Farewell, Cosby sweaters

By sistascloset

Regular and faithful readers of my meanderings will recall that my name does not come up with the mention of fashion icons. I dress seasonally with the notion that clothes serve a utilitarian purpose to cover up. It’s only due to some heavy lifting from my wife Sherry – who has borne many crosses over…

The Drug Store: More than a pharmacy, especially for holidays

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IRON MOUNTAIN — The Drug Store is a small-town pharmacy that offers much more than prescription services. In the Midtown Mall since 1976, The Drug Store also has locations in Crystal Falls and Norway and employs 64 people between the three sites. The Drug Store is affiliated with the Hometown Pharmacy chain. The Drug Store […]

Millie Bobby Brown, Madelyn Cline, Katy Perry, and Others Win National Honors for Animal Advocacy

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For urging fans to adopt from animal shelters, promoting vegan clothing and cruelty-free products, and advocating for food justice, Millie Bobby Brown, For urging fans to adopt from animal shelters, promoting vegan clothing and cruelty-free products, and advocating for food justice, Millie Bobby Brown, Madelyn Cline, Katy Perry, and Ashley Jackson are winners of peta2’s 2023 Libby Awards. “Libby” is short for “liberation,” and each year peta2—part of PETA’s youth division—presents the awards to individuals, brands, and products that go above and beyond for animals. Honorees include the following:

How Fast, Cheap Fashion Is Polluting the Planet: QuickTake

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The business model known as fast fashion has proved wildly successful. Apparel makers churn out new styles on an ever-shorter cycle, offering them at prices so low that consumers buy more and more items, sometimes getting only a few wears out of them. But there’s a dark side: The boom in the production of garments has increased carbon emissions and other ecological harms, and generated enormous clothing waste.

Dressing sustainably: Combatting the dangers of fast fashion

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The fast fashion industry is a hidden danger to the environment, as not enough people are truly aware of just how much waste it produces. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Americans generate 16 million tons of textile waste annually — 62.5% of which is sent directly to landfill

Gucci staff strike over plans to relocate to Milan

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Writing on its website last week, the union said the move “conceals the desire to soon cease all activity in Rome.” A later post was accompanied by photos from Monday’s demonstration in Rome, where protesters held placards with messages including “Gucci cuts but doesn’t sew.”

Thrill of the Find: At DaisyAge, what’s old is new again

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Sandra Sharp has been a collector of clothes through the decades, selling her finds online via Etsy for many years. Regularly rooting through staple and statement pieces of the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s at estate sales and flea markets, she has had trouble choosing a favorite time or style—handpicking a little bit of everything from […]