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A young Malawian designer who started at 18 with a handmade dress has built an internationally recognized fashion house that's breaking barriers for people with disabilities. Xandria Kawanga now employs 15 people and dresses African celebrities while championing adaptive fashion.
Patagonia just became the first major brand to let shoppers buy new and used clothing in the same cart. The move could normalize secondhand shopping and change how we all buy clothes.
Brazilian fashion giant FARM Rio is restoring damaged forests in Maranhão state with verified tree-planting tracked by cutting-edge technology. Over three years, one million trees will rebuild ecosystems while creating jobs for local communities.
Over 100 people packed a Montana thrift store coffee shop to watch models strut down the runway in clothes made from tablecloths, denim scraps, and heirloom linens. The annual Climate Solutions Week Fashion Show proves fighting climate change can be creative, joyful, and absolutely stunning.
Two Chinese fashion brands brought centuries-old textile traditions to Milan Fashion Week, reimagining silk brocade and everyday wear for modern audiences. Their debut collections proved heritage crafts can thrive in contemporary fashion without losing their cultural soul.
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A women-led fashion brand in Lesotho is turning traditional Basotho textiles into contemporary luxury wear that's catching international attention. Thethana just earned a spot in a major development program that could launch them onto the world stage.
Nearly 5,000 fishermen are teaming up with a Spanish fashion brand to transform plastic waste caught in their nets into clothing. Since 2015, they've pulled over 2,000 tonnes of trash from the ocean and given it new life as fabric.
A French company has cracked one of fashion's biggest pollution problems using static electricity to dye fabric at room temperature. EverDye's magnetic process slashes water use by 40% and energy costs by 800% without sacrificing color quality.
Australian beach volleyball partners Taliqua Clancy and Stefie Fejes just qualified for the LA Olympics with a gold medal win in China. Now they're plotting to surprise rapper Snoop Dogg with a handmade crocheted gift when they get to the Games.
A Bengaluru couple created comfortable cotton ethnic wear for children after watching their nephews cry through family celebrations. Desi Tales now serves 40,000 customers who say their kids refuse to wear anything else.
Twelve emerging designers just received over $500,000 to create fashion's sustainable future. Their work ranges from growing their own silkworms to turning invasive species into wearable art.
More than half of British adults deliberately tried to cut back on clothing purchases over the past year, new research reveals. Actor Richard E. Grant is championing the shift toward secondhand fashion with a personal story about how a thrift shop coat changed his career.