From Field to Shelf

Although we're not out of the woods yet regarding the pandemic and an anemic economy, brands are stirring back to life. But with this...

The year 2020 may go down in history as an inflection point, a time of significant change when so much went so wrong. But from out of...

(Co-Authored with Fashion+Sustainability advisor, Thomasine Dolan Dow.) As Americans, we're concerned that the presidential transition...

Oddly enough, when writing this month's column, I originally intended to discuss likely economic recovery scenarios and how those could...

Anecdotal evidence suggests that consumer demand for mass-market jeans has plummeted during the Covid pandemic. In contrast, demand for...

We live in such difficult times. It's like the world has been turned upside down. What worked before is now failing. Darkness has...

In case you hadn't noticed, our industry is changing. For many companies, extended supply chains are out; sustainability is in. Cheap is...

"Since the invention of the mechanical loom nearly two and a half centuries ago, fashion has been a dirty, unscrupulous business that has...

It's an old story. I've heard it from proponents of Made-in-USA production. How can our industry be truly sustainable if it maintains...

There seems to be growing concern over the future of capitalism – at least the American variety – so says The Washington Post in a...

Allow me to begin this column with an apology: I'm now going to sound like an economics wonk. Yikes. Economics. Growth rates, GDP, trade...

Have you heard the latest? Cotton is dirty. That’s right, cotton uses more pesticides than any other crop, is responsible for countless...