NewsStitched from Ecouterre

Posted on August 8, 2015 Updated on June 18, 2018

Browse through news articles from Ecouterre, showcasing and supporting designers who not only contemplate cut, form, and drape, but also a garment’s social and environmental impact, from the cultivation of its fibers to its use and disposal.

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• Freitag is a feat of brotherly love that flaunts its European roots November 1, 2017 12:00 pm
  For over 20 years, the Freitag name has been synonymous with quality, craftsmanship, and individuality. Born out of a single product made from repurposed truck tarpaulin, the Swiss company was founded in 1993 by brothers Markus and Daniel Freitag with the intention of creating the perfect waterproof messenger bag. The Freitag philosophy combines the duo's passion for design with their childhood-honed sense of teamwork, making the brand's use of sustainable materials, as well as its ethical manufacturing...
• 10 Inexpensive ways to keep woolen sweaters looking like new November 1, 2017 8:00 am
  Lambswool, merino, and cashmere sweaters may be all that stand between you and frostbite (or at least a colossal heating bill), but they're not the most low-maintenance of fibers. Unlike their acrylic and polyester brethren, which can look shabby after a few washes, however, a quality woolen can help you weather the cold for years to come. Here are 10 inexpensive essentials to help you keep your sweaters as fresh as the day you bought them. SWEATER COMB No need to invest in a battery-powered...
• Closet Cleanse: How to unclutter your wardrobe with panache November 1, 2017 4:00 am
  The following is an excerpt from Wear No Evil: How to Change the World With Your Wardrobe by Greta Eagan Cleaning out your closet is so wonderfully cathartic, and many Feng Shui masters will tell you that creating organized spaces helps to open up the flow of energy and allow for new things to come into your life. William Spear, the author of Feng Shui Made Easy, once said to me, “if your drawers, closets, and shelves are stuffed and overflowing in a disheveled mess, how can you expect the...
• Americans Are Drowning in "Stuff" (And It's Stressing Us Out) October 30, 2017 6:00 pm
  Americans are drowning in more unnecessary "stuff" than ever before, and it's literally making us sick. So concludes Buried: The State of Stress and Stuff, a new study published on Monday that casts a gimlet eye at a nation caught in a state of chronic clutter and the unnecessary anxiety it provokes. Nothing in the research is particularly surprising. Conducted by ClearVoice Research and commissioned by OfferUp, a mobile marketplace that traffics in used goods, the poll of more than 1,300 adults...
• Can the "World's Best" Hoodie Revitalize American Manufacturing? October 29, 2017 8:00 am
  After Slate lauded American Giant for creating the "greatest hoodie ever made," sales of the 100 percent cotton-fleece sweatshirt exploded. With a waitlist that stretched, at times, for months, the humble garment drew innumerable compliments for its quality, resilience, and fit. (One customer even described it akin to "wearing a hug"—high praise.) As orders flew in by the thousands, American Giant quickly expanded from one Brisbane, Calif.-based factory, just north of its headquarters in San Francisco,...
• Every cotton t-shirt costs the environment $3.40 October 23, 2017 8:00 am
  Ma Earth is paying through its nose for the clothing we produce, according to a study that quantifies, for the first time, the price we exact from the ecosystem for our clothing. Case in point? Factoring in the use of water, fertilizer, and energy along the entire supply chain, a single cotton T-shirt can cost the planet more than 20 Danish kroner, or $3.40, in financial terms. Extrapolated across the industry, clothing consumption in Denmark alone plunders the environment of more than DKK 3 billion...
• One by One takes on "slow fashion," one garment at a time October 20, 2017 8:00 am
  SLOW AND STEADY Launched this past October, One by One is the brainchild of Ashley Denisov, a user-experience designer who studied fashion design and pattern marking in her downtime. “After several years of creating clean user experiences for clients in the e-commerce market, I felt ready to translate that knowledge into my own online store," Denisov told Ecouterre. "One by One, a clothing line I had been formulating for years, began in Los Angeles one year ago.” One by One's "slow fashion"...
• Consumers think highly of ethical fashion, but won't pay more for it October 14, 2017 6:00 pm
  Most people can appreciate the story behind an upcycled dress or a pair of fair-trade sneakers, but that doesn't mean they're willing to pay extra for it. They will, however, loosen their pursestrings, for style, quality, availability and choice, and value for money, according to Verdict, a retail analysis firm based in London. Verdict data reveals that while 60 percent of consumers say a retailer's sustainability credentials contribute to their purchase decisions, only 15 percent say they would...
