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Where were the politics on the Met Gala red carpet?

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The $146 million DTC startup making a better work boot for tradespeople

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The beauty industry is obsessed with anti-aging, but Bobbi Brown isn’t

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Disney is getting in on the tween skincare craze

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Patagonia wants you to stop buying crap

29.04.2024 5

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Why you should care a lot more about where building materials come from

26.04.2024 10

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Why everyone is about to be wearing horseshoe jeans

26.04.2024 10

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Boll & Branch lets you trace the origins of your bedding from seed to sheet

22.04.2024 20

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There’s a revolution happening in children’s publishing—you can thank the book bans

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Why an ex-Googler just opened a chestnut farm in rural Pennsylvania

18.04.2024 40

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You can finally buy Away luggage in stores. You’ll never guess which one

17.04.2024 10

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Lululemon designed Canada’s Olympic outfits as an artistic ode to the country

16.04.2024 10

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How to stop being a terrible boss and become a great coach 

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This clever new tool will help you buy fewer clothes

15.04.2024 20

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These startups have a plan to end Shein’s fast fashion dominance

A decade ago, environmental activists, journalists, and consumers began attacking H&M and Zara for their business practices. These brands pioneered...

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Ralph Lauren’s new collection redefines the American aesthetic

When Naiomi Glasses was a child, her mother would bring her to the Ralph Lauren store. She would marvel at the clothes, but she was particularly drawn...

05.12.2023 20

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Louis Vuitton, Tiffany, and Dior stores are about to get much more sustainable

After business hours, many people like to stroll along shopping streets, peering through the windows of luxury brands to take a peek at the latest...

05.12.2023 20

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H&M is vowing to pay factory workers more. Why aren’t other brands stepping up?

H&M is known for its affordable prices, from its $9 t-shirts to its $26 party outfits. Browsing the racks, it’s hard not to wonder how much workers...

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How Vuori defied the DTC apocalypse to become a $4 billion athleisure juggernaut

In 2015, Joe Kudla was stuck. He had just launched Vuori, a premium men’s activewear brand and needed cash to begin scaling. But day after day,...

29.11.2023 7

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This year’s best-designed gifts for kids

While buying holiday presents can sometimes feel like a drag, kids are among the most delightful people on the list to shop for. They’re still...

24.11.2023 5

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Eight practical, gorgeous gifts for the home

If you’re looking for gifts for loved ones, objects for the home make a lot of sense. A well-designed home product is practical and will get a lot...

23.11.2023 7

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Melissa & Doug built a $1 billion toy empire. Now they’re making stress-relief toys for adults

If you’re in college right now, chances are you spent your childhood playing with the blocks and puzzles from the brand Melissa & Doug. Now, when...

22.11.2023 10

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8 beautiful books to gift your design-obsessed friend

Everybody has that design-obsessed friend or family member who is tricky to shop for—the one with the sophisticated, hard-to-pin-down home decor who...

20.11.2023 20

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Shopping Crate & Barrel’s new virtual store feels like playing a video game

Crate & Barrel has opened a brand new flagship store in New York’s Flatiron neighborhood just in time for the holidays. Given that I live in Boston,...

16.11.2023 3

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How Cleobella scaled from an LA farmer’s market stand to fashion powerhouse

When the tag on your shirt says, “Made in India,” or “Made In Indonesia,” it’s hard to visualize the human beings who made it. The world’s...

15.11.2023 8

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Stain removal is the unsung hero of sustainable fashion

We’ve all been there. We’re eating a delicious bowl of pasta when tomato sauce splatters on our favorite white button-down shirt. After a lot of...

14.11.2023 3

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These chic backpacks are designed from fashion waste

For years fashion brands across the industry, from Everlane to Nike, have been using fabric made from old plastic bottles in an effort to be more...

14.11.2023 20

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A Mayo Clinic doctor redesigned the surgical gown to make operating less chaotic

If you’ve ever undergone surgery, you understand how chaotic the operating theater can be. During both of my C-sections, I remember a tiny room...

09.11.2023 2

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Mara Hoffman knows that there is no such thing as sustainable fashion

Mara Hoffman has become an icon of sustainable design in the fashion world. Over the past year, she’s released swimsuits made of wood pulp, a dress...

