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Farm-to-Closet
Notes from four years as Christy Dawn’s director of regenerative practices
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Choose Your Own Design
Help me choose designs, colors, and fits for my brand's upcoming collections
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Cotton Farmers in Africa Wear Your Old T-shirts
How clothing made with cotton grown in West Africa takes at least two laps around the globe before West Africans wear it.
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A Mindful Gift Guide
A list of garments made with thoughtfully sourced textiles.
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Cheap Cotton, Expensive Subsidies
How farmers in Texas can make millions growing cotton for $5 T-shirts sold in Walmart.
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What Makes a Great Sweater Great
What producing sweaters for brands has taught me about shopping for sweaters.
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We’re All Wearing the Same Thing
Hint: It’s plastic and GMO cotton. In rare cases it’s not, it’s other fibers processed to feel and act like plastic and GMO cotton.
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The Mindful Designer's Almanac
The Mindful Designer's Almanac
A collection of monthly entries that share diverse research and stories about how we grow, make, wear, and dispose of clothing.
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