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Fashion for the Future – As Old Becomes New, The New Becomes Old
It’s hard to think of an industry that relies more on the power of new-ness than fashion. Designers are expected to produce as much as six new collections every year. Just the thought…
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Good Gift Cards
This final good gift guide of the season is for all you forgetful procrastinators out there. Gift cards will never disappoint, but there’s no need to be as obvious as getting an Amazon…
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Good Gifts for Men
Men can either be really easy or super difficult to buy presents for. Our handpicked gift selections include good stuff like a badass backpack, sinful beard oil, cookwear for the rugged outdoorsman, a…
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Good Gifts for your BFF
When buying a gift for your best friend, go for things that make their everyday life just a little bit brighter. Our BFF gift guide includes cozy and conscious wardrobe staples, social reading…
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Good Gifts for the Wellness Warrior
Although the holidays are not a time when we tend to stick to our normal healthy routine, the rest of the year offers plenty of opportunity to make up for that. This gift…
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Good Gifts for Your (Lady) Love
This gift guide is for you men out there desperately wondering what to get that special lady in your life for the holidays. Our suggestions include beautifully handmade objects and wearables, lots of…
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Good Gifts for Foodies
Food is no longer just something we need three times a day to stay alive. It’s become a way of life, with an increasing number of people identifying themselves as foodies. In this…
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Richard Branson Tells Employees: Take as Much Vacation as You Want
If you want to get a European living in the US riled up about something, start discussing vacation time. Most American companies give their employees two weeks paid vacation every year. In that…
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A Tour of Moby’s LA Home, Where He Keeps 30,000 Bees
Musician, DJ and activist Moby takes us on a tour of his four-acre property atop the Hollywood Hills, which he shares with approximately 30,000 healthy, happy bees. Many of the foods we eat…
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Homeboy Industries – Jobs, Hope & Transformation for LA’s Former Gang Members
Since 1988, Homeboy Industries has provided job training and counseling to thousands of former gang members, giving them a rare opportunity to change their lives. The organization was started by Father Greg Boyle…
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Vivienne Westwood – Designer, Climate Activist, Fashion Icon
Upon entering the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s wildly popular exhibit Punk: Chaos to Couture, visitors were greeted by spiky-haired mannequins wearing outfits designed by Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren alongside couture designer pieces…
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Startup Stories: Factory45, an Accelerator Program for Made in the USA
The most successful entrepreneurs out there create because they simply cannot help themselves, and few stop at just one idea. Shannon Whitehead got her start in 2010 when she co-founded {r}evolution apparel, a…
Creating Beautiful Music and a Better World – Q&A with Futurebrite
In honor of International Women’s Day, we would like to introduce you to one of our favorite women. Karen Kanan Corrêa is a singer-songwriter who, when she’s not creating amazing music, somehow also…
Creating a New Fashion & Manufacturing District in Brooklyn
“Made in the US” has become quite the buzzword lately, and is widely considered one of the corner stones of sustainable fashion. In order to promote locally made fashion, it’s imperative that we…
Thailand Promises to End Ivory Trade
At the opening of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Bangkok, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra pledged to start a legislative process that will…
VOZ Autumn/Winter 2013: Change Through Beauty Arrives
One of the things that I loved most about the VOZ A/W 2013 presentation at the Metropolitan Pavilion during New York Fashion Week was the way that designer, Jasmine Aarons, and her team…
Alternative Denim – Jeans Made From Recycled Plastic & Wood
A while back, Levi’s introduced a new line of jeans made from recycled plastic bottles and food trays. Now, a British design student has developed a pair of jeans made from sustainable wood…
Afghan Dreamers: Stories of Hope and Inspiration from Afghanistan
What do we think of when we think of Afghanistan? War, desolation, oppression, destruction… the list goes on. But despite a tumultuous past and present, Afghanistan is not just a conflict zone. The…
Textural Magic: Amanda Henderson Knits for Autumn/Winter 2013
It is always totally energizing to discover new talent during New York Fashion Week (NYFW), in part because many young designers today are opting out of traditional runway shows in order to present…
Benjamin Franklin’s Routine: Do Good Each Day
Sometimes we can find inspiration in the strangest of places, such as the daily goings-on of the man that graces our hundred dollar bill. Benjamin Franklin was not only an author, newspaper editor,…
Dang Good Coconut Chips
“‘Dang, that’s good!’ often comes out of people’s mouths after they try our coconut chips,” says Vincent Kitirattragarn. Dang also happens to be his mothers name (and means “red” in Thai), so he…
Hoist the Sonic Sails, Artist Alyce Santoro is on Deck
Alyce Santoro is one of those women that you think exists only in fiction; A futuristic character bravely challenging herself in the face of convention and nature wearing nothing but her own creations of a “Satellite…
Organic, Raw Chocolate Love for Valentine’s
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and however you feel about this holiday one thing is for certain: it’s a good excuse to indulge in some delicious sweets. And the great news…
Celebrities Unite Against Fracking
After unsuccessfully trying for months to get a face-to-face meeting with New York Governor Andrew Coumo, Yoko Ono had enough. “Since you haven’t met with me about the dangers of fracking,” the artist…
November 18, 2015
Mrs. Kimberly Leonard — Dear Harmless Harvest,
Where do I begin? It's hard to choose the correct words to say THANK YOU! You...
September 1, 2015
Kelly Sims — Gwen,
I live in Durham and I see it all the time, sometimes on sale at Kroger and Harris Teeter.
Kelly...
