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Fashion Techworks Revives the Iconic Comic Strip Mac Divot

By Christian Chensvold, Associate Editor | November 30, 2023

After debuting at the recent Los Angeles Art Hearts Fashion, Mac Divot, the iconic comic strip that ran for 22 years in some 200 papers nationwide, was revived by Tom Keefer and Cindy Ingraham-Keefer into a new line. Combining unique intellectual property with sustainable apparel manufacturing, it mixes retro with modern.

EDC Report Demands BRI Accountability for Neglecting Suppliers

Responsible, ethical sourcing messaging has been part of the cornerstone within sustainable marketing for many years...

Citizens of Humanity x Billy Reid Collab Reimagines the Classics

Southern California meets just plain Southern in a new collaboration between L.A.’s Citizens of Humanity and Alabama-based, four-time CFDA award winner Billy Reid.

Los Angeles–based Frank & Eileen Takes Home 2023 MAFI Award

In 2009, Audrey McLoghlin first sourced responsibly crafted Italian menswear fabrics with the idea of reinventing the women’s button-front shirt, an apparel item previously devoted almost entirely to men...

The Other Side of Apparel Sustainability— Ethics in Worker Treatment

What are the most pressing labor and worker issues that must be addressed to improve sustainability within the apparel industry?

Lycra Releases New Update on Achieving Goals for 2030

“Global” is increasingly becoming not just an economic or political term but also an all-encompassing earthly caretaking term. In other words, global means doing good for our orbiting globe, from the individual to the corporate.

Bella+Canvas Debuts Tee From Entirely Recycled Materials

If sustainability is starting to sound over-hyped, here are a couple things to consider...

Aii Selects $250M CSP Grant Recipients in Carbon Reduction

The Apparel Impact Institute will deploy its first grants from its catalytic Fashion Climate Fund to recipients from the nonprofit’s Climate Solutions Portfolio, a registry of solutions to reduce the fashion industry’s carbon impact.

tasc Names Professional Golfer Eric Cole as Brand Ambassador

Premium activewear brand tasc has signed PGA-tour player Eric Cole as the label’s brand ambassador.

National Textile and Apparel Sourcing Trade Shows Launch in Los Angeles

Two preeminent East Coast textile and apparel sourcing trade shows made their debut in Los Angeles July 25–26.

Taking the First Steps in Creating Traceability in an Apparel Business

As conversations covering fashion sustainability focus on the origin and life cycle of goods, from farm to closet, how can a brand of any size or designer of any experience level take the first steps toward implementing traceability?

Taking Eco Transparency Into Account When Considering Financing

Ecological and ethical influences have reached every area of fashion and apparel. Abiding by greener apparel guidelines requires brands to remain transparent by revealing each step...

U.N. Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network Annual Meeting Addresses Industry’s Challenges

Sustainable-fashion experts, brand leaders and sourcing professionals discussed the progress of Sustainable Development Goals and challenges during the United Nations Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network...