So far in our Sustainability Wing writings, we’ve put the spotlight on many organizations and certifications looking to make fashion a more sustainable place to be (and to wear) for all involved. Here, we’re creating a resource below with four technological tools that we’ve found that help consumers make more informed decisions about the…
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Learning about the ways in which colors seamlessly combine – or clash – is one of the most important things to figure out in a fashion design career. Alas, anyone in a fashion- or fashion-related career should have this step ingrained into one’s mind well before one begins to put out work to be…
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At Manic Metallic, we see it as one of our duties to educate our audience about the contributions of different cultures to the realm of fashion. After all, fashion is universal; it is not the domain of the “Big 4” fashion capitals (as we’ve stated extensively in the past; see our Alternative Fashion Capitals…
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Humans love to dress their pets, and it has only become more apparent over the past few years. High fashion designers have created entirely separate lines for animals. On January 14 of every year, it is National Dress Up Your Pet Day – a day created by pet lifestyle expert Colleen Paige. There is…
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Allow us to clarify. There is no fashion sustainability certifications system, and that needs to change. After spending numerous hours completing research for the first couple of resources that Manic Metallic released on The Sustainability Wing (those resources can be found here and here), it is clear that there is no uniform standard for…
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The aim of this resource is to give our readers a glimpse into what some of the certifications are that brands can get in order to be considered “ethical” and/or “sustainable” in today’s fashion industry. In finding the 28 that we thought were the most pertinent for you to know about, we discovered feelings…
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Photo c/o Merino Country via Fashion Revolution Throughout this page, you will find a list of notable organizations that have been working to move the needle on sustainability in the fashion industry – in some cases, for decades. We’ve listed the year that each organization was founded, its home base, and its general mission.…
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Paris Fashion Week was officially over a few days ago and, as we have done with a couple of previous fashion weeks, we created short video reviews for select PFW shows. Each video is under 60 seconds long, allowing for more insight than our previous shorter ones. In each video, you will see our…
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Chag Purim Sameach! The above saying is the proper greeting for those celebrating Purim. It means “Happy Purim” in Hebrew. Purim – the Jewish holiday – is occurring as we speak, so we wanted to give our audience an idea of both what it is and what fashion has to do with it. Read…
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2 billion. 3 billion. 750 million. These are the numbers for viewership of three of the primary royal weddings of the past 50 years. The weddings, of course, are (in order of the above viewership) for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince Charles & Diana, Princess…
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