Growing mountains of textile waste are hard to recycle. There is scope to improve chemical and mechanical recycling methods but consumers and fashion brands play a ...

This revamped industry model allows companies to design, create and sell massive amounts of clothing, but this convenience ...

Less than 1% of used clothing gets repurposed into new garments, so last year the North Face tweaked some of its most popular styles—such as the fuzzy Osito jacket, made from 100% recycled ...

Cleaning out our closets is a great opportunity to get our space organized, remove items that are out of style or ill-fitting and make room for new items. But when making bags of items we no longer ...

If I were to go through my closet and discard what I rarely wear—and frankly, it’s about half of it—I would have a considerable amount of clothing to get rid of. But the prospect of what to do with it ...

Target is offering a new incentive to its shoppers: Bring us your old denim. Bootleg or skinny cut, dark blue or acid-washed, it doesn’t matter to Target. The retailer is launching a trade-in program ...

When you go running in the woods in your running tights, elastane is the reason they fit you so comfortably. Elastane is an elastic material that allows the fabric to stretch and adapt to your body.

Sometimes our closets and dressers seem like they’re brimming with clothing. Despite this, we might find ourselves feeling like we have nothing to wear. Both situations signal it might be time for a ...

An annual campaign that encourages people to buy pre-loved items over new ones, Second Hand September is a great initiative to help you move away from fast fashion. It's also a good time to consider ...