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Sustainable Fashion Alliance
Oct 244 min read
10 Best Sustainable and Responsible Brands for Soft, Cozy Sweaters
Sweater weather. It's one of the most highly anticipated fashion opportunities of the year. What's better than taking on the day wrapped...
Sustainable Fashion Alliance
Jan 25 min read
These Sustainable Brands Are Making Fashion "That Fits" Motherhood
Sotela and Of An Origin are changing how we design womenswear. Fashion is fun... when it fits. For many woman, the feeling of not...
Sustainable Fashion Alliance
Jan 1, 20215 min read
This Second Generation Jewelry Business Aims to Make a Positive Impact
Boma Jewelry was founded by Boon and Chieko in 1981 in Seattle, Washington. As the company grew and became a trusted source for large...
Sustainable Fashion Alliance
Dec 21, 20202 min read
Diversifying the Culture of Sustainable Fashion
What a powerful conversation. We got deep and we got vulnerable. The breadth and depth of content was vast, thought-provoking, inspiring...
Sustainable Fashion Alliance
Aug 21, 20203 min read
Jackie Lutze: Timeless Vegan Womenswear
Jackie Lutze was on the hunt for a sustainable blazer that was also vegan. When she couldn't find what she was looking for she decided to...
Sustainable Fashion Alliance
Feb 3, 20202 min read
Taylor Jay Collection: Empowering and Inclusive for all Shapes
Meet Taylor Jay, an inclusive designer being named "the black Eileen Fisher".
Sustainable Fashion Alliance
Dec 9, 20194 min read
Sustainable Holiday Gift Guide
A holiday guide filled with mindfully made products for everyone on your list. Eco-friendly, zero waste, fair trade.
Sustainable Fashion Alliance
Nov 5, 20192 min read
Local Supply Chains + Soil-to-Skin Materials Panel
On October 24th, the Sustainable Fashion Alliance partnered with Fibershed for a conversation about shifting the needle in the apparel...
Sustainable Fashion Alliance
Oct 16, 20194 min read
Featured Member: Astor + Orion
Meet Karen, the founder of Astor + Orion a sustainable accessories brand that's making use of metal scraps.
Sustainable Fashion Alliance
May 20, 20192 min read
"Waste as a Resource" Panel
It is projected that 35.4 billion pounds of post-consumer textile waste will go to U.S. landfills this year. Meanwhile ocean plastic...
Sustainable Fashion Alliance
May 7, 20192 min read
“Loved Clothes Last” Mending Bar in San Francisco
Each year the United States sends 12.8 million tons of textile waste to landfill. As style turnover has accelerated, so has our appetite...
Sustainable Fashion Alliance
May 2, 20193 min read
A Conversation with Female Fashion Founders
On April 11, SFA Co-Founder Joyce Hu moderated a panel discussion on Motherhood, Entrepreneurship and Inspiring Change with Mara Hoffman,...
Sustainable Fashion Alliance
Mar 28, 20194 min read
What Really Gets Recycled
It turns out we're terrible recyclers. After an eye-opening tour of Recology, San Francisco's waste management company, we learned that...
Sustainable Fashion Alliance
Mar 20, 20192 min read
Goodwill Donations up 30% Thanks to Marie Kondo
Thanks to Marie Kondo, people all over the Bay Area are decluttering and re-organizing their homes in the spirit of “sparking more joy”....
Sustainable Fashion Alliance
Sep 24, 20185 min read
Apparel's Impact on Climate Change
This September, we spent a week immersed in climate change conversations with delegates from all around the world. We were also very...
Sustainable Fashion Alliance
Sep 18, 20182 min read
Rayon is Made from Trees
by Joyce Hu This is a little known fact, even among fashion and agriculture industry professionals. The connection to deforestation in...
Sustainable Fashion Alliance
Aug 3, 20182 min read
How Mara Hoffman Transformed Her Supply Chain
On August 2, 2018, we brought Dana Davis, Director of Sustainability and Celine DeCarlo, Director of Social Engagement and Head of...
Sustainable Fashion Alliance
Apr 29, 20182 min read
The Truth Behind Sustainable Textiles Panel
As part of Fashion Revolution Week, Sustainable Fashion Alliance and Fashion Incubator San Francisco at Macy's Union Square hosted a...
Sustainable Fashion Alliance
Mar 20, 20184 min read
How to Get Press and Influencers
Fashion is one of the most competitive industries. So how do you stand out amongst the crowd without diluting your brand's ethos and...
Sustainable Fashion Alliance
Dec 1, 20172 min read
SFA x Urban Air Market Holiday Pop up
This holiday season, the Sustainable Fashion Alliance has partnered with Urban Air Market, the largest marketplace for sustainable...
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