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INTERVIEW: Alder New York on Entrepreneurial Gear Shifting
Alder New York is an online retail shop and lifestyle…
5 Reasons Why You Should Become a BF+DA Venture Fellow
So you are thinking about becoming a Venture Fellow at…
How Evolutionary Instincts Drive Modern Day Shopping Behaviors
Fifty years ago most Americans bought around 20 clothing items…
Top 10 Morning Rituals For Entrepreneurs
People perform morning rituals and can be very superstitious whether…
U.S. Department of Commerce Awards $486K Research Grant to BF+DA
2016 Research Fellow Maddy Maxey, founder of Loomia. Photo by…
(VIDEO) Kirrin Finch on Makers Row: Starting An Apparel Brand With No Experience
Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator Venture Fellows Kirrin Finch talk…
The New Fashion Business Model Opens For Indie Designers
I’m all about the New Fashion Business Model. Working with…
8 Things to Remember As You Walk Out the Door to Start a Fashion Business
Congratulations. You’ve done it. After years of working late nights…
Friday 5: Five Stories That Changed The Way We Think About Fashion
Every week we put together our Friday 5 -five stories…
BF+DA An Honoree For MAKINGOODESIGN Awards
MAKINGOODESIGN is a collaboration between Design With Benefits and AIA’s…
9 Female Farmers Changing The Fashion Industry
Image: La Rhea Pepper, Organic Cotton Farmer, Co-Founder and Senior…
Artist Libby O’Bryan Crowdsources A Blankets Worth
Image: Libby O’Bryan What is a product’s worth to you?…
Positive Impact Awards: Teel Lidow, S. LAB Award for Sustainable Strategies
This year, to celebrate the Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator’s…
Positive Impact Awards: Aza Ziegler, Pratt Young Entrepreneurs Award
This year, to celebrate the Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator’s…
Etsy Vs. Amazon: Who Really Cares About Entrepreneurs?
The New York Times writes: “Amazon has stepped into the…
The Antigua Project, A Design & Craft Collaboration
In May 2015, a group of 12 New York based…
VIDEO: Deborah Alden, Managing Director of the BF+DA at Tedx GrandRapids
Deborah Alden, Managing Director of the BF+DA discusses how a…
The Designer Amelia Earhart?
Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across…
5 Tips For Considering Your Brand’s Identity For Market
Do you dream of turning your idea into a business?…
5 Ways to Integrate Sustainability Into Your Design
Do you dream of turning your idea into a business?…
Early Origins of the Conscious Consumer? The Free Produce Movement of the 1800s
A Free Labor Store, in Mt. Pleasant, Jefferson County, Ohio,…
7 Ways Independent Fashion Designers Can Beat Fast Fashion Giants
In the last 10 years, fast fashion growth has spiraled…
Quoted: The Crossroads of ‘Should’ and ‘Must’ on BrainPickings
“A pointed finger is a victim’s logo… No matter how…
This Mother’s Day, Try to Celebrate Mothers
Author Megan Reilly Cayten, Venture Fellow at the Brooklyn Fashion+Design…
Study NY, Kiva Zip and Conversations in Craft
Brooklyn Fashion+Design Accelerator Research Fellow and Production Coordinator Tara St…
This International Women’s Day, Tell Your Daughter, Mother, Sister She Can Do Anything
Author Megan Reilly Cayten and daughter Caterina (International Women’s Day…
U.S. Designers Build Out Their Own Apparel Production Facilities
Headlines keep including more of the same fashion buzz words:…
Has Crowdfunding Changed the Fashion Industry?
Elizabeth Bates writes on Entrepreneur on how the classic model…
EILEEN FISHER + TakePart.Com Honor 30 Outstanding Women Entrepreneurs
EILEEN FISHER’s In Her Company campaign highlights issues facing female…
Press vs. Sales: Start-Up Designers Struggle For Focus
In the over 10+ years I’ve spent in the sustainable…
INTERVIEW: Natalie Chanin On Paying Close Attention To Details
Ask any sustainable fashion writer, designer or conscious clothing afficionado,…
London Fashion Week: Orsola De Castro Picks Her Top 5 (Sustainable) Designers
If you don’t know Orsola de Castro you should. She’s…
10 (Eco) Boutiques to Shop instead of Going to Fashion Week
We have gathered 10 e-commerce eco-friendly clothing boutiques you can shop…
Q&A: 4 NYC Designers Celebrate Independence from the Fashion Industry
Celebrate with us a Q&A of 4 NYC based (responsible)…
Grace Napoleon of Folk Couture: Wearable Art for the Daring
We captured some of the essence that makes Grace Napoleon…
LuRu Home on the Nankeen textile dyeing technique
Venture Fellow LuRu Home brings a contemporary edge to a traditional craft…