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From making algae-sequin dresses, dyeing clothes with bacteria to planting trackable pigments in cotton, an emerging tide of technological innovations offers the fashion industry a chance to clean up its woeful environmental record. Change is urgently needed, since the industry consumes 93 billion cubic meters of water per year, dumps 500,000 tonnes of plastic microfibers into the ocean, and accounts for 10 percent of global carbon emissions, according to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The growing demands for change have generated ingenious responses, such as New York designer Charlotte McCur...

Type keyword(s) to search Every product on this page was chosen by a Harper's BAZAAR editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. The Future of Fashion Is Fungi Why luxury brands like Hermès, Iris Van Herpen, and Stella McCartney are turning to mushrooms for an eco-alternative to leather. GETTY IMAGES & COURTESY IRIS VAN HERPEN; BOLT THREADS; MADE WITH REISHITM BY MYCOWORKS. The wondrous fungi-inspired creations in Dutch couture designer Iris Van Herpen's Spring 2021 collection are like nothing else in the fashion world. Undulating crowns of brass coils top delic...

The Good Men Project Become a Premium Member We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. Your support of our work is inspiring and invaluable. Fashion From American Innovators Spares the Environment American companies are finding innovative ways to reduce the environmental cost of fashion. According to the United Nations, the fashion industry accounts for 10 percent of global carbon emissions and nearly 20 percent of global wastewater. In response, designers and innovators are creating more sustainable and ecological fast-fash...

You probably know that putting lots of fruits and vegetables in your body is good for you, but what you might not know is that putting more fruit and veg on your body in the form of leather-alternative fabrics could be good for the planet. Boston-based technology research firm Lux Research forecasts annual sales of low-complexity leather alternatives, which include fruit- and vegetable-derived materials as well as recycled-material leathers, are likely to hit $1 billion by 2025 driven by a combination of consumer demand and technological advances. They’re currently “in the double-digit...

Fashion goes bananas — and apples and grapes and oranges too Adam Tschorn © Provided by The LA Times Fruit-bowl fashion looks more stylish than ever thanks to textiles made from apples, bananas, mushrooms and more. (Ross May / Los Angeles Times) You probably know that putting lots of fruits and vegetables in your body is good for you, but what you might not know is that putting more fruit and veg on your body in the form of leather-alternative fabrics could be good for the planet. Boston-based technology research firm Lux Research forecasts annual sales of low-complexi...