fashion
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Still drinking diet soda? Don’t be a fashion victim!
Skinny Diet Pepsi: the latest fashion faux pas.At the just-launched Fashion Week in Manhattan, supermodels won’t just be sashaying down runways in mind-boggling frocks. They’ll also be accessorized with a new invention from Pepsi Co. — the “skinny can,” pictured at right, which (according to a press release) will “make its debut” in the cool […]
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Is that a solar panel in your pocket? Because I'm getting energized by your pants
Eco-fashion designers are starting to think beyond organic, Fair Trade, and sweatshop-free: Instead of just not harming the world, clothes now need to save it. Here are some duds that do double duty, not only covering your junk but also checking the air quality and hand-feeding the wildlife.
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Bras give energy efficiency a sexy boost in Italy
An Italian lingerie company is offering to help women shrink their waste while supporting their busts (and the planet) with a bra recycling program that finally gives energy efficiency that sexy push-up it's been lacking.
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Airbag bike ‘helmet’ lets you ride safely, lose the helmet hair
A pair of Swedish designers have been banging their heads against the wall to come to the aid of discriminating cyclists who want to avoid mussing their manes without cracking their heads. They've finally hit their target.
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Readers refashion their wardrobe with re-usey couture [PHOTOS]
We asked Grist readers to share photos of their forays into reused fashion. Here are a few of our favorites as part of a special advertising feature brought to you by the eco-friendly people at Polartec.
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From the kitchen to the catwalk: clothing you can wear, then eat [SLIDESHOW]
Recently, Lady Gaga raised a ruckus with a meat dress and fashion took New York by storm. So we compiled some tasty clothing you can wear then eat.
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Turning yesterday's fugly into today's fashion — for $1
The world would be better off if we could all take a stitch in nine like Marisa Lynch, whose thrifting, diy-ing, and blogging is saving the world from the fugliest dresses -- and setting a fashionable example for greener living.
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Swarms of starving models stranded on oil-covered beaches
The kind of oil spill most fashion models are familiar with probably involves tanning oil. This fashion spread from Vogue Italia, however, is a little less "D&B" and a little more "BP." Take a look.
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Would you wear a garment brewed by bacteria?
Left: A tasty vat of bacteria turning tea into trendy textile. Right: The trendy result, a “Veggie” faux leather jacket for when you’re riding your hog.biocouture.co.uk Suzanne Lee is out to infect the fashion world with an idea that’s been brewing for a while — in a vat of bacteria, that is. A Senior Research […]