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VIDEO: How to Make A Dress
Made possible with a grant from NYC Fashion Made and Save…
Friday 5: Five Stories That Changed The Way We Think About Fashion
Every week we put together our Friday 5 -five stories…
Sustainable Fashion Roadmap: Low Water Use Fibers
When thinking about low water use fibers, have you considered…
Algorithms Are Set to Replace Designers in the Fashion Industry
Quartz’s Marc Bain writes in “Amazon has an algorithm that…
Friday 5: Five Stories That Changed The Way We Think About Fashion
Every week we put together our Friday 5 -five stories…
Celebrate National Thrift Store Day (Today) With 15 Seasoned Thrifters!
Today is National Thrift Store Day! Join donateNYC in celebrating…
Sustainable Fashion Roadmap: Low Energy Fibers
How can you design a garment with low energy fibers?…
Texworld Looks to Water Conservation in Fashion Industry
In a recent seminar at Texworld on “Sustainability: Water Use,…
A Q&A With Mimaki on Environmentally Friendly Digital Printing
Mimaki USA is a global industry leader and manufacturer of…
Sustainable Fashion Roadmap: Anticipated Lifespan
How can you design a garment with materials and methods…
Leverage Your Creativity (and Uncertainty) to Design a Better Business
Here at the Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator, the air…
Google Digitizes Fashion on ‘We Wear Culture’ Platform
“We Wear Culture” is a collaboration between Google and more…
INTERVIEW: Alder New York on Entrepreneurial Gear Shifting
Alder New York is an online retail shop and lifestyle…
Project Reefstone Uses Data-Generative Garments Showcasing Ocean Warming
Project Reefstone is a data-generative garment from Brooklyn Fashion +…
A 7 Shirt Capsule Collection, Made Locally for Transparency
A socially responsible fashion brand, Pause NY, is currently running…
Fashion Brands Let Their Sustainable Fabrics Tell a Story
Polyester, polyester everywhere, and not a stitch to savor? If…
The Circular Economy Requires Industry-Wide Collaboration to Succeed
Image: “Shifting to a circular system” panel with Ellen MacArthur,…
Futureworks Shops Opens Access to 9 Advanced Manufacturing Spaces
Prototyping in New York City just got a whole lot…
Last Chance Gallery Harnesses Neon For Endangered Animals
Last Chance is a benefit show that harnesses the power…
The New Denim Project Takes on a Circular Economy
The New Denim Project is a premium fabric line made…
5 Labor Rights Initiatives on International Workers’ Day
On May 1, 1886, more than 300,000 workers and labor…
‘Shoetopia’ Makes 3D Sneakers Biodegradable
Barbara Motylińska and Zuza Gronwicz’s biodegradable 3D sneaker According to…
BF+DA Alumna Blair Lauren Brown Launches Ethical Gold Collective
This Friday, April 28th, from 4:00-4:45 p.m., join Brooklyn Fashion…
How Evolutionary Instincts Drive Modern Day Shopping Behaviors
Fifty years ago most Americans bought around 20 clothing items…
7 Ways Textiles & Design Are Helping Refugees
In the face of the refugee crisis, many designers are…
Activist Frau Fiber Memorializes Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire With Installation
According to History.com, On March 25, 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist…
The 2017 EcoChic Design Award Opens to USA
The EcoChic Design Award is a sustainable fashion design competition…
INTERVIEW: RiverBlue Documentary Director on Denim Pollution
We caught up with Riverblue film Director David McIlvride, to…
SERIES: Part 2-The Social & Environmental Impacts of Standards and Certifications
We recently examined the relationship of standards and certifications to…
AUDIO-The Trump Effect: Immigration, Apparel Manufacturing and the Environment
Forum for the Future’s Sandra Seru and ITAC’s Kinda Younes…
Tabii Just, Caravan Stylist Studio & BF+DA at NYFW Pop Up Atelier
Tabii Just and Caravan Stylist Studio have partnered for a…
BF+DA Knitwear Apprenticeship Open!
The Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator has just opened a…
SERIES: Part 3-The Many Challenges of Fashion Certifications
We recently dove into the world of fashion certifications in…
2016: The Year That Politics Made Fashion Brands Pick Sides
You’ve probably had more conversations about Hillary Clinton and Donald…
Could 100 Tons of Cotton Equal a 45 Minute Flight On a 747?
It’s hard to wrap your brain around how much textile…
Rooted in Agriculture, Western Carolina Crosses Industries For Success
Sewing Field, digital collage, 2010, Libby O’Bryan Western North Carolina…
Support NYC Ethical Fashion & Design Pop-Ups This Holiday Season
The Ethical Writers Holiday Gift Shop at the BF+DA This…
Adidas Uses Synthetic Spider Silk For Biodegradable Sneakers
According to Designboom, “Adidas’ Futurecraft has dedicated the past years…
10 Fashion Brands Innovating with Textile Waste
In a world of excess, innovation comes not just in…
U.S. Department of Commerce Awards $486K Research Grant to BF+DA
2016 Research Fellow Maddy Maxey, founder of Loomia. Photo by…
2016 BF+DA Positive Impact Awards in Pictures!
We had a blast at the 2016 BF+DA Positive…
Ai Weiwei Fills NYC’s Deitch Projects With Thousands of Refugee Garments
Image: Designboom According to an article on Designboom, “Ai Weiwei’s…
(VIDEO) Kirrin Finch on Makers Row: Starting An Apparel Brand With No Experience
Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator Venture Fellows Kirrin Finch talk…
INTERVIEW: Positive Impact Awards, Nicole Rycroft, Canopy
Canopy works with over 750 of the forest industry’s largest…
INTERVIEW: Positive Impact Awards, Lyndsay McGregor of Sourcing Journal
With more than 55,000 readers, Sourcing Journal is the premiere…
INTERVIEW: Positive Impact Awards, EILEEN FISHER’s Remade
As part of the Positive Impact Awards, we’re giving Remade…
SERIES: Part 1-How Helpful Are Standards and Certifications?
