The New York Times 9:00 am on August 24, 2021
Tags: Bedat, Maxine ( 2 ), Cotton ( 7 ), Fashion and Apparel ( 487 ), Handbags and Purses ( 11 ), Hindmarch, Anya, Plastic Bags ( 10 ), Recycling of Waste Materials ( 33 ), Reformation Inc ( 2 ), Shopping and Retail ( 358 ), Sustainable Living ( 34 ), Textiles, your-feed-fashion ( 239 )

The Cotton Tote Crisis

You can get cotton bags pretty much everywhere. How did an environmental solution become part of the problem?

#bedat-maxine, #cotton, #fashion-and-apparel, #handbags-and-purses, #hindmarch-anya, #plastic-bags, #recycling-of-waste-materials, #reformation-inc, #shopping-and-retail, #sustainable-living, #textiles, #your-feed-fashion

The New York Times 2:52 pm on June 30, 2021
Tags: Design ( 163 ), Fashion and Apparel ( 487 ), Interior Design and Furnishings ( 151 ), Johnson, Betsey, Malibu (Calif) ( 4 ), Textiles, Wallpaper

Inside Betsey Johnson’s Malibu Dream House

The designer gives T a tour of her pretty but punk home in one of California’s most scenic trailer parks.

#design, #fashion-and-apparel, #interior-design-and-furnishings, #johnson-betsey, #malibu-calif, #textiles, #wallpaper

The New York Times 9:00 am on April 20, 2021
Tags: Agriculture and Farming ( 270 ), Allbirds Inc, Fashion and Apparel ( 487 ), Global Warming ( 825 ), Kering SA ( 4 ), Luxury Goods and Services ( 82 ), North Face, The ( 2 ), Patagonia Inc ( 6 ), Regenerative farming, Sustainable Living ( 34 ), Textiles, your-feed-fashion ( 239 )

Why Is Fashion Talking About Regenerative Farming?

Brands like North Face, Allbirds and Patagonia, as well as the Kering luxury group, are all about agriculture these days. Here’s the dirt.

#agriculture-and-farming, #allbirds-inc, #fashion-and-apparel, #global-warming, #kering-sa, #luxury-goods-and-services, #north-face-the, #patagonia-inc, #regenerative-farming, #sustainable-living, #textiles, #your-feed-fashion

The New York Times 7:00 am on April 6, 2021
Tags: Better Cotton Initiative ( 2 ), Boycotts ( 51 ), China ( 1,685 ), Cotton ( 7 ), Factories and Manufacturing ( 236 ), Fashion and Apparel ( 487 ), Forced Labor ( 38 ), H&M Hennes&Mauritz AB ( 10 ), Inditex Group ( 4 ), International Trade and World Market ( 378 ), Labor and Jobs ( 1,107 ), NIKE Inc ( 27 ), Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation ( 3 ), Textiles, Uighurs (Chinese Ethnic Group) ( 51 ), United States ( 2,939 ), Xinjiang (China) ( 44 )

Global Brands Find It Hard to Untangle Themselves From Xinjiang Cotton

Under pressure to renounce cotton harvested in a Chinese region marked by gruesome repression, they face a backlash from nationalist Chinese consumers.

#better-cotton-initiative, #boycotts, #china, #cotton, #factories-and-manufacturing, #fashion-and-apparel, #forced-labor, #hm-hennesmauritz-ab, #inditex-group, #international-trade-and-world-market, #labor-and-jobs, #nike-inc, #phillips-van-heusen-corporation, #textiles, #uighurs-chinese-ethnic-group, #united-states, #xinjiang-china

The New York Times 9:00 am on March 29, 2021
Tags: Burberry ( 7 ), China ( 1,685 ), Consumer Behavior ( 61 ), e-commerce ( 576 ), Embargoes and Sanctions ( 248 ), Fashion and Apparel ( 487 ), Forced Labor ( 38 ), H&M Hennes&Mauritz AB ( 10 ), Hugo Boss AG ( 3 ), Human Rights and Human Rights Violations ( 320 ), Luxury Goods and Services ( 82 ), Politics and Government ( 2,559 ), Quarantine (Life and Culture) ( 2,394 ), Shopping and Retail ( 358 ), Social Media ( 1,753 ), Textiles, Uighurs (Chinese Ethnic Group) ( 51 ), your-feed-fashion ( 239 )

What is Going on with China, Cotton and All of These Clothing Brands?

