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NewMerino is Traceable, Ethical Australian Merino Wool

(all photos NewMerino) For well over 100 years Australia’s prosperity was inextricably lined to the export of wool, and in particular, Merino wool. We even had phrase for it: “Riding on the Sheep’s Back.” But in the ’60s wool’s economic dominance was displaced by the likes of coal and iron ore. Years of drought have also taken their toll. But possible one of the more obvious hurdles to growth of the Australian wool industry has been the high-profile anti-mulesing campaign by US-based group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Succumbing to such marketing pressure the industry … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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New Green Fashion Website is a One-Stop-Shop for Fall Style Trends

Samantha Pleet; Camilla Norrback. Photo: Label Gazer I’ll keep this one light and fun: it’s Labor Day , after all. Label Gazer is the Style.com of green fashion: it’s a resource for consumers to browse designers and collections — without added commentary — and it’s user friendly; according to Goodlifer , anyone can submit an item — designers, store owners and consumers. And not only are there num… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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In Milan, 30 Green Designers will Show Spring 2011 Collections at Collective Fashion Week Event

Credit: Marilisa Cosello/Terre di mezzo Eventi While I am gearing up to cover Fashion Week here in New York, other cities are prepping for the debut of spring/summer 2011 collections: In Milan, Terre di mezzo Eventi and Isola della Moda have organized a green fashion event, called “So Critical, So Fashion,” which is geared towards” ethical consumerism,” that will highlight the work of fashion brands, independent designers, and socially- and environmentally-responsible enterprises that are working to spur innova… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Hate Crime Victim Handles Horrifying Attack With Humor and Grace

PORTLAND, Ore. — Bethany Storro had just bought a pair of sunglasses and was celebrating a new job when a black woman walked up to her with a cup and said: “Hey pretty girl, do you want to drink this?” The woman then splashed acid in the cup on Storro, who stumbled in pain and fell to the ground screaming. She felt agonizing pain as the skin on her face bubbled and sizzled and portions of her blouse disintegrated. “It was the most painful thing ever,” Storro, 28, said Thursday. “My heart stopped. It ripped through my clothing the instant it touched my shirt; I could feel it burning through my second layer of skin.” But she insisted that she would not let the attack in Vancouver wreck her life, and laughingly marveled how her eyesight was spared just minutes after she bought those sunglasses.Storro said she had spinal meningitis twice as a child, which robbed her of most of her hearing. “Oh my gosh, to be hard of hearing and blind? That would drive them nuts,” she said, laughing and pointing at her parents, Joe and Nancy Neuwelt. “They have to be in the same room for me to hear them. I'm just so glad it's a miracle.” http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38981535/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/?gt1=43001 added by: congoboy

Employee Found Dead at American Apparel HQ [Exclusive]

American Apparel just can’t catch a break. An employee was found dead at the company’s downtown Los Angeles headquarters yesterday, adding yet another misfortune to the clothing retailer’s ever-growing list of public relations woes. More

Old Newspapers Get a Colorful (and Functional) Makeover with Holstee’s Recycled Wallets (Photos)

Photo: courtesy of Holstee. From the makers of the eco-hipster tee comes a recycled wallet made from old plastic bags and newspapers collected from the streets of Delhi. New York-based eco-fashion brand Holstee has partnered with a non-profit in India to help provide employment to those often referred to as ‘rag pickers.’ Holstee’s slim wallets are minimalist in design and safely store your essentials: metro card, credit card, ID, etc. Each wallet has a one-of-a-kind pattern and is made with 90… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Green Fashion Pioneer Kuyichi Opens First Concept Store in the UK

Image via TreeHugger We’ve been covering eco-fashion denim brand Kuyichi since 2004 , when TreeHugger was still in its formative years. Founded in 2001, by international NGO Solidaridad , the sustainable brand — and winner of our Best of Green Award for Non-U.S.–based Casual Brand — has spread to more than 500 stores across Europe and now they have their very own … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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A Little Black Dress that Functions as Your Cell Phone, Too

Photo: CuteCircuit via Ecouterre Always misplacing your mobile? CuteCircuit makes it easy to catch calls on the go with their forthcoming M-dress (Mobile Phone Dress), which I read about in Ecouterre . The hip-hugging soft-circuitry cellphone dress has a built in antenna — conveniently concealed in its hem — and accepts a SI… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Is Zero-Waste Fashion Penetrating the Mainstream?

Loomstate’s Scott Mackinlay Hahn (center) with a five-pocket jean pattern. Photo: Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times About 15 to 20 percent of fabric used to produce clothing ends up in the nation’s landfills. Pioneers behind zero-waste fashion have a solution: designing clothing patterns that uses every inch of fabric; if it sounds easy, it’s not. The

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An Organic Sports Bra that Holds Your iPod, Too

Image via Mi-Bra. For women who love to run with music: a sports bra that has a pocket up front for your iPod — and no, bouncing breasts do not charge your iPod while you run — MP3 player, credit card, or cash, and a small space to thread headphones through, too. Like Starre, over at Eco-Chick , I like to have easy access to my iPod mid run; arm bands slide down when loose and hurt my arm when to… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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