The 2013 collapse of Rana Plaza should have never happened,…
INTERVIEW: Positive Impact Awards, Jill Dumain, Director of Sustainable Strategy, Patagonia
Jill Dumain’s titles at Patagonia have spanned positions in the…
INTERVIEW: Positive Impact Awards, Jamie Bainbridge, VP of Product Development, Bolt Threads
Jamie Bainbridge is the VP of Product Development at Bolt…
INTERVIEW: Positive Impact Awards, Jason Kibbey, CEO, Sustainable Apparel Coalition
In 2010, Patagonia’s Rick Ridgeway helped gather the top leaders…
BOOK GIVEAWAY: Oaxaca Stories in Cloth
The Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator is hosting a special…
Post NYFW: The Success of Buy Now Wear Now
Looking back post New York Fashion Week at the success…
The New Fashion Business Model Opens For Indie Designers
I’m all about the New Fashion Business Model. Working with…
Can Connecting the Dots of Women in Fashion Empower Women?
If we could connect the collective dots of feminism sprinkled…
BF+DA People’s Choice Award Honoring Heritage & Craft: Nest, Indigo Handloom, NJAL
In our global quest for modernization, efficiency and productivity, we…
What If the Unworn Clothes in Your Closet Could Tweet at You to Wear Them?
In visions of the future, it’s often the machines that…
BF+DA Based Weaving Hand Reweaves PS1 Courtyard at Ace Hotel
BF+DA based business Weaving Hand is always up to something…
Call for Designers! Holiday Gift Market @ the BF+DA
Are you a designer or maker whose company focuses on…
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…
INTERVIEW: Teknikio Likens Wearable Tech to Zippers
“Wearable technology” is creating quite the buzz these days. Though…
VIDEO: BF+DA Founder Deb Johnson Talks McQueen at FashTech London
Launched in 2014, FashTech has produced events and curated discussions…
NYC Fashion M.A.D.E. Awards the BF+DA a Knitwear Grant
A big thanks to a new NYC initiative, NYC Fashion…
Andrew Bolton, The Met’s Costume Institute Curator Embraces Future Fashion
(Image: Fashion Redef) In a Fashion Redef original interview, Adam…
Outdoor Brand Orin Lets Internet Decide on Price & Traceability
According to Tech Insider,for two weeks starting Monday, August 8,…
Rio Olympians Suit Up in High-Tech Apparel
Business of Fashion writes: “For the Rio Olympics, Nike used…
EILEEN FISHER’s Remade in the USA Closes the Loop
If you were to walk into EILEEN FISHER’s Remade in…
Op-Ed: America Leads the World in Textile Waste and Unwanted Clothing, Here’s Why
Americans rarely think about clothing waste because, really, what’s there…
Five Sustainable Swimsuits Ready for Summer Adventure
It’s officially Summer and my head is full of white…
Etology Embraces a Circular Economy For Fashion With Information Tech
Etology, a fashion tech company embracing circular economy principles will…
Friday 5: Five Stories That Changed The Way We Think About Fashion
Every week we put together our Friday 5 -five stories…
How To Talk To Your Teen About Ethical Fashion
I recently gave a talk about ethical fashion to 8th…
Project JUST, Raising Funds to Support Research Into 100 Clothing Brands
Project JUST recently announced that it is raising $30,000 to…
BF+DA’s Unreasonable Women Launches The Retouchers Accord
Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator Venture Fellow Unreasonable Women, an…
Patagonia Announces Success with Fair Trade Program
Patagonia recently announced that Apparel workers who make Patagonia clothing…
Your Clothes Are Poisoning The Oceans
We’ve reported on how the fashion industry is impacting our…
15 Textile Books To Add To Your Summer Reading List
Earlier this year, we rounded up 10 fantastic textile books,…
Friday 5: Five Stories That Changed The Way We Think About Fashion
Every week we put together our Friday 5 -five stories…
Wearable Experiments’ Football Fan Shirt Connects Players to People
Wearable Experiments and Billie Whitehouse just announced the European launch…
Brooklyn Dyer Katrin Reifeiss Tells Stories With Color
Katrin Reifeiss Voyage Dress in Black Brooklyn natural dyer Katrin…
Bathing Suits the Price of a Latte?
As the weather warms up and fast fashion chains keep…
Friday 5: Five Stories That Changed The Way We Think
Every week we put together our Friday 5 -five stories…
Heritage Traditions Become Contemporary Take on Luxury
Have many heritage traditions become contemporary takes on luxury? Yvon…
BF+DA’s Awl & Sundry Tailors Shoe For Seattle Seahawks’ Kam Chancellor
In a recent press release the Brooklyn Fashion+Design Accelerator’s Awl…
When to Shop, When to Not
It hit me recently that I’ve been covering ethical brands a lot…
Fashion Innovation Alliance, Connecting Leading Voices in Fashion+Tech Policy
Based in Washington D.C., The Fashion Innovation Alliance serves as…
Fiber Producers Fight Climate Change With Carbon Farming
The concept of carbon farming in fashion has made waves…