May 2018

  In a recent episode of What Makes Us Human, Tasha Lewis (an assistant professor in the Department of Fibre Science & Apparel Design in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University) argued that the fashion industry has a significant and detrimental impact on the environment, not only during production and manufacturing. These effects are also […]

  In recent years, media outlets have reported that clothing has an enormous and even toxic environmental footprint. This is particularly true as consumers unnecessarily send their items to landfill rather than finding new ways to recycle materials they may no longer deem necessary. For example, statistically, we know that the average shirt in the

  While many credential clothing owners certainly know the contours of the new journey they intend to take their item on, they may not necessarily know of the journey it took to get their item into their hands.   Credential clothing, also known as “original clothing,” refers to items or materials that are considered unwanted