A user’s guide to the latest cross-border social media fashion crisis.

#burberry, #china, #consumer-behavior, #e-commerce, #embargoes-and-sanctions, #fashion-and-apparel, #forced-labor, #hm-hennesmauritz-ab, #hugo-boss-ag, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #luxury-goods-and-services, #politics-and-government, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #shopping-and-retail, #social-media, #textiles, #uighurs-chinese-ethnic-group, #your-feed-fashion

The New York Times 4:30 pm on March 28, 2021
Tags: Architecture ( 140 ), Area Planning and Renewal ( 68 ), Art ( 926 ), Building (Construction) ( 71 ), Culture (Arts) ( 127 ), Design ( 163 ), furniture ( 85 ), Sculpture ( 100 ), Sustainable Living ( 34 ), Textiles, Wood and Wood Products ( 18 )

16 Global Design Concepts for an Unpredictable Future

The challenges of the past year gave designers every reason to recede into the shadows, but creativity won’t be denied.

#architecture, #area-planning-and-renewal, #art, #building-construction, #culture-arts, #design, #furniture, #sculpture, #sustainable-living, #textiles, #wood-and-wood-products

The New York Times 9:00 am on March 26, 2021
Tags: Archaeology and Anthropology ( 111 ), Fashion and Apparel ( 487 ), Textiles, The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World (Book), Women and Girls ( 1,197 ), Women's Rights ( 266 ), Wonder Woman (Fictional Character) ( 9 ), Wool and Woolen Goods ( 7 )

Woven Into History

The textiles women produced made our civilization what it is.

#archaeology-and-anthropology, #fashion-and-apparel, #textiles, #the-fabric-of-civilization-how-textiles-made-the-world-book, #women-and-girls, #womens-rights, #wonder-woman-fictional-character, #wool-and-woolen-goods

The New York Times 1:00 pm on March 19, 2021
Tags: Fashion and Apparel ( 487 ), Fendi SpA ( 7 ), Fendi, Silvia ( 3 ), Textiles, Turin (Italy) ( 4 )

The Making of an Especially Intricate Fendi Baguette Bag

A new limited edition of the iconic style was hand-embroidered with a centuries-old technique.

#fashion-and-apparel, #fendi-spa, #fendi-silvia, #textiles, #turin-italy

The New York Times 6:29 pm on March 18, 2021
Tags: Content Type: Personal Profile ( 1,241 ), furniture ( 85 ), Interior Design and Furnishings ( 151 ), Magniberg (Textile Co), Norgren, Nina, Sweden ( 73 ), Textiles, Thornefors, Bengt

A Swedish Design Duo’s Eclectic 18th-Century Apartment

In a country house on the Baltic coast, Nina Norgren and Bengt Thornefors, the founders of the textile and furniture brand Magniberg, have made a home entirely their own.

#content-type-personal-profile, #furniture, #interior-design-and-furnishings, #magniberg-textile-co, #norgren-nina, #sweden, #textiles, #thornefors-bengt

TechCrunch 11:58 am on February 25, 2021
Tags: Adidas ( 13 ), allbirds ( 4 ), articles ( 506 ), Bolt Threads ( 4 ), Culture ( 21 ), Illinois ( 67 ), john legend ( 3 ), Leather ( 3 ), manufacturing ( 105 ), Novo Holdings ( 2 ), Porsche ( 43 ), shoe ( 5 ), supply chain ( 80 ), Sustainability ( 730 ), taipei ( 6 ), taiwan ( 145 ), TC ( 10,134 ), Textiles, Tony Fadell ( 3 ), valor equity partners ( 10 ), welding ( 3 )

Allbirds is investing in plant-based leather substitute as it looks to further green its supply chain

The sustainability focused shoe maker Allbirds has taken another step to green its supply chain with a small $2 million investment in a new company called Natural Fiber Welding.

