Costa de Pájaros, Costa Rica - On a beach in Costa Rica, as fishermen land the day's catch, two women are hard at work on a slimy sea bass skin, rubbing, scraping, washing, and tanning the hide to turn it into leather. Two years ago, both Mauren Castro, 41, and Marta Sosa, 70, were stay-at-home mums dependent on their fishermen husbands to...
Oct 3, 2024
Launched in 2009 the brand Injiri, meaning real India, focuses on textile development and sustainable usage of materials from across India which, perhaps more than any other country, has long supplied the fashion industry with extraordinary handwoven textiles. But how much do we really understand of these centuries-old techniques and what goes...
Sep 28, 2021
As sustainability becomes a more substantial movement in the fashion industry, it seems like a natural reaction for brands to make efforts that leave a lasting, positive impact on the environment. And with sustainable online marketplace Canyon Goods, founder Sara Dinkin is doing exactly that. What initially started out as a vintage shop on Etsy...
Jul 9, 2019