I just stumbled on this great British digital magazine, Style Will Save Us. It is becoming increasingly apparent that, while Portland is a major hub of ethical fashion (BTW, that is the latest buzz term: ethical fashion—a term that envelopes designers who make choices based on what’s environmentally sustainable, anti-sweatshop lines, etc), the UK is also a major hotbed. The London College of Fashion is having an eco-themed week titled “Is Green the New Black?, and London’s last Fashion Week had a special exhibit for designers working in that field (which included Portland emissaries entermodal). SWSU’s current issue features a forum discussion of the recycled fur line Harricana, tips for extending the wearability of your wardrobe before tossing and replacing, and a carbon calculator to track your personal CO2 use (I was doing pretty good until I got to the section on my past year’s worth of air travel. And yet how else am I to get to enlightened Europe or bring aid to the hospitals of Ecuador, dangit?).

(Photo from the feature on Parisian collective Andrea Crews’ “post vintage” line of refashioned used clothing—such old news in PDX.