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This is another beautifully written and produced video about plant research. The lucky plant? This time, it's cotton -- what jeans and t-shirts are made of! This video explores how modern cotton plants came to be, the 50 species of cotton, and how cotton genomic research can improve our lives.This is another beautifully written and produced video about plant research. The lucky... more
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Eco fabrics and brands have been hanging around in the fashion world for a couple of years, but critics waived it off as a fad from the jump. I wonder if those critics are the same people that called Hip-Hop a fad in the '80s? But I digress...anyway, brands like Diesel, Burberry, H&M, and Christian Dior attended the Interstoff Asia Essential exhibition last week in Hong Kong to learn more about "eco fabrics, safe dyeing processes, and good working conditions"Eco fabrics and brands have been hanging around in the fashion world for a couple of... more
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It’s all about "Gossip Girl" glam hair this season with headbands a la Blair, embellishments, glittering clips, Swarovski encrusted hair combs and halo's embellishes with pearls. From the catwalks of Dolce & Gabbana to the new collection of Mischa Barton’s head pieces, we take a look at this season’s trend of “Tress-Chic.”It’s all about "Gossip Girl" glam hair this season with headbands a la... more
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Every Monday is the “Wish List,” a blog entry dedicated to one online shopping site where a dream outfit is compiled editorial style from the site. This week pieces pieces include a $2000 clutch (wow!) and $800 shoes! Intrigued? Check it out.
The blogger is a magazine editor so the page is like her dream editorial spread as if she had complete creative rights without any Editor cutting her off! She gives you a great history about the brand, a little story about the look she compiled and then picks the outfit based on the theme of the spread adding captions explaining each item she’s chosen. Really fun and unique. This week it’s classic Ralph Lauren and she has chosen a Black Tie cashmere gown (open back with chains dangling-tres sexy) that would make any celebrity envious and make the room stop if you walked in. Ralph Lauren is all about classic elegance and our blogger has captured his essence with collection pieces that will stand the test of time and make you look as elegant has his clothing.
Really fun fashion page that shows off trends in a really eclectic way. Blogger has an amazingly eclectic site with everything from beauty, fashion, diary style entries, poetry, life in the magazine world----this girl has everything. Already winner of the prestigious “Blog Of The Day Award” (some people take years to earn this—she’s only had her blog up 6 weeks!) and on top level blog rolls of awesome bloggers, this girl is amazing. A+++++Every Monday is the “Wish List,” a blog entry dedicated to one online... more
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Could the biggest risk to your health in a hospital really be the upholstery?
You may not realize it but that comfy lounge chair you’ve been sitting on in the hotel lobby might be slowly contaminating your environment.
Until recently, the commercial textile industry has focused so much on resolving safety issues that they’ve failed to realize the tragic flaw in their best intentions. What’s emerged is a market demand for sustainable fabrics driven by consumers cautious of the effects of PVC.
Carol Derby, Director of Environmental Strategy for Designtex.
By substituting something that is water-based polyurethane on chief value, recycled polyester backing you’ve gone the next step towards sustainability.
Designtex plans to release their “holy grail” of sustainable textiles for commercial applications this year and continues to surprise the industry with recycled fabrics made from unlikely materials, including audio cassette tape that, with a modified walkman, you can actually hear.
For more on sustainable textiles and the full interview with Carol Derby, click here.
Photo by Brintam.Could the biggest risk to your health in a hospital really be the upholstery?
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Check out these amazing mural quilts by Luke Haynes. It's like painting, with fabric. Proof that quilting isn't just for your gran. My god this makes me want my sewing machine back SO BADLY! Anyone up for starting a quilting group?Check out these amazing mural quilts by Luke Haynes. It's like painting, with... more
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Sheer red nylon creates a false ceiling, from which Do-Ho has suspended a full-size set of fabric stairs, complete with a door, details of electrical fittings and a lamp shade. See more amazing work by Do-Ho through the link.Sheer red nylon creates a false ceiling, from which Do-Ho has suspended a full-size... more
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