Announced this morning, the investment in Natural Fiber Welding will see Allbirds bring a vegan leather replacement option to customers by December 2021. It’s a natural addition for a company that has always billed itself as focused on environmental impact in other aspects of its apparel manufacturing.

Allbirds these days is far more than a shoe company and Natural Fiber Weldings suite of products that include both a purportedly tougher cotton fiber made using the company’s proprietary processing technology and a plant-based leather substitute.

Those materials could find their way into Allbirds array of socks, shoes, tshirts, underwear, sweaters, jackets, and face masks. Natural Fiber Welding already touts a relationship with Porsche on its website, so Allbirds isn’t the only company that’s warmed to the Peoria, Ill.-based startup’s new materials.

With the addition of Allbirds Natural Fiber Welding has raised roughly $15 million, according to data from Pitchbook. Other investors in the company include Central Illinois Angels, Prairie Crest Capital, Ralph Lauren Corp. and Capital V, an investment firm focused on backing vegan products.

Allbirds is far from the only clothier to make the jump to plant-based materials in the past year. The buzzy clothing company Pangaia invested $2 million into a company called Kintra which is making a bio-based polyester substitute in December.

By the far the biggest startup name in the sustainable fashion space is a company like Bolt Threads, which has inked deals with companies including Stella McCartney, Adidas, and the owner of the Balenciaga fashion house (among others).

Bolt Threads partners with Adidas, owners of Balenciaga and Gucci, and Stella McCartney on mushroom leather

Other startups that have raised significant capital for plant-based fabrics and materials are companies like Mycoworks, which raised $45 million last year from backers include John Legend, Natalie Portman along with more traditional investors like WTT Investment Ltd. (Taipei, Taiwan), DCVC Bio, Valor Equity Partners, Humboldt Fund, Gruss & Co., Novo Holdings, 8VC, SOSV, AgFunder, Wireframe Ventures and Tony Fadell.

With Natural Fiber Welding’s products Allbirds is boasting about a significantly reduced environmental footprint for its leather-like material. Natural Fiber Welding claims its material reduce the associated carbon footprint by 40 times and uses 17 times less carbon in its manufacturing than synthetic leather made from plastic.

The company does say that the plant leather will use natural rubber, an industry with its own history of human rights abuses, that’s also trying to clean up its act.

“For too long, fashion companies have relied on dirty synthetics and unsustainable leather, prioritizing speed and cost over the environment,” says Joey Zwillinger, co-founder and co-CEO of Allbirds, in a statement. “Natural Fiber Welding is creating scalable, sustainable antidotes to leather, and doing so with the potential for a game-changing 98% reduction in carbon emissions. Our partnership with NFW and planned introduction of Plant Leather based on their technology is an exciting step on our journey to eradicate petroleum from the fashion industry.”

TechCrunch has reached out to Allbirds for additional comment, but had not received a reply at the time of publication.

#adidas, #allbirds, #articles, #bolt-threads, #culture, #illinois, #john-legend, #leather, #manufacturing, #novo-holdings, #porsche, #shoe, #supply-chain, #sustainability, #taipei, #taiwan, #tc, #textiles, #tony-fadell, #valor-equity-partners, #welding

The New York Times 6:00 am on February 19, 2021
Tags: British Fashion Council, Burberry ( 7 ), Cameron, David ( 6 ), Cameron, Samantha (1971- ), Christian Dior SA ( 14 ), Europe ( 2,137 ), european union ( 543 ), Fedex Corporation ( 26 ), Great Britain ( 657 ), Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit) ( 125 ), Ilincic, Roksanda, International Trade and World Market ( 378 ), Johnson, Boris ( 236 ), London Fashion Week ( 8 ), Politics and Government ( 2,559 ), Shopping and Retail ( 358 ), Textiles, Value-Added Tax ( 3 ), your-feed-fashion ( 239 )

Could Brexit Destroy British Fashion?

