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Why Are Cotton Prices Increasing And Affecting Prices Of Denim Jeans And Other Apparel ?
03/02/2011This week, cotton futures prices topped $2.00 per pound. A year or so ago, the big debate in the cotton world…
Read MoreField Report #5, Shatila Refugee Camp, Lebanon: school children
03/02/2011A group of children walks home from school in the Shatila refugee Camp. This image clearly shows the abismal conditions of…
Read MoreSlow Fashion Forces Us To Look at Our Consumption – Conscious Culture and Fashion
03/02/2011We Can All Afford to Slow Down Why investment dressing costs far less than fast fashion. The term “Slow Fashion” combines…
Read MoreIf Karl Marx Were Alive He’d Say I Told You So – Conscious Culture and Fashion
03/02/2011The Crisis Has a Gorilla A review of The Ecological Rift: Capitalism’s War on the Earth. Our most pressing climate change…
Read MoreThe Handbook of Natural Plant Dyes by Sasha Duerr Demonstrates Slow Fashion Goodness
03/02/2011ExclusiveInterview with a leading slow fashion expert. If late February finds you rather lackluster and beaten down, we just might have…
Read MoreDesigners At NYC Market 2011 Reveal New Looks And Most Popular – Conscious Culture and Fashion
03/02/2011At Market, Favorites Aren’t Always Best-Sellers Designers will be the first to admit that when it comes to their collections they…
Read MoreWalmart, Nike, Gap Create Apparel Index
03/02/2011Nike, Target, JC Penney and Levi’s are among the nearly 30 manufacturers and retailers that have created an industry-wide index to…
Read MoreOrta sponsors Izmir Textile Exchange Seminar
03/01/2011You’re kindly invited to the Textile Exchange Seminar; ‘Sustainable Business Opportunities for The Turkish Textile Industry’ in conjunction with OFI –…
Read MoreOrta participates Kingpins India on 27th-28th April,2011
03/01/2011DELHI, India, Feb 28, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — INVISTA and Olah, Inc. announce that INVISTA will sponsor the upcoming Kingpins show…
Read MoreFair Trade Cotton – Denim Collection From Topshop And More….
03/01/2011Topshop recently announced a collection of Denim and other apparel products made from Fair Trade Cotton. In these times of explosive…
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