Leading by example to increase the diversity of faces and bodies represented in fashion.

Certification based on social, economic, and environmental criteria.

The website for all things Renew-ed at Eileen Fisher, including the Resewn collections.

Eileen Fisher’s Waste No More program demonstrates how even damaged clothing can be re-purposed and made useful again!

One way to keep your favorite clothes for longer is to clean and repair them. Patagonia’s website has care guides with instructions and photos for some common issues.

An overview about the how and why of recycling clothes.

The North Face (Clothes the Loop) and Patagonia (Worn Wear) and Mara Hoffman are brands that take back their own clothes to repurpose or recycle.

Find collection bins in cities (wearablecollections.com and usagain.com). Levi’s and H&M will take back clothing and shoes from ANY brand at their stores. Nike Reuse-A-Shoe takes back ALL sneakers.

Check out the band’s website!

Read Noah’s blog post about its efforts to reduce waste with packaging for mail orders.

The conundrum of packaging. An article from 2014 that is still relevant today.

Noah provides a detailed accounting of the costs to produce several items from a recent season.

A very detailed essay on cost from womenswear brand Elizabeth Suzann.

A quick animated film about where microfibers come from and how they end up in the ocean.

Unfortunately, microplastics are now so prevalent they are also polluting the air we breathe and the food we eat.

Try a Guppy Friend washbag to prevent synthetic microfibers from your clothes ending up in the ocean.

A short article with information about waste in the fabrication and sale of garments, and why it matters to be thoughtful about what you buy and how you get rid of things you don’t wear anymore.

Some facts and figures about recycling clothes.

Information about Noah’s labor costs for sewing and assembling rugby shirts and fleece sweatshirts.

A quick animated film about where microfibers come from and how they end up in the ocean.

Tips from the New York Times about how to buy clothes that are made to last.

How do the clothes you are wearing right now rate in terms of the labor and the resources needed to manufacture them?

A cheat sheet for assessing the fabric and sewing of individual garments.

Descriptions of the specific fabrics Noah selects for style and durability.

From the Natural Resources Defense Council, a comparison of the environmental impacts of various fibers used to make clothing. Scroll to Page 3 to review the full chart.

Tips from the United Nations about everyday actions we can each take to reduce our carbon footprints.

A short film about the back story to our production and consumption habits.