This article is part of a series examining Responsible Fashion, and innovative efforts to address issues facing the fashion industry. Who gets to decide what is green or greenwashing? Is it a good thing that more celebrities and reality stars are embracing pre-loved clothing? How much should governments step in when it comes to sustainability?…
To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. Every year, around 1 or 2 a.m. on Jan. 1, Joline O’Leary drives home from a big New Year’s Eve party. Before turning in for the night, after the Champagne and fireworks, she eats a bowl of…
I have successfully resisted knee-high boots for years. I rode out the last cycle when they were in fashion, about 15 years ago, when everybody was tucking their skinny jeans into them. I knew that look wasn’t for me. In the last months, though, I’ve wanted something to wear under skirts or dresses that wasn’t…
You’re no doubt familiar with the feeling of walking into a New Year’s Eve party and confronting a very particular temporal melancholy: the sensation that you and everyone there are doomed to repeat such an arbitrary occasion for the rest of our lives. My parents had their own solution to this annual dilemma. They are…