Already pushed to the breaking point by the pandemic, designers, manufacturers and retailers claim the newly-negotiated Brexit deal is a disaster.

#british-fashion-council, #burberry, #cameron-david, #cameron-samantha-1971, #christian-dior-sa, #europe, #european-union, #fedex-corporation, #great-britain, #great-britain-withdrawal-from-eu-brexit, #ilincic-roksanda, #international-trade-and-world-market, #johnson-boris, #london-fashion-week, #politics-and-government, #shopping-and-retail, #textiles, #value-added-tax, #your-feed-fashion

The New York Times 6:06 pm on February 18, 2021
Tags: Design ( 163 ), e-commerce ( 576 ), Emhoff, Ella ( 4 ), Fashion and Apparel ( 487 ), Knitting and Knit Goods ( 13 ), Parsons the New School for Design ( 2 ), Shopping Centers and Malls ( 38 ), Textiles

Ella Emhoff Makes a Small Collection of Knitwear

The second daughter turned model released a five-piece collection. Only one of each item was made.

#design, #e-commerce, #emhoff-ella, #fashion-and-apparel, #knitting-and-knit-goods, #parsons-the-new-school-for-design, #shopping-centers-and-malls, #textiles

The New York Times 4:47 pm on February 12, 2021
Tags: Art ( 926 ), Coahuila (Mexico) ( 5 ), Design ( 163 ), Handicrafts ( 38 ), Mexico City (Mexico) ( 33 ), Oaxaca (Mexico) ( 3 ), Textiles

The Makers Keeping the Ancient Art of Weaving Alive

Through thoughtful collaborations with Mexican artisans in Oaxaca and elsewhere, contemporary designers are helping to evolve — and protect — one of the world’s most enduring handicrafts.

#art, #coahuila-mexico, #design, #handicrafts, #mexico-city-mexico, #oaxaca-mexico, #textiles

The New York Times 6:27 pm on January 26, 2021
Tags: Fashion and Apparel ( 487 ), Leather and Leather Goods ( 3 ), Recycling of Waste Materials ( 33 ), Shopping and Retail ( 358 ), Start-ups ( 113 ), Textiles

Fashion Trends Are Often Recycled. Now More Clothing Can Be, Too.

Designers and tech start-ups are working to improve sustainability and interrupt the path to the landfill.

#fashion-and-apparel, #leather-and-leather-goods, #recycling-of-waste-materials, #shopping-and-retail, #start-ups, #textiles

The New York Times 4:18 pm on January 22, 2021
Tags: Brennan, Julia (1958- ), Cambodia ( 19 ), Content Type: Personal Profile ( 1,241 ), Fashion and Apparel ( 487 ), Khmer Rouge ( 3 ), Museums ( 388 ), Rwanda ( 33 ), Textiles, War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity ( 164 ), Washington (DC) ( 217 )

Preserving Brutal Histories, One Garment at a Time

An expert in conserving garments for museums and collectors finds a new calling in saving the clothes worn by victims of atrocities.

#brennan-julia-1958, #cambodia, #content-type-personal-profile, #fashion-and-apparel, #khmer-rouge, #museums, #rwanda, #textiles, #war-crimes-genocide-and-crimes-against-humanity, #washington-dc

The New York Times 10:00 am on December 28, 2020
Tags: Bedford-Stuyvesant (Brooklyn, NY) ( 16 ), Berkshires (Mass) ( 13 ), Design ( 163 ), McBride, Patrick (1972- ), Metropolitan Museum of Art ( 74 ), Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy ( 6 ), Textiles, Tillett Textiles

Design Works Prints From Tillett Textiles are Back

In the late 1960s, Tillett Textiles teamed up with designers in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, for a historically significant collaboration. Now the prints are being reissued.

