Dusty Rose Vintage Clothing Swap. Three bucks at the door + swap your hearts desire. You’re closet contents are a reflection of self-Love. If something doesn’t make…
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Sexy silk: Tracing a journey from the silkroad to now
It’s high time we talk about silk. Silk is a textile made through a close relationship with the natural world. Dating back to the mysteriously sexy silk road, the tradition of silk has been traced back…
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Slow Fashion Connection: Panel discussion on what it’s all about
There are rare times in life when you know you’ve brushed up against genius. Some have felt it staring at Picasso’s Demoiselles D’avignon or listening to JFK’s inauguration speech. For those present at Friday night’s Slow…
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NYC’s Unwavering Entrepreneurs Celebrate the Launch of Made in NYC’s new website
In case you haven’t heard, manufacturing is thriving right here in the heart of New York City. Last night’s jam packed Made in NYC launch event, held at the fabulous Nanette Lepore showroom in NYC’s garment…
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Loomstate’s picnic OF the park: Urban field guide series
You’ve heard of a picnic in the park, but a picnic of the park?! Yup. Loomstate, the amazing label dedicated to creating truly sustainable organic cotton garments held the first of their Urban Field Guide Series…
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Why support a big chain store ‘going green’?: Their efforts shouldn’t be ignored
If you are über skeptical of fast fashion and big chain’s swiss-cheese eco-efforts, let’s admit–they’re thinking outside their box, and inside ours. Stocking organic cotton commodities or presenting closed-loop products is shedding light for their customers…
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Made in NYC: Expanding creativity, jobs + style in the big city
Not too much surpasses the satisfaction of purchasing for the consumer’s soul like buying a product made in the US–and, even better is a fashion capitol of the world bringing it home. According to ABC news,…
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Thrift stores: A love story
I must admit, at first the whole second hand stores business wasn’t really my thing. Searching through rack after rack can be tiring. It’s no wonder upscale stores showcase only about thirty items. American’s love choices,…
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