Tag: textile

  • The story of American indigo begins not in fashion houses but in the hands of enslaved Black Americans who have maintained centuries-old cultivation knowledge to South Carolina’s Sea Islands. This hidden foundation reveals how Gullah-Geechee communities created the economic backbone for America’s first major textile export, influencing everything from colonial trade to contemporary sustainable dye…

    Gullah-Geechee Indigo: The Hidden Impact on the Fashion Industry
  • Forget what you know about materials. The question is no longer about silk, cotton, or leather. The vanguard of design is asking a more intriguing question: which fruit are you wearing? The fashion landscape is undergoing a radical, silent revolution. It’s moving away from resource-depleting traditions and synthetic stopgaps and towards a future where luxury is…

    From Orchard to Runway: The New Guard of Bio-Luxury