We explore slow consumption, high style, and low waste.

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Ella of Red Bean Dream

Ella, the knit and crochet designer behind Red Bean Dream, talks openly about being copied by fast fashion brands, the pressure to lowball her pricing, and why she loves making patterns for her community.

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Dressed in Pixels

Can we enjoy looking cool without environmental guilt?! A solution might already be here: digital fashion!

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Blogger Burnout

When I was in college, I started a style blog just for fun. But when I tried to blog for a living, I fell into a cycle of over-consumption and guilt. This is my journey recovering from blogger burnout.

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Beware of this Stinky Amazon Jacket

My brand-new denim jacket arrived smelling like garbage. It turns out that this is a bigger issue caused by an environmentally harmful sulfur-based dying process. The result is that people are throwing out unworn clothes.

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No Greenwashing for this Bloodbath

Slaxx, a Canadian campy horror comedy directed by Elza Kephart, slashes through the layers of worker exploitation that bely a nefarious “sustainable” fash fashion company.

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When Less is NOT More

A fashion industry professional reflects on her experience of meeting maximal expectations with minimal resources and how this erodes the quality of our garments. What if we didn’t accept exhausting work conditions that dull our ethics and inure us to unsustainable business practices?

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