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Ethical Style: Should You Really Wear That 'Ethnic' Print?
Fashion, like American culture, ought to be a multicultural melting pot. Unfortunately, the fashion industry is overwhelmingly run by white people.
Read & DiscussEthical Style: Pantone's 'Tangerine Tango' and the Ethics of Color Forecasting
You may have a closet full of blues, but if the shade is a bit off of Pantone’s predictions, it’s rendered instantaneously passé.
Read & DiscussEthical Style: Vogue's Ban on Underage, Unhealthy Models Won't Solve Its Image Problem
It's easy for Vogue to check every model's ID. It's a lot more difficult to start checking the egos of the magazine's own photographers and editors.
Read & DiscussEthical Style: How Ethical Is 'Artisanal' Production?
"Artisanal” no longer necessarily signifies hand-made, skilled craftsmanship. It means whatever a company says it does.
Read & DiscussEthical Style: Angelina Jolie's Engagement Ring and the State of the Ethical Diamond
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie can afford to buy the most ethical diamond ring on the market. The knockoff version isn't so innocent.
Read & DiscussEthical Style: How to Kick the Fast Fashion Habit
9 quick fixes to help you stock your closet with long-term clothes.
Read & DiscussEthical Style: How Your Leather Jacket Is Destroying the Environment
Tracking the ecological footprint of your leather shoes.
Read & DiscussEthical Style: There Are Still Sweatshops in America
A former garment worker claims that Alexander Wang ran a “sweatshop,” in the United States of America. Here's a brief history of U.S. sweatshops.
Read & DiscussWater, Water Everywhere: A Memory of Water in the Nairobi River Basin
The Nairobi River is a coagulated black mass emitting a vicious stench. But the memory of cool, still water remains.
Read & DiscussWater, Water Everywhere: A New Los Angeles Resident Gets to Know the Local Currency
As romantic as the ocean is to a desert girl, it's totally worthless in the water conversation.
Read & DiscussEthical Style: The Dye-It-Yourself Revolution
Meet the DIY dyers who hope to revive the lost connection between the people who buy clothes and the production processes that create them.
Read & DiscussEthical Style: Don't Donate Clothes, Repurpose Them
Quality clothing means better fabric, and good fabric can be reworked again and again to make sure it never goes out of style.
Read & DiscussEthical Style: Where Do My Used Clothes Go?
Should carting our discarded clothes off to Goodwill make us feel better, or worse?
Read & DiscussEthical Style: Why Fashion Needs to Get Political
Fashion needs a rebirth of the political spirit—a serious consumer-focused movement to help us navigate the trends.
Read & DiscussEthical Style: What Happened to Made In the USA?
The state of the U.S. manufacturing industry is dire. How did this happen?
Read & DiscussEthical Style: How Is My T-Shirt Made?
Your T-shirt can be made any number of ways, but more likely than not, it isn’t made here.
Read & DiscussEthical Style: Fashion Advice for the Socially Conscious
Introducing GOOD's new column on dressing ethically.
Read & DiscussArtisanal U.: The Radical Potential of College Without the Classroom
From our winter issue, GOOD 025: The Next Big Thing
Read & DiscussSponsored Post: Spotlighting Six Nonprofits That are Fueling Change
Learn more about some of the great nonprofits that are participating in the Fueling Good contest.
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