Ireland Hosts 3rd Ethical Fashion Week with Katharine Hamnett (Dublin Event)

Katharine Hamnett slogan t-shirt. Credit: Katharine Hamnett Re-Dress , a Dublin-based organization campaigning for ethical fashion, has announced the 3rd annual Ethical Fashion Week in Ireland, Fashion Evolution 2010 slated for May 26 (rescheduled from May 4). The event will serve as a platform for educating the fashion industry on more sustainable options in clothing manufacturing

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Ireland Hosts 3rd Ethical Fashion Week with Katharine Hamnett (Dublin Event)

Katharine Hamnett slogan t-shirt. Credit: Katharine Hamnett Re-Dress , a Dublin-based organization campaigning for ethical fashion, has announced the 3rd annual Ethical Fashion Week in Ireland, Fashion Evolution 2010 slated for May 26 (rescheduled from May 4)

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Ireland Hosts 3rd Ethical Fashion Week with Katharine Hamnett (Dublin Event)

Ireland Hosts 3rd Ethical Fashion Week with Katharine Hamnett (Dublin Event)

Katharine Hamnett slogan t-shirt. Credit: Katharine Hamnett Re-Dress , a Dublin-based organization campaigning for ethical fashion, has announced the 3rd annual Ethical Fashion Week in Ireland, Fashion Evolution 2010 slated for May 26 (rescheduled from May 4).

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Save Money by Driving Better: BP Doing Something Right (Gasp!)

Image credit: The Guardian Many people are hoping that the gigantic BP oil spill will be a collective eco-wake up call . Meanwhile the oil just keeps on spewing, and it looks like magic-bullet solutions like burning off the oil slick are unlikely to have much impact

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Design ‘Think Act Vote’ Slogan Tee, Win Katharine Hamnett’s Seal of Approval

Credit: Think Act Vote Think Act Vote and UK-based ethical fashion label, Komodo have launched a t-shirt design competition with the goal of inspiring people to engage in politics through fashion. The campaign coincides with the coming election in the UK and Katharine Hamnett — the Katharine Hamnett who created the first slogan tee in the ’80s — will select the top design.

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Design ‘Think Act Vote’ Slogan Tee, Win Katharine Hamnett’s Seal of Approval

Biomimicry: Chemical-Free Water-Blocking Material Inspired By Spider Hair

Photo via Thomas Shahan Looking veeeery closely at spider hairs, scientists at the University of Florida have figured a way to mimic the varying lengths of spider body hair in order to create a flat, water-blocking and self-cleaning surface that could be ideal for anything from food packaging to solar cells to windows. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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