#bedford-stuyvesant-brooklyn-ny, #berkshires-mass, #design, #mcbride-patrick-1972, #metropolitan-museum-of-art, #onassis-jacqueline-kennedy, #textiles, #tillett-textiles

The New York Times 7:37 pm on December 9, 2020
Tags: Ailey, Alvin, American Dance Theater ( 12 ), Art ( 926 ), Collectors and Collections ( 74 ), Dancing ( 260 ), Deaths (Obituaries) ( 1,118 ), Germany ( 437 ), Goldman, Guido, Philanthropy ( 230 ), Politics and Government ( 2,559 ), Textiles, United States International Relations ( 1,094 )

Guido Goldman, a U.S. Bridge to Germany, Dies at 83

A Kissinger protégé (and a pre-eminent textile art collector), his fingerprints can be found on many of the leading postwar institutions linking the two allies.

#ailey-alvin-american-dance-theater, #art, #collectors-and-collections, #dancing, #deaths-obituaries, #germany, #goldman-guido, #philanthropy, #politics-and-government, #textiles, #united-states-international-relations

The New York Times 9:00 am on October 21, 2020
Tags: Art ( 926 ), Art Institute of Chicago ( 4 ), Black People ( 2,147 ), Butler, Bisa, Claire Oliver Gallery (Manhattan, NY), Seattle Art Museum ( 2 ), Textiles, Thomas, Barbara Earl (1948- )

From 2 Artists, 2 Ways to Tell Stories of Black America

Works by Bisa Butler and Barbara Earl Thomas are featured in major museum shows in Chicago and Seattle. It’s a star turn that many feel is long overdue.

#art, #art-institute-of-chicago, #black-people, #butler-bisa, #claire-oliver-gallery-manhattan-ny, #seattle-art-museum, #textiles, #thomas-barbara-earl-1948

The New York Times 9:00 am on October 9, 2020
Tags: Archaeology and Anthropology ( 111 ), British Columbia (Canada) ( 39 ), Dogs ( 110 ), Fashion and Apparel ( 487 ), Indigenous People ( 95 ), Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, Pacific Northwestern States (US) ( 29 ), Research ( 847 ), Textiles, Vancouver Island (British Columbia), Washington (State) ( 107 ), Wool and Woolen Goods ( 7 ), your-feed-animals ( 158 ), your-feed-science ( 1,033 )

Dogs Once Made Pretty Nice Wool Blankets, Too

Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest once bred dogs in large numbers and sheared them for wool.

#archaeology-and-anthropology, #british-columbia-canada, #dogs, #fashion-and-apparel, #indigenous-people, #journal-of-anthropological-archaeology, #pacific-northwestern-states-us, #research, #textiles, #vancouver-island-british-columbia, #washington-state, #wool-and-woolen-goods, #your-feed-animals, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 7:14 pm on September 30, 2020
Tags: Art ( 926 ), Black People ( 2,147 ), Discrimination ( 1,050 ), Fashion and Apparel ( 487 ), Metropolitan Museum of Art ( 74 ), Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Musee Galliera, Museums ( 388 ), Race and Ethnicity ( 1,464 ), Textiles, Victoria and Albert Museum ( 5 ), your-feed-fashion ( 239 )

The Incredible Whiteness of the Museum Fashion Collection

In the small group of high-culture institutions that venerate the art of fashion, Black designers have been largely overlooked.

#art, #black-people, #discrimination, #fashion-and-apparel, #metropolitan-museum-of-art, #musee-des-arts-decoratifs, #musee-galliera, #museums, #race-and-ethnicity, #textiles, #victoria-and-albert-museum, #your-feed-fashion

The New York Times 12:00 pm on September 30, 2020
Tags: 2020 T Design ( 15 ), Connecticut ( 82 ), France ( 498 ), Greenwich (Conn) ( 6 ), Interior Design and Furnishings ( 151 ), Iran ( 269 ), Nathalie Farman- Farma, Paris (France) ( 152 ), Russia ( 585 ), Textiles, Wharton, Edith ( 4 )

In Connecticut, a House That Blurs the Boundaries of Time and Place

At her family home, the textile designer Nathalie Farman-Farma has drawn from ancient Eastern and Western influences with scholarly respect and stylish abandon.

