Tag: Fashion

Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt López Turned Ocean Plastic Into Profitable Sunglasses

Few fashion accessories carry the environmental burden of sunglasses. Most frames are constructed from petroleum-based plastics and acrylic polymers that linger in landfills for centuries, shedding microplastics into soil and waterways long after they've been discarded. Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt López, president of the Spanish eyewear brand Hawkers, saw this problem differently than most industry executives.

Flour Sacks to Ecological Fashion Statements in Times of Crisis

In times of hardship, creativity often becomes a lifeline. The "Heroines" exhibition at the Design Museum Holon, running since March 31, 2025, delves into this theme by showcasing how women during World War II used fashion as a means of survival and expression.

Saudi Arabia’s fashion week and bathing suits

Together with the Ministry of Culture, the commission is working to unlock a thriving cultural sector to preserve and elevate the traditions that make the Kingdom unique.

Arab men get a fashion week in Dubai

The Dubai-based Arab Fashion Council has pioneered the first men’s fashion week in the Middle East. But will it...

Morf shirt transforms to 24 shirts in one!

There's a movie called 27 Dresses about a woman who finds love and finally gets to wear a wedding...

AR Wear’s Anti Rape Underpants (VIDEO)

Rape and sexual assaults on women is just as much a problem in the Middle East as it is...

New Hairy Stocking Fashion Thwarts Mingling Between the Sexes

Women weary of ogling men can now deflect attention with a pair of hairy stockings. The fuzzy fashion accessory...

Winners of Recycling Design in Qatar Featured on World Environment Day

A belt made of tin. A hat made of cardboard. A dress made of newspaper with DVD and CD...

America’s First Hijab Design Competition Turns Tradition on its Head

It's true that a preponderance of Muslim women are shrouded in unflattering chadors and hijabs that hardly permit a...

H&M to Launch the First Global Clothes Recycling Venture

Swedish retail company H&M recently announced an upcoming clothes recycling venture, starting in February 2013. The fashion recycling campaign...

Zara Gives in to Greenpeace and Public Pressure

Greenpeace tapped into some serious people power with their recent "Detox" campaign and the world's largest fast fashion retailer...

Clothing Laced With Live Bacteria is Weirdly Cool

Sarine Zaken is the world's first designer to incorporate living bacteria into clothing and jewelry that people can actually...