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Glossy
Futurestitch hopes to Revive American Manufacturing.
“You can push product back and move other things up to respond to what’s happening in the market a lot easier when it’s right here.”
WWD
Past the Hype, PI Apparel Talks About What's Next
"Fanarakis is skeptical of marketing efforts to sanction conscious consumption (if there is such a thing) and bypass major issues like overproduction or garment utility. She urged brand leaders to lean more into social data (like a living wage) and follow advocacy efforts to put a price on carbon.
Her lingering question was, “Are you doing sustainability for marketing or are you doing sustainability for actual change?”
Fash United
How to move away from greenwashing?
"Fanarakis also said that certifications will continue to play a role in the sustainability movement, but we need to have more transparency in certification if it’s going to play role in the sustainability movement. The government needs to have standards in place for sustainability practices, and eventually we can get to a point where there’s a global harmonization among the supply chain once enough power players are involved."
Glossy
Why fast fashion brands in the EU could be held accountable for wasteful processes
“This legislation has the potential to finally address the roots of fashion’s environmental offenses: declining quality and overproduction,” she said. “No one is paying for the externalities of the fast-fashion business model or the high volume, high use of fossil fuel-based fashion. The potential for extended producer responsibility requirements would increase prices, making companies liable for their cheap clothing in the manner that a toxic plant is responsible for the waste or pollution they emit.”
WWD
Fashion May Soon Be Mandated to Disclose Emissions as SEC Considers New Climate Ruling
WWD
Today’s Preorder a Sustainability Solve? Think Again
"Just because you preorder thousands of cheaply made goods that will be worn a few times then discarded, doesn’t make that strategy any less wasteful."
WWD
Garment Worker Protection Act Advance — Next Stop Newsom's Desk
"Kristen Fanarakis called the bill’s passage in the Assembly a “step in the right direction toward correcting the externalities that fashion imposes on society.”
WWD
140 Brands Back Garment Worker Bill
"A vocal supporter of the bill, founder and creative director of Senza Tempo Fashion Kristen Fanarakis said it “must pass” for the “state to truly be the progressive leader it claims to be on sustainability.”
You can hear Kristen's full testimony here:
Testimony to California State Senate in support of the Garment Worker Bill, SB62 by founder Kristen Fanarakis
Sourcing Journal
California Garment Worker Act Gets This Founder Talking About Money Laundering
WWD
The Irony of Fashion Nova in Era of New Fervor of Garment Worker Rights
WWD
Boohoo Factory Abuse Still Making Headlines
GLOSSY
Why demand for American manufacturing is on the rise
WWD
No Buy Year Zero Waste Consumers
VOGUE BUSINESS
How a Made in America Brand is Dealing with the COVID Pandemic
GLOSSY
The devil is in the details: Small businesses cautiously optimistic
VOGUE BUSINESS
What can learn from Elizabeth Warren's Designer of Choice
FAST COMPANY
We have to fix fashion if we want to survive the next century
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A totally achievable relatively painless guide to cutting plastic out of your life
BLOOMBERG
Women’s Workwear a Woman Would Actually Want to Wear
CORPORETTE
9 New Labels for Workwear – A Great Way to Freshen Up Your Office Style
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Amortize Your Dress
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Best Work Uniforms For Women
THE GOOD TRADE
Shop Like Grandma
NATIVA WORLD
Workwear You’ll Want to Be Seen in Right Now
USA TODAY
Worth Every Penny
CHARLESTON MAGAZINE
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