Before the economy screams recession, fashion trends whisper it. Forget Wall Street — fashion is one of the first things to react when the economy starts to shift. In times before and during recession ...

Textile waste is one of the most concerning issues of our time. The average American tosses 82 pounds of clothing every year, per Earth.org, adding up to 11 million tons of textiles in U.S. landfills.

Kenya and other African nations are being overwhelmed by imported textile waste sent from industrialized nations like the United Kingdom, Canada, China, and the United States. According to Mongabay, ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nadja Sayej writes about fashion, celebrity and pop culture. Bal Harbour, Florida, Bal Harbour Shops, courtyard with palm tree ...

This style celebrates Nigeria’s cultural heritage with bold colors, intricate patterns, and traditional fabrics like Ankara. Ordinarily, Afrocentric clothing does not feature fine linen dresses, kilts ...

Scudder Plaza had a new look this past month, trading its usual treatment as a tourist splash pad for a runway. At Sankofa, an annual African fashion show, the cool mist from the Fountain of Freedom ...