Diversifying the Culture of Sustainable Fashion
What a powerful conversation. We got deep and we got vulnerable. The breadth and depth of content was vast, thought-provoking, inspiring...
Search
SFA
- Nov 20, 2020
- 5 min
Boma Jewelry: Family-owned business grounded in doing no harm.
Boma Jewelry was founded by Boon and Chieko in 1981 in Seattle, Washington. As the company grew and became a trusted source for large...
129 views0 comments
SFA
- Aug 22, 2020
- 3 min
Jackie Lutze: Timeless Vegan Womenswear
Jackie Lutze was on the hunt for a sustainable blazer that was also vegan. When she couldn't find what she was looking for she decided to...
111 views0 comments
SFA
- Feb 3, 2020
- 2 min
Taylor Jay Collection: Empowering and Inclusive for all Shapes
Meet Taylor Jay, an inclusive designer being named "the black Eileen Fisher".
185 views0 comments
SFA
- Dec 9, 2019
- 4 min
Sustainable Holiday Gift Guide
A holiday guide filled with mindfully made products for everyone on your list. Eco-friendly, zero waste, fair trade.
185 views0 comments
SFA
- Nov 5, 2019
- 2 min
Local Supply Chains + Soil-to-Skin Materials Panel
On October 24th, the Sustainable Fashion Alliance partnered with Fibershed for a conversation about shifting the needle in the apparel...
58 views0 comments
SFA
- Oct 17, 2019
- 4 min
Featured Member: Astor + Orion
Meet Karen, the founder of Astor + Orion a sustainable accessories brand that's making use of metal scraps.
116 views0 comments
SFA
- May 20, 2019
- 2 min
"Waste as a Resource" Panel
It is projected that 35.4 billion pounds of post-consumer textile waste will go to U.S. landfills this year. Meanwhile ocean plastic...
143 views0 comments
SFA
- May 7, 2019
- 2 min
“Loved Clothes Last” Mending Bar in San Francisco
Each year the United States sends 12.8 million tons of textile waste to landfill. As style turnover has accelerated, so has our appetite...
109 views0 comments
SFA
- May 2, 2019
- 3 min
A Conversation with Female Fashion Founders
On April 11, SFA Co-Founder Joyce Hu moderated a panel discussion on Motherhood, Entrepreneurship and Inspiring Change with Mara Hoffman,...
150 views0 comments
SFA
- Mar 29, 2019
- 4 min
What Really Gets Recycled
It turns out we're terrible recyclers. After an eye-opening tour of Recology, San Francisco's waste management company, we learned that...
165 views0 comments
SFA
- Mar 20, 2019
- 2 min
Goodwill Donations up 30% Thanks to Marie Kondo
Thanks to Marie Kondo, people all over the Bay Area are decluttering and re-organizing their homes in the spirit of “sparking more joy”....
84 views0 comments
SFA
- Sep 24, 2018
- 5 min
Apparel's Impact on Climate Change
This September, we spent a week immersed in climate change conversations with delegates from all around the world. We were also very...
191 views0 comments
SFA
- Sep 18, 2018
- 2 min
Rayon is Made from Trees
by Joyce Hu This is a little known fact, even among fashion and agriculture industry professionals. The connection to deforestation in...
175 views0 comments
SFA
- Aug 3, 2018
- 2 min
How Mara Hoffman Transformed Her Supply Chain
On August 2, 2018, we brought Dana Davis, Director of Sustainability and Celine DeCarlo, Director of Social Engagement and Head of...
546 views0 comments
SFA
- Apr 29, 2018
- 2 min
The Truth Behind Sustainable Textiles Panel
As part of Fashion Revolution Week, Sustainable Fashion Alliance and Fashion Incubator San Francisco at Macy's Union Square hosted a...
88 views0 comments
SFA
- Mar 20, 2018
- 4 min
How to Get Press and Influencers
Fashion is one of the most competitive industries. So how do you stand out amongst the crowd without diluting your brand's ethos and...
36 views0 comments
SFA
- Dec 2, 2017
- 2 min
SFA x Urban Air Market Holiday Pop up
This holiday season, the Sustainable Fashion Alliance has partnered with Urban Air Market, the largest marketplace for sustainable...
22 views0 comments
SFA
- Nov 28, 2017
- 3 min
San Francisco Premiere of RiverBlue
On November 19, twenty cities worldwide premiered RiverBlue the documentary to unveil facts the fashion industry doesn’t want you to...
56 views0 comments
SFA
- Sep 30, 2017
- 3 min
Sustainability at Scale - Gap Inc., Coyuchi, and Allbirds
What is the reality of scaling sustainable and ethical production as companies grow into global brands? On September 14, 2017, The...
86 views0 comments