Exhibit: Shaker design featured in Paris and New Britain

bur bowtie (c) Allie McConnell, photographed at Canterbury Shaker Village, Vermont   Today brings the opening of Li Edelkoort's art gallery in Paris. Edelkoort is the founder of Trend Union, a highly influential trend forecasting company. She herself is a significant proponent of artisans, textile craft, and sustainable fashion production.  The first exhibition at Edelkoort […]

October is Fair Trade Month

Ethical and sustainable fashion has come a long way since the movement really started taking off in the 90s. There's still way too much yogawear and graphic t-shirts in that space, but the tide is turning.    Maiyet 2013 brought the first cohort of Fair Trade certified clothing and shoes, certified by Fairtrade USA (Fairtrade International is continuing to […]