News | The Weekly Edit 3.17.18

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Fashion's Crippling Impact On The Environment Is Only Getting Worse - Vice News

• Depressing Take-Away:  The textile industry emits more greenhouse gas emission than international shipping and aviation combined.

• Flashback:  Please CLICK HERE to re-read my very important article on the United Nations' assessment of this dire situation.

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Why Is It So Hard for Clothing Manufacturers to Pay a Living Wage - Racked

An H&M factory worker in Bangladesh
Photo: GMB Akash/H&M via Racked

• Think Twice:  Lots of talk and perhaps even good intent, but little action.

• My Thought Bubble:  This story was featured 2 weeks ago but I think it should be circulating indefinitely and is a good companion read to the above article.

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Vogue Knitting Cover Girl Krysten Ritter Teaches Steven Colbert the Art of Craft - Jezebel

• The Gist:  From a few weeks ago. TV star teaches Steven Colbert how to knit as she plugs Season 2 of her Netflix series Jessica Jones

• Not much to say except:  Enjoy!

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But Where Will the Mall Walkers Go? - Racked

Mall Walker looking quite chic in her cable cowl poncho

• The Gist:  Declining mall traffic because of the switch to online purchases or simply less purchasing altogether has turned once thriving community centers into ghost towns. A relatively foreseen casualty are seniors who gather at malls not only for exercise but to socialize.

• Fun Fact:  Quotes and pictures in the article are taken from my hometown mall - The Westchester - a high-end shopping destination which I always felt was lacking in its offering.  Also not a very big mall and seems like you'd have to take 10 laps before calling it "exercise!"

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Two-Faced

I guess I have politics on my mind when I came up with this title.  The images below are far less threatening!

M Montserrat Murillo

Joseph AW 2016

Jil Sander Sweater
Harper's Bazaar Australia January 2012

Holly Fulton Silhouette Intarsia

From Runway to Street: Chanel Greek Key Jacquard Dress

Chanel Resort 2018

Harpers Bazaar Australia February 2018

Harpers Bazaar Chile - Summer 2018

Paris Couture Spring 2018 Street Style

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Reebok Launches the New Fast Flexweave Running Shoe

On Monday March 5th, I joined star athletes, professional trainers, and fitness enthusiasts to celebrate Reebok's launch of their latest running shoe: Fast Flexweave.

A bunch of workout clothes along with a pair of Reebok Classics (which were mistakenly sent to me in a 9 1/2 instead of the 6 1/2 I needed) arrived at my apartment a few days earlier along with a message to come prepared to partake in an intense workout.  

Upon arrival at Industria Studios, we were shown to our very own locker, complete with nameplate, where our shiny, new shoes awaited inside.

---CLICK HERE TO READ MY COMPLETE REVIEW FOR INNOVATION IN TEXTILES---

Sheer & Opaque

Harper's Bazaar Thailand February 2018

IMG Originals January 2018

Armani Resort 2015

VPL Spring 2014

Indigo Ombre

Yeah I know we still have a way to go before we get all boho and indigo-y and stuff but I needed a pick-me-up!

Teen Vogue

Vogue Paris February 2018

Jessica Leclere A/W 2016

Jessica Leclere A/W 2016

Gucci Sweater
Marie Claire November 2014

#NoFur

I't's no surprise to anyone who knows me that I LOVE animals so it pains me that fur is still used in the fashion industry. This is not to say however, that I don't understand the desire to envelop oneself in a tangly mess of plushy goodness. As an animal-loving, knitwear designer I'm ultimately a big sucker for fringe, furry yarns, loopy stitches and dense, luxe textures.

I'm sure there are some earlier posts that show fur but now I consciously try to avoid posting anything that celebrates wearing dead animals. Note I said "celebrates," which is what any fashion editorial in its most earnest pursuit endeavors to do with clothing. I'm not talking about Inuit people in Alaska who hunt some of their food and use the skins to keep warm in a climate where you might actually need to be dressed like a yeti.

In yet another example of how the fashion industry is often quite slow to adapt and modernize, many companies still subscribe to the outdated notion that a garment with fake fur simply cannot be considered "luxury." With Gucci and Michael Kors going #FurFree, my hope is that the rest of the fashion industry will realize the customer is changing and get with the program.

Advances in textile technology have made faux fur almost indistinguishable from the real thing. BUT...if you're concerned about the effects synthetic textiles have on the environment, creating furry looks with yarn is a way to be a little more eco-friendly.

Here are some shaggy, beasty pieces that I'm liking right now: some old, some new, some are even good for Spring.

#NoFur
#ForTheAnimals

Elle Bulgaria March 2018

Proenza Schouler Fall 2018

Sacai

Cosmopolitan Turkey March, 2015

Vogue Brazil March, 2013

Vogue Spain December, 2013

Hermes 2011-2012