Fashion

A store displays packages of unwanted clothing for ready for selling, Iquique, Chile.

Fast fashion is causing an environmental disaster in Chile's Atacama Desert

Some 59,000 tons of unwanted clothing arrive in Chile each year from places like Europe, Asia and the United States. But because it is illegal to dump them in landfills, they often end up in places like the Atacama Desert in the north of the country, where they harm the environment.

Fast fashion is causing an environmental disaster in Chile's Atacama Desert
The all-female collective Imilla Skate in Bolivia

These Indigenous female skateboarders are breaking stereotypes in Bolivia

These Indigenous female skateboarders are breaking stereotypes in Bolivia
a tiara

New exhibit shows how Islamic art influenced French luxury jewelry maker Cartier

New exhibit shows how Islamic art influenced French luxury jewelry maker Cartier
Over 30,000 people trade in used clothing at Kantamanto market, Accra, Ghana.

How the West’s obsession with fast fashion compounds an environmental nightmare in Ghana

How the West’s obsession with fast fashion compounds an environmental nightmare in Ghana
fghan women and a girl shop for dresses at a local market in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021.

Afghan women to the Taliban: #DoNotTouchMyClothes

Afghan women to the Taliban: #DoNotTouchMyClothes
Ayşe Yıldırım started her modest fashion brand, Miss Ayşe, over a decade ago.

Turkey’s modest fashion market hits its stride

Turkey is quickly becoming a global center of modest fashion — a retail sector that caters to women in Muslim countries who often seek out clothing with more coverage than mainstream brands tend to offer.

Turkey’s modest fashion market hits its stride
White mask with wool straps and green rosettes, with the words Marie Bee Bloom in the top left corner

Graphic designer creates biodegradable masks that bloom flowers when buried

COVID-19 masks have been contributing to plastic pollution around the world. One graphic designer has created a biodegradable mask that blooms when buried in the soil.

Graphic designer creates biodegradable masks that bloom flowers when buried
Merkel stands at a podium flanked by two German flags.

Merkel reverses plan for strict Easter lockdown in Germany

In today's Top of the World: Merkel reverses plan for strict Easter lockdown in Germany; China lashes out at major brands for speaking out against Uyghur human rights abuses; Vice President Kamala Harris tapped to tackle mass migration at the US-Mexico border.

Merkel