08.11.2023 10

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Cuyana designs its bags so you can buy fewer of them. That’s actually a brilliant business model

The womenswear label Cuyana doesn’t want you to buy three handbag when a single, multi-functional tote will do. Consider its Systems Tote....

06.11.2023 10

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Rimowa debuts its first leather carry-on suitcase

Rimowa, the cult luggage brand, is best-known for its aluminum roller suitcase. But when it was first founded in 1898 in Cologne, Germany, it created...

30.10.2023 10

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How Clare V. went from a small California startup to a global fashion brand

In 1995, with only a passing grasp of the French language, Clare Vivier moved to Paris after college. She knew she wanted to live in the fashion...

25.10.2023 9

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Patagonia just designed its warmest coat ever, and it’s made from trash

Every day, Costa Rica produces four tonnes of plastic waste and a fifth of it ends up in rivers and on beaches. To tackle this problem, a company...

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These young designers are reviving Rhode Island’s 300-year-old jewelry factories

On a crisp fall day, I drove out to the waterfront in Warren, a small town near Providence, Rhode Island. At the shore, the deep blue water of the...

23.10.2023 4

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Quiet luxury isn’t just a trend. It’s a clever business model

In 2023, the world decided that flashy logos were gauche. Instead, consumers gravitated toward products that were high in quality and well made, but...

20.10.2023 7

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Mara Hoffman’s gorgeous new dress can be recycled again and again and again

We’re used to tossing our cardboard boxes and aluminum cans into the recycling bin, where they can be infinitely recycled back into new boxes or...

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These winter coats will keep you warm—without sacrificing style

In the past, the highest-performing outerwear was often made by outdoor brands that specialized in technical fabrics. They tended to look functional,...

16.10.2023 5

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Inside Savannah College of Art and Design’s never-ending quest to find creatives good jobs

Paula Wallace has invited me to tea. The founder and president of the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) recently returned to the school’s...

12.10.2023 5

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Lululemon’s Align pants are soft, but its new material is even softer

In 2015, Lululemon struck gold. After years of research and development in its Vancouver labs, Lululemon’s designers and material scientists debuted...

12.10.2023 10

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The girlboss lost. Here’s why these female founders won

The reign of the girlboss is over. Just ask Ty Haney of Outdoor Voices, Yael Aflalo of Reformation, Audrey Gelman of The Wing, and Steph Korey of...

11.10.2023 6

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This brand found the secret to making plastic-free stretch jeans

09.10.2023 3

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Monos is the DTC luggage brand rising from Away’s ashes

Victor Tam, who cofounded the Vancouver-based luggage startup Monos in 2019, had hesitations about raising venture capital. He’d observed many...

04.10.2023 10

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Oliver Jeffers on how art can help fight the climate crisis

If you’re a parent, there’s a good chance you know the artist Oliver Jeffers. He illustrated the wildly popular children’s book, The Day the...

02.10.2023 10

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Online shopping is terrible. AI is here to fix it

28.09.2023 9

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The beauty industry is a mega-polluter. This innovative solution could change that

21.09.2023 6

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A Black innovator gave us the modern shoe industry. Now, he has his own sneaker

To D’wayne Edwards, a prominent footwear designer, a sneaker isn’t just a functional object that allows you to walk or run with ease. It’s a...

15.09.2023 10

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Could a Birkenstock IPO change the beloved sandal?

Birkenstock, the German sandal brand that generated $1.22 billion in revenue last year, is going public after more than 240 years in business. It...

14.09.2023 20

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We’ve lost an icon of the size inclusivity movement

Fashion has lost a visionary designer and a fierce advocate for radical inclusivity. Alexandra Waldman, the co-founder of the size inclusive brand...

12.09.2023 5

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The hottest back-to-school accessory? A location sharing app

When Tania Sergott’s kids were starting middle school a few years ago, she took them shopping for backpacks, binders, and sneakers. But, in her...

11.09.2023 20

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The new trend at Fashion Week is old clothes

For years, Diane von Furstenberg sent models down the runway at New York Fashion Week, as she unveiled her latest clothing collection. This September,...

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