• 5 Ways to be a responsible fashion consumer October 13, 2017 8:00 am
  Roomful of clothes but nothing to wear? You're hardly alone. The average U.K. household owns an average of £4,000 worth of clothes, 30 percent of which languishes unworn, according to the Waste & Resources Action Programme. A third of the clothing we buy every year ends up in the landfill, sometimes after just one use. And let's not forget all the shoes we never wear. With mindless consumerism hitting its peak on Black Friday, it's time for a new consumer revolution, one characterized less by...
• Samantha Leibowitz: Architecturally Inspired Fashion, Made in NYC October 12, 2017 8:00 am
  Growing up on the Philadelphia Main Line, Samantha Leibowitz was surrounded by architecture, museums, and gardens. The arts continue to influence her today, particularly when she's creating her eponymous apparel line, which she launched a year ago in New York City. This September, Leibowitz made her New York Fashion Week debut as part of the Nolcha Shows Fashion Media Lounge at Bryant Park. We caught up with the designer to learn about her "dusk to dawn" philosophy to dressing, the benefits of producing...
• Panh: An Ethical Fashion Production House That Empowers Kenyan Women, Youth October 1, 2017 8:00 am
  How did you and Morteza Saifi decide to found Panah? My husband has spent over 20 years in fashion industry in New York City. After Parsons School of Design, he freelanced for large corporations. Later in 2000, he launched his eponymous brand as an avant-garde designer and received notability for his designs and fashion shows. Morteza then joined the Camuto Group, where he spent 10 years building a career as an executive creative director. All through these years, Morteza was involved in production...
• Carcel: A Danish Clothing Label Made by Women in Prison October 1, 2017 8:00 am
  SECOND CHANCE Through a Kickstarter campaign, Carcel raised nearly $50,000 to finance new knitting machines for a women's prison in Cusco, where its debut collection is being produced. "In Peru, the number of women in prison has doubled the past 15 years," D'Souza said. "The majority are sentenced for drug-trafficking, and go under the name of 'drug mules.' The drug cartels target girls from poor backgrounds, often the young, beautiful and pregnant girls, because they have better chances of getting...
• Announcement: Ecouterre is rejoining the mother-ship February 24, 2017 5:51 pm
• Redress is Looking for the World's Best Emerging Sustainable Fashion Designers February 21, 2017 5:53 pm
• Pamela Anderson is Sending Melania Trump a Russian Faux Fur Coat January 25, 2017 11:00 pm
• Eco-Fashion Predictions for 2017 January 25, 2017 1:00 pm
• Bangladesh's Children Are Working 60 Hours a Week to Make Our "Fast Fashion" January 20, 2017 1:00 pm
• 7 Eco-Friendly Fabrics That Will Disrupt the Luxury Fashion Industry January 18, 2017 1:00 pm
  THE MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE Bettoni's audience included several finalists from the CFDA + Lexus Fashion Initiative, among them Erin Isakov of Erin Snow, Britt Cosgrove and Marina Polo of apparel label Svilu, Christopher Kunz from Nicholas K, and Nepalese-American designer Prabal Gurung. She stood ready with sample cards and fabric swatches. Textiles are not an abstract notion; they demand to be seen and touched. As the group turned into a small petting zoo—"You have to feel it," Gurung purred...
• Patagonia Debuts Short Film About Fair-Trade Fashion, Expands Program to Improve Workers' Lives January 17, 2017 1:00 pm
• Ethical Fashion: A Beginner's Guide January 12, 2017 1:00 pm
• How to be a Conscious Fashion Consumer: Advice From the Experts January 11, 2017 1:00 pm
• Aerochromics: Clothing That Changes Color When Exposed to Air Pollution January 5, 2017 1:00 pm
  Faced with a world of increasing outdoor air pollution, designer Nikolas Gregory Bentel decided to help fellow city dwellers monitor their own environments. Bentel has recently released a new line of pollution-detecting shirts, Aerochromics, which fluctuate in color when exposed to various pollution levels in the air. Although the shirts put information in the hands of the wearer, Aerochromics carry a $500 price tag, which limits the eco-conscious customer to those with as much cash flow as interest...
• China Says It Will Cease Ivory Trade by End of 2017 January 3, 2017 8:00 pm
• Announcing the Winners of Ecouterres 2016 Readers Choice Awards! January 3, 2017 1:00 pm
• Top 7 Popular Eco-Fashion Stories of 2016 (Vote for Your Fave) January 2, 2017 1:00 pm
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• Top 7 Eco-Fashion Milestones of 2016 (Vote for Most Game-Changing) December 30, 2016 1:00 pm
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• Top 7 WTF Fashion Stories of 2016 (Vote for the Most Deplorable) December 29, 2016 1:00 pm
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• Top 7 Recycled Fashion Designs of 2016 (Vote for the Most Creative) December 28, 2016 1:00 pm
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• Top 7 Technological Innovations of 2016 (Vote for the Most Futuristic) December 27, 2016 1:00 pm
• George Monbiot: Materialism is "Eating Us From Inside Out" December 23, 2016 1:00 pm
• R.I.P Franca Sozzani, Ethical Fashion Powerhouse December 22, 2016 1:00 pm
• TagPop is Revolutionizing the Way We Thrift-Shop for Clothes December 19, 2016 1:00 pm
  TagPop, a nascent vintage startup, is one part lucky dip, one part personal shopper. Based predominantly online, the store sells its preloved clothing not by the item but by the category. Say you're in the market for a varsity jacket or pair of denim cutoffs. Instead of assailing its customers with hundreds of possibilities, TagPop uses algorithms, including a few that scour social media, to match the goods to their would-be owners. The result is a bit of a mystery, although TagPop promises to replace...
• Report: Prada, Gucci Fail to Address Sweatshop Labor in Their Supply Chains December 16, 2016 1:00 pm
• Pittsburgh Boutique Has All Your American-Made, Vintage Lingerie Needs Covered December 15, 2016 1:00 pm
• Ravelin's Reflective Shirt Keeps Cyclists Stylish by Day, Safe by Night December 13, 2016 1:00 pm
• Wooln: Ethically Sourced Knitwear Handmade by NYC Grandmas December 12, 2016 11:00 pm
• How Beyond Retro Became Britain's Hottest Vintage Clothier December 12, 2016 1:00 pm
• Japan Airlines to Turn Clothing into Jet Fuel December 8, 2016 1:00 pm
• Li Edelkoort: Clothes Today Are Made to be Thrown Away "Like a Condom" December 7, 2016 1:00 pm
• Veerah's Multifunctional Vegan Shoes Are "Inspired by Women, Made for Warriors" December 6, 2016 11:00 pm
  COMFY LUXE With a name that means "warrior" in Sanskrit, Veerah's mission is to offer luxury shoes that women can not only feel good about buying but wearing, as well. Available in four different heel heights, each pump features such cushy details as memory foam at the ball, heel, and arch; impact-absorbing cushioning; and a flexible outsole that is water-resistant and anti-slip. The shoes designed to be versatile, so you can achieve multiple looks without buying more shoes. The...
• Macklemore, Columbia Join Forces to Raise Awareness of Toxic PFCs December 5, 2016 1:00 pm
• Pussyhat Project Aims to Make 1 Million Cat-Ear Hats for D.C. Women's March December 2, 2016 1:00 pm
• This Graphic Sums Up How Complex the Fashion Supply Chain is December 1, 2016 10:00 pm
  It's easy to forget how much work goes into creating a piece of clothing. Even the most basic of T-shirts requires supply-chain calisthenics to get from "fiber to fabric, fabric to garment." Some of these intricacies are laid bare in this infographic from the team behind Scraps: Fashion Textiles and Creative Reuse, an exhibit on view at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum from now through April 16. Besides the boatload of raw materials, water, energy, and often toxic chemicals each supply-chain...
• Fast Retailing, Uniqlo's Owner, Opens Denim Innovation Center in L.A. November 29, 2016 1:00 pm
• Cooper Hewitt's "Scraps" Exhibit Makes Do, Mends With Leftover Textiles November 28, 2016 1:00 pm
• On Black Friday, Greenpeace Calls for a "Fast Fashion" Time-Out November 25, 2016 1:00 pm
• PETA Video About "Ugly Truth" Behind UGGs Goes Viral November 22, 2016 10:00 pm
• L.A. Factories That Made Clothes For Forever 21, T.J. Maxx Paid Workers $4 an Hour November 18, 2016 11:00 pm
• Adidas Makes Biodegradable Sneaker From Artificial Spider Silk November 18, 2016 1:00 pm
• For Aiayu, Aesthetics and Ethics Go Hand in Hand November 17, 2016 10:00 pm