#2020-t-design, #connecticut, #france, #greenwich-conn, #interior-design-and-furnishings, #iran, #nathalie-farman-farma, #paris-france, #russia, #textiles, #wharton-edith

The New York Times 9:00 am on September 21, 2020
Tags: Design ( 163 ), furniture ( 85 ), Home Repairs and Improvements ( 73 ), Interior Design and Furnishings ( 151 ), Real Estate and Housing (Residential) ( 827 ), Textiles

Shopping for Blankets

Because it may not be cold yet, but it will be soon.

#design, #furniture, #home-repairs-and-improvements, #interior-design-and-furnishings, #real-estate-and-housing-residential, #textiles

The New York Times 1:00 pm on September 18, 2020
Tags: Dedar SpA, Fabrizio, Caterina, Fabrizio, Raffaele, furniture ( 85 ), Interior Design and Furnishings ( 151 ), Italy ( 326 ), Lake Como (Italy) ( 2 ), Textiles

In Italy, a Fabric Designer’s Wildly Colorful Home

Perched above the shores of Lake Como, the vibrant weekend house of Caterina Fabrizio is a shrine to pattern and texture.

#dedar-spa, #fabrizio-caterina, #fabrizio-raffaele, #furniture, #interior-design-and-furnishings, #italy, #lake-como-italy, #textiles

The New York Times 11:25 am on September 18, 2020
Tags: Fashion and Apparel ( 487 ), Fungi ( 12 ), Leather and Leather Goods ( 3 ), Nature Sustainability (Journal), plastics ( 33 ), Research ( 847 ), Textiles, your-feed-innovation ( 4 ), your-feed-science ( 1,033 )

That Mushroom Motorcycle Jacket Will Never Go Out of Style

Leather goods made of fungi are versatile and sustainable, a new study finds.

#fashion-and-apparel, #fungi, #leather-and-leather-goods, #nature-sustainability-journal, #plastics, #research, #textiles, #your-feed-innovation, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 12:57 am on September 8, 2020
Tags: China ( 1,685 ), Embargoes and Sanctions ( 248 ), Factories and Manufacturing ( 236 ), Fashion and Apparel ( 487 ), Forced Labor ( 38 ), Human Rights and Human Rights Violations ( 320 ), International Trade and World Market ( 378 ), Textiles, United States International Relations ( 1,094 ), United States Politics and Government ( 6,446 ), Xinjiang (China) ( 44 )

U.S. May Ban Cotton From Xinjiang Region of China Over Rights Concerns

The potential move, which could come as soon as Tuesday, comes amid reports of the use of forced labor in Xinjiang, where China has carried out a crackdown against mostly Muslim minorities.

#china, #embargoes-and-sanctions, #factories-and-manufacturing, #fashion-and-apparel, #forced-labor, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #international-trade-and-world-market, #textiles, #united-states-international-relations, #united-states-politics-and-government, #xinjiang-china

The New York Times 2:00 pm on August 28, 2020
Tags: Art ( 926 ), Black People ( 2,147 ), East Hampton (NY) ( 10 ), Gomes, Sonia (1948- ), Pace Gallery ( 8 ), Sao Paulo (Brazil) ( 9 ), Sculpture ( 100 ), Textiles, Women and Girls ( 1,197 )

Fabrics With Powerful Stories to Tell

The Afro-Brazilian sculptor Sonia Gomes, in a debut U.S. show, gives materials new life — as they have given her life new balance.

