If there’s one thrift corridor in LA that actually lives up to the hype, it’s Sunset Blvd between Echo Park and Silver Lake. You’ve got multiple decades of vintage stacked within half a mile of each other, and the neighborhood’s whole identity is built around the idea that your clothes should mean something. This isn’t just shopping […]
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10 stops. Dixie Highway to Palm Beach Island. Budget thrift to designer vintage. Here’s what nobody tells you about West Palm Beach: it is one of the best thrift corridors in the entire country. You’ve got a single stretch of S. Dixie Highway where you can walk from a true Goodwill to a Chanel consignment boutique in
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There’s a version of sustainable fashion history that gets told a lot. It involves Instagram aesthetics, capsule wardrobes, celebrities with tote bags. It’s clean, it’s marketable, and it skips over the person who actually did the foundational intellectual work before any of that existed. Her name is Kate Fletcher. And if you haven’t heard of
Berlin has always been known for its avant-garde edge and this year’s Fashion Week proved it’s not just about fresh looks, but fresh values. Sustainability wasn’t a buzzword; it was mandatory. Berlin Fashion Week 2026 became the platform showcasing fashion’s future: transparent, creative, and rooted in social responsibility. Berlin, you did not disappoint. What Are
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What Fashion Isn’t Telling You Yet You’ve probably seen the videos: a brand representative digging a hole in their backyard, burying a T-shirt, and promising it’ll decompose into nothing. Six months later, they dig it up and it’s gone. Proof, right? Not quite. Sustainable fashion TikTok and Instagram are full of these claims right now.
Harry Styles is back and so is my will to live. Harry Styles has tasked us with kissing all of the time and discoing occasionally. Thus we’re bringing back boas, sparkles, metallics, jumpsuits, halters, and the list goes on. If you know me, you know I am a huge Harry Styles fan. This has been
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If you’ve ever tried to “get into sustainable fashion” and immediately felt like you needed a PhD, a personality transplant, and a brand-new wardrobe overnight, same. It’s a lot. Which is why I’m genuinely obsessed with Not Buying It, a guide to fashion greenwashing disguised as an early 2000s magazine, created by co-editors Mel Watt
I love a dog in a sweater as much as the next person. My Yorkie, Scarlett, has a drawer dedicated to her wardrobe. But here’s the thing nobody talks about when we’re scrolling through Instagram feeds of pets in tiny outfits…pet fashion has the exact same sustainability problems as human fashion. Same synthetic materials, same
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Valentine’s Day has a bit of a reputation. Overpriced roses wrapped in plastic, cards that get tossed the next day, gifts that feel more like an obligation than an expression of love. But it doesn’t have to be that way. For me, a sustainable Valentine’s Day isn’t about doing less, it’s about doing it differently.
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Your no-BS guide to what’s really happening in sustainable fashion Hey fashion friends! Here’s your first edition of The Susty Scoop. If we’re going to save the planet, we need to know what’s actually working, spoiler, not as much as we’d hope, and what’s just fancy greenwashing dressed up in hemp clothing. The last few
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Plastic in the ocean is one of those problems that feels too big to fix, but what if we could turn some of that waste into something useful? That’s exactly what Econyl is doing. This recycled nylon fabric is made from ocean waste like fishing nets and fabric scraps, giving it a second life in
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We’ve been sold a story about sustainability that puts all the pressure on us. Shop better. Recycle harder. Calculate your carbon footprint. Feel guilty about every purchase. But here’s what that story leaves out: the climate crisis wasn’t caused by you buying a dress. It was engineered by fossil fuel companies that knew for decades
From Shein to ExxonMobil, brands learned the hard way that vague “eco” claims don’t fly anymore. Here’s what happened—and how to spot the BS going forward. Sustainability marketing had a big year in 2025. Unfortunately, so did greenwashing. From fashion brands overstating recycled content to beauty companies making vague “eco” claims with nothing to back
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Picture this: you open your closet and everything inside has a purpose. No half-worn impulse buys. No “maybe if I change my entire personality, I’ll wear this” pieces. No pile of almost-new clothes you secretly feel guilty about. Just items you love, use, and actually wear. And best of all, none of it is destined
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Let’s play a quick game. I say “sustainable fashion,” and you picture what, exactly? Pricey linen dresses? Scratchy hemp shirts? A grid of tiny certification logos no one actually understands? Or maybe NOTHING came to mind because you don’t know enough about it. If your brain just spiraled into confusion, welcome, you’re in the majority.
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People talk a lot about “sustainable leather,” but most of what ends up in stores today is either animal leather with a massive footprint or “vegan leather” that is really just plastic with a prettier name. And that leaves a real question hanging in the air. Is there actually a version of leather that does
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