Some of us are tired of staring at that once used ensemble from that one wedding 10 years ago. Others have absolutely no idea what to do with that prom dress under the bed next to our fluffy house slippers. Well, now there’s a great way to get rid of a one-time outfit while helping those [...]

For many of us, a completely car-free lifestyle seems like a near impossibility. However, for residents of one German town, getting around without an automobile is their current reality. Vauban is a new experimental, one square mile, upscale suburban district near the French and Swiss borders. By Joanne O’Donnell April/May 2011 Conducive It was completed [...]

Recently, I spotted Crystal Renn on the Toronto Fashion Week runway and was thrilled to see that they’d included the gorgeous size 12 model. She’s a positive role model for women and girls, the author of the empowering book “Hungry”, and a stunning beauty with good taste in fashion. By Teresa Johnson OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2010 CONDUCIVE [...]

It can be difficult to translate the looks you love on your favorite starlets into sustainable, eco-friendly looks you’ll wear. So don’t knock yourself out—let me do the work for you. Socially conscious dressing has never been easier.

Say what you will about the 1980s, it brought us some bold fashion choices, and the decade’s designs can be incorporated into any spring wardrobe for a more noticeable, fun look. L.A. Corralez shows us how admirers of womens clothing can blend the fashion of the “Me Generation” with a broader consciousness, and hit spring [...]

Raw Earth Wild Sky is an L.A.-based contemporary line created by designers Karen Kananen and Samantha Robinson.

Meet Bruce, a guy who takes more stuff out of the trash than he puts in. Sculpture and Mobiles by Bruce Gray in Los Angeles is his unique biz. His Found Objects collection is made from articles that were pulled from dumpsters or company trash donations.

Whether it comes in the form of pants, jackets, shorts, skirts, vests, or dresses, denim is a key component to any wardrobe. It has been the driving force behind many successful clothing brands. Despite denim’s prevalence, few know that the material is actually very hard on the environment, with a single pair of jeans requiring [...]

Despite the large numbers of female art students and artists, artistic venues are slim for women and feminist art. Public historian Elizabeth Sackler decided to change this, establishing the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art in the Brooklyn Museum. Sackler tells art editor Linda Stein about her long effort to create the Center, the [...]

Innovative designers committed to socially and environmentally responsible fashion have created cutting-edge, key menswear pieces this season. L.A. Corralez highlights two major Fall 2009 trends and how to upgrade your look with ethical fashion pieces.

Many of us would like to be green and socially responsible shoppers, but it can be hard to know which labels are really practicing these values, and which are taking it on like a fad, without much action. L.A. Corralez helps comb through this perplexity, keeping us in touch with what’s in style and how [...]

  L.A. Corralez reviews slow fashion label, NaturevsFuture. The slow fashion movement borrows from slow food ideas of knowing more about what you buy, the workers who make what you buy, and using that information to make more socially and environmentally responsible choices. Slow Fashion can be vintage, made from recycled or organic materials, and [...]

For eco-friendly fashion designers, this Spring/Summer collections were all about going with the flow in feminine flowy dresses. Dresses came in less intense colors and were made from draped light fabrics such as cotton and silk.