#art, #black-people, #east-hampton-ny, #gomes-sonia-1948, #pace-gallery, #sao-paulo-brazil, #sculpture, #textiles, #women-and-girls

The New York Times 7:20 pm on August 18, 2020
Tags: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) ( 11,402 ), Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns ( 641 ), Face ( 25 ), Masks ( 539 ), Neck ( 10 ), Protective Clothing and Gear ( 260 ), Textiles

Save the Gaiters!

A small study prompted fears that neck gaiters could spread more virus droplets than they stop. But new research shows that those face coverings can protect just as well as other cloth masks.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-risks-and-safety-concerns, #face, #masks, #neck, #protective-clothing-and-gear, #textiles

The New York Times 2:00 pm on August 15, 2020
Tags: e-commerce ( 576 ), Heating ( 14 ), Porches, Patios and Decks ( 5 ), Quarantine (Life and Culture) ( 2,394 ), Textiles

Don’t Wait to Deck Out Your Back Porch

The pandemic has many people thinking about how they’ll spend time outside as the weather cools, meaning favorites items may soon be in short supply.

#e-commerce, #heating, #porches-patios-and-decks, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #textiles

The New York Times 12:10 pm on August 10, 2020
Tags: 15 Creative Women ( 6 ), Amherst College ( 3 ), Art ( 926 ), Clark, Sonya (1967- ), Flags, Emblems and Insignia ( 46 ), Race and Ethnicity ( 1,464 ), Textiles

The Artist Unraveling American History

Best known for her series of deconstructed flags, Sonya Clark offers poignant, clearsighted reminders of this country’s legacy of racial violence.

#15-creative-women, #amherst-college, #art, #clark-sonya-1967, #flags-emblems-and-insignia, #race-and-ethnicity, #textiles

The New York Times 12:50 pm on August 6, 2020
Tags: africa ( 362 ), African prints, Black Lives Matter Movement ( 960 ), Black People ( 2,147 ), Fashion and Apparel ( 487 ), Shopping and Retail ( 358 ), Textiles

White Customers, Black Fabrics

Black-owned businesses make amazing clothing inspired by African patterns. What happens when, inevitably, everyone else starts buying them?

#africa, #african-prints, #black-lives-matter-movement, #black-people, #fashion-and-apparel, #shopping-and-retail, #textiles

The New York Times 2:32 pm on July 23, 2020
Tags: Abercrombie&Fitch Co ( 2 ), adidas AG ( 12 ), Calvin Klein Inc ( 4 ), Communist Party of China ( 235 ), Embargoes and Sanctions ( 248 ), Factories and Manufacturing ( 236 ), Fashion and Apparel ( 487 ), Forced Labor ( 38 ), H&M Hennes&Mauritz AB ( 10 ), Hugo Boss AG ( 3 ), Labor and Jobs ( 1,107 ), lacoste ( 2 ), Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation ( 3 ), Textiles, Uighurs (Chinese Ethnic Group) ( 51 ), Xinjiang (China) ( 44 ), your-feed-fashion ( 239 )

Coalition Brings Pressure to End Forced Uighur Labor

More than 190 organizations have come together to demand an end to garments made by forced labor in China.

#abercrombiefitch-co, #adidas-ag, #calvin-klein-inc, #communist-party-of-china, #embargoes-and-sanctions, #factories-and-manufacturing, #fashion-and-apparel, #forced-labor, #hm-hennesmauritz-ab, #hugo-boss-ag, #labor-and-jobs, #lacoste, #phillips-van-heusen-corporation, #textiles, #uighurs-chinese-ethnic-group, #xinjiang-china, #your-feed-fashion

The New York Times 9:01 pm on July 21, 2020
Tags: Apple Inc ( 350 ), Beijing Liuhe BGI, Changji Esquel Textile Co, China ( 1,685 ), Commerce Department ( 53 ), Forced Labor ( 38 ), Google Inc ( 247 ), Nanchang O-Film Tech, Textiles, Uighurs (Chinese Ethnic Group) ( 51 ), United States Politics and Government ( 6,446 ), Xinjiang (China) ( 44 ), Xinjiang Silk Road BGI

Banned Chinese Companies Deny Allegations They Abused Uighurs

Several firms that were blacklisted by the U.S. Commerce Department said they had found no evidence of forced labor or other abuses.

#apple-inc, #beijing-liuhe-bgi, #changji-esquel-textile-co, #china, #commerce-department, #forced-labor, #google-inc, #nanchang-o-film-tech, #textiles, #uighurs-chinese-ethnic-group, #united-states-politics-and-government, #xinjiang-china, #xinjiang-silk-road-bgi

The New York Times 10:12 pm on July 20, 2020
Tags: Apple Inc ( 350 ), China ( 1,685 ), Commerce Department ( 53 ), Communist Party of China ( 235 ), Cook, Timothy D ( 35 ), Embargoes and Sanctions ( 248 ), Factories and Manufacturing ( 236 ), Forced Labor ( 38 ), Google Inc ( 247 ), Huawei Technologies Co Ltd ( 42 ), Hugo Boss AG ( 3 ), Human Rights and Human Rights Violations ( 320 ), Minorities ( 224 ), Muji (Retailer), Political Prisoners ( 153 ), Polo Ralph Lauren Corp ( 3 ), Ross, Wilbur L Jr ( 17 ), Textiles, Tommy Hilfiger Corp, Trump, Donald J ( 5,521 ), Uighurs (Chinese Ethnic Group) ( 51 ), United States International Relations ( 1,094 ), United States Politics and Government ( 6,446 )

U.S. Imposes Sanctions on 11 Chinese Companies Over Human Rights

The move, which affects suppliers to major international brands including Apple, Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger, could force companies to sever some ties to China.

#apple-inc, #china, #commerce-department, #communist-party-of-china, #cook-timothy-d, #embargoes-and-sanctions, #factories-and-manufacturing, #forced-labor, #google-inc, #huawei-technologies-co-ltd, #hugo-boss-ag, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #minorities, #muji-retailer, #political-prisoners, #polo-ralph-lauren-corp, #ross-wilbur-l-jr, #textiles, #tommy-hilfiger-corp, #trump-donald-j, #uighurs-chinese-ethnic-group, #united-states-international-relations, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 9:00 am on July 20, 2020
Tags: Hats and Caps ( 5 ), Montecristi (Ecuador), panama ( 7 ), Photography ( 296 ), Textiles, Travel and Vacations ( 592 )

A Glimpse Inside the Workshops of the World’s Finest Panama Hat Makers

Creamy as silk and costlier than gold, a Montecristi superfino Panama hat is as much a work of art as it is of fashion.

#hats-and-caps, #montecristi-ecuador, #panama, #photography, #textiles, #travel-and-vacations

The New York Times 7:48 pm on July 17, 2020
Tags: Art ( 926 ), Barragao, Vanessa, Cooking and Cookbooks ( 608 ), food ( 665 ), Recipes ( 129 ), Soups ( 25 ), Textiles

A Portuguese Artist’s Chilled Tomato Soup

For a simple lunch or dinner, Vanessa Barragão often makes arjamolho, which is healthy, flavorful and perfect for summer.

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The New York Times 4:29 pm on July 9, 2020
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A Swiss Dada Pioneer Finally Gets Her Spotlight

Sophie Taeuber-Arp did it all: Installations, textiles, costumes, abstract art. Nearly 80 years after her death, an online gallery show commemorates her talent (and a major museum exhibition is coming).

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The New York Times 7:00 am on July 9, 2020
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Used Clothes Ban May Crimp Kenyan Style. It May Also Lift Local Design.

Kenya has halted imports of secondhand clothes to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The move limits fashion selection, but opens doors for the country’s designers and manufacturers.

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The New York Times 10:23 pm on July 7, 2020
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A Designer Who Makes Rugs Based on Screenshots

Tom Atton Moore’s vibrant floor coverings are indebted to centuries-old craft techniques — and to the more contemporary art of trawling through one’s phone.

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