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Author: Debera Johnson

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Op-Ed: I Am A Disabled Cyborg
June 21, 2018

On the heels of our recent Pizza, Beer and Ethics…

DETA Creates Zero Waste Knitted Bathing Suits
May 15, 2018

This week, DETA Knitwear launches their brand new collection all…

Leverage Your Creativity (and Uncertainty) to Design a Better Business
July 6, 2017

Here at the Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator, the air…

Truth+Consequences: The Experimenter
December 7, 2016

Image: Magnolia Pictures Truth+Consequences is an ongoing column by Brooklyn…

U.S. Department of Commerce Awards $486K Research Grant to BF+DA
November 15, 2016

2016 Research Fellow Maddy Maxey, founder of Loomia. Photo by…

INTERVIEW: Positive Impact Awards, Nicole Rycroft, Canopy
November 4, 2016

Canopy works with over 750 of the forest industry’s largest…

INTERVIEW: Positive Impact Awards, Lyndsay McGregor of Sourcing Journal
November 2, 2016

With more than 55,000 readers, Sourcing Journal is the premiere…

INTERVIEW: Positive Impact Awards, EILEEN FISHER’s Remade
October 28, 2016

As part of the Positive Impact Awards, we’re giving Remade…

INTERVIEW: Positive Impact Awards, Jill Dumain, Director of Sustainable Strategy, Patagonia
October 22, 2016

Jill Dumain’s titles at Patagonia have spanned positions in the…

INTERVIEW: Positive Impact Awards, Jamie Bainbridge, VP of Product Development, Bolt Threads
October 13, 2016

Jamie Bainbridge is the VP of Product Development at Bolt…

INTERVIEW: Positive Impact Awards, Jason Kibbey, CEO, Sustainable Apparel Coalition
October 9, 2016

In 2010, Patagonia’s Rick Ridgeway helped gather the top leaders…

The (Near) Impossibility of Organic Cotton Traceability
November 18, 2014

When it comes to the complexities of deeming a product…

Does The Traditional Fashion Calendar Fuel Overconsumption and Waste?
September 18, 2014

Brooklyn Accelerator’s Tara St James and Amy DuFault weigh in…

10 (Eco) Boutiques to Shop instead of Going to Fashion Week
September 12, 2014

We have gathered 10 e-commerce eco-friendly clothing boutiques you can shop…

10 Labor Rights Books That Will Make You Think Differently About Where Your Clothes Come From
September 1, 2014

Want to follow the story of a basic wardrobe staple…

Infographic : Apparel Industry Outsourcing In The U.S.
August 18, 2014

The U.S. Textile and Apparel Manufacturing industry has lost millions…

10 Futuristic Fashion Films That Have Us Dreaming of Dystopias
August 6, 2014

We would totally rock some of the outfits from those…

Yearly Textile Waste In The USA
July 16, 2014

How much textile waste is generated and recycled every year?…

LuRu Home on the Nankeen textile dyeing technique
June 23, 2014

Venture Fellow LuRu Home brings a contemporary edge to a traditional craft…

10 Textile Books We Want to Skip our Memorial Day BBQ to Read
May 23, 2014

It’s the Friday before Memorial Day weekend-do you know where…

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