By: ortabluteam2

Why Are Cotton Prices Increasing And Affecting Prices Of Denim Jeans And Other Apparel ?
03/02/2011

This week, cotton futures prices topped $2.00 per pound. A year or so ago, the big debate in the cotton world…

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Field Report #5, Shatila Refugee Camp, Lebanon: school children
03/02/2011

A group of children walks home from school in the Shatila refugee Camp. This image clearly shows the abismal conditions of…

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Slow Fashion Forces Us To Look at Our Consumption – Conscious Culture and Fashion
03/02/2011

We Can All Afford to Slow Down Why investment dressing costs far less than fast fashion. The term “Slow Fashion” combines…

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If Karl Marx Were Alive He’d Say I Told You So – Conscious Culture and Fashion
03/02/2011

The Crisis Has a Gorilla A review of The Ecological Rift: Capitalism’s War on the Earth. Our most pressing climate change…

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The Handbook of Natural Plant Dyes by Sasha Duerr Demonstrates Slow Fashion Goodness
03/02/2011

ExclusiveInterview with a leading slow fashion expert. If late February finds you rather lackluster and beaten down, we just might have…

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Designers At NYC Market 2011 Reveal New Looks And Most Popular – Conscious Culture and Fashion
03/02/2011

At Market, Favorites Aren’t Always Best-Sellers Designers will be the first to admit that when it comes to their collections they…

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Walmart, Nike, Gap Create Apparel Index
03/02/2011

Nike, Target, JC Penney and Levi’s are among the nearly 30 manufacturers and retailers that have created an industry-wide index to…

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Orta sponsors Izmir Textile Exchange Seminar
03/01/2011

You’re kindly invited to the Textile Exchange Seminar; ‘Sustainable Business Opportunities for The Turkish Textile Industry’ in conjunction with OFI –…

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Orta participates Kingpins India on 27th-28th April,2011
03/01/2011

DELHI, India, Feb 28, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — INVISTA and Olah, Inc. announce that INVISTA will sponsor the upcoming Kingpins show…

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Fair Trade Cotton – Denim Collection From Topshop And More….
03/01/2011

Topshop recently announced a collection of Denim and other apparel products made from Fair Trade Cotton. In these times of explosive…

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