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Inspiring Sustainable Fashion & Style Quotes

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Coco Chanel. Source of image: Vogue Fashion is a never ending story. It is a dynamic world and fast changing industry where we can express our identity the world. Fashion also holds an important role in the global economy, community’s heritage reflecting the values, traditions, and history of various cultures. On the other side, fashion is the most pollutant industry for the earth where it dries up our rivers, cuts off our trees, and builds up toxic landfills which caused widespread pollutions to our air, land, and water where more than 80% of all textiles go to the dump each year. Since last year the luxury fashion segment began to have weaker demand which leads to slowing sales and performance due to subdued economic growth, persistent inflation, and weak consumer confidence in spending. Geopolitics is the number-one concern for fashion industry. While fast-fashion competition is set to be have stronger role in the fashion industry, brand marketing and sustainability will be under the spotlight where brands and retailers will be focusing more on production transparency …

The Rising of Refugee Artisans

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When refugees flee their home countries for a better life in a new land, they only bring memory, hope, and skills in embroidery, pottery, weaving, and woodworking.

Malaysian artist, designer, and painter named Syarifah Nadhirah, published an illustrated book featuring edible plants in the forest of Peninsular Malaysia. Image by Syarifah Nadhirah.

Exploring The Jungles With Syarifah – Peninsular Malaysia

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Reconnecting with the past, the tradition, the plants, the forest, the indigenous community, and the sustainable life

Sheltersuit, founded by Dutch designer Bas Timmer in 2014. The foundation has made 12.500 suits from upcycled materials for the homeless in Europe, South Africa, and US and produced by the Syrian refugees, World Economic Forum reported last week. Image by Sheltersuit Foundation.

#PeopleHelpingPeople – Enschede, The Netherlands

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No one deserves the horrible fate of freezing to death because the homeless can’t afford decent protective clothing.

Three students of University of Indonesia (left to right) Ajeng Riski Anugrah, Nandhika Prayoga, and Grace Elizabeth Kristiani - developed the a prototype application, called Muter, an abbreviation of Teman Tuli Teman Dengar, as a solution for the deaf people who have problems in noticing the train stops during a train journey. Image of Fakultas Ilmu Arministrasi in University of Indonesia (UI).

Muter Team For The Deaf – Jakarta, Indonesia

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For Teman Tuli and Teman Dengar during a train journey in Indonesia.

Paludarium YASUTOSHI by Azuma Makoto is taking place in StandBy in Tokyo, Japan. Image by Azuma Makoto/AMKK.

5th Paludarium Of Makoto – Tokyo, Japan

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An artist who has brought plants to places they have never been, including outer-space

Finding The Missing Parts Of Your Game Boards – Caen, France

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Do you have incomplete game boards? No worries, now you can find the missing parts.

The light cream sofas of Dara Huang furniture line in partnership with Perennials Southerland LLC. Image by: Muse Motion Pictures

The Light Cream Sofas, Worry Not! – London, United Kingdom

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An artistic light cream sofa that is super easy to be cleaned. Never be afraid again to choose sofas with light colors. Dara Huang, an architect and founder of Design Liberty Haus based in London and Hong Kong – has debuted a furniture line, working together with The Ochre House. According to her website, the concept of the furniture collection focuses on combining sculptural beauty with function and practicality. Each unique piece is engineered from the highest quality materials to last the test of time – with a sustainable and craftmanship approach textiles. One of the collaboration made was with Perennials Sutherland LLC, the leader in the high-performance residential textiles industry from Dallas, producing sofas with light earth cream colored textile. But worry not if a stain can ruin the day because “Even a sharpie markers disappears,” said Dara Huang in her Instagram page. To be more clear, watch the YouTube Channel of PerennialsFabrics below:… Perennials has selection of more than 900 fabrics, hand-woven rugs, pillows, and trims start with solution-dyed acrylic, making them fade …

An algae sequin dress by fashion designer Phillip Lim and industrial designer Charlotte McCurdy for One X One 2020 peogram. Image by Phillip Lim team as appeared in One X One official website.

ONE X ONE 2020 Projects

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Sustainability in fashion is often used only as a statement without practicing the proper design and production processes and also no attention to ethical problems in the industry.

WeatherHYDE is a life saving, fully insulated, and women- friendly emergency tent tailored for the urban homeless and vulnerable in all seasons. Image by Brillion Bricks.

Home For Everyone – Singapore

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“We envision a world where everyone can own a dignified home,”

Light becomes data by pureLiFi. Their evaluation kits (EVK) are suited to manufacturers of lighting, mobile devices and connected "things" too. Image by: pureLiFi as posted in Herarld Scotland Business.

Light Is Here, Shall We LiFi? – Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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How about LED lights for a secure, reliable, high-speed communication networks?

Custom-Made Sweater & T-Shirt – Copenhagen, Denmark

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“We are a clothing-tech company making custom fitted garments using innovative processes to eliminate waste in clothing production,” –

Norlha Womenswear Autumn Winter 2020. Slate mountain coat made from 100% yak khullu wool. Image by: Norlha Arelier.

The Sustainable Yak Khullu Wool Atelier – Ritoma, Tibet

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“We believe in the exceptional qualities of a rare fiber, in the skill of our dedicated artisans, and the creation of superior products. We honor each of these guiding principles equally and without compromise,” – a mission of Norlha, a Tibetan sustainable luxury fashion brand.

True Square Formafantasma by Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin of Formafantasma for Rado. Image by Rado.

Rado True Square Collection Live Talks

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Rado’s first Virtual Design Week co-hosted with Dezeen will start next week.

Rubric Initiative is a non-profit organisation dedicated to making change in the fashion industry by addressing its barriers to entry. Image by Rubric Initiative.

#RubricCommunity Movement In Fashion Industry

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“We are dedicated to addressing fashion’s barriers to entry by supporting new generations of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic talents”

Indigo, String of Faith - natural dye exhibition by 15 exhibitors of Jung O Ae, students of Jung Kwan Chae in Natural Dyeing Cultural Centrel In Naju, South Korea. Image by Jung O Ae exhibitor.

Indigo, A String Of Faith – Naju, South Korea

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Naju is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea – where the past culture integrates with the modern life.

Sint Nicholas. Het Apeldoorn Sinterklaasjournaal - image source: Sint In Apeldoorn & Tim Koldenhof Producties & Events.

A Drive-Thru To Meet Saint Nicholas – Apeldoorn, The Netherlands

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This year we suddenly had to totally change the way we used to live and celebrate things, including the way the children used to meet the Sinterklaas (Saint Nicholas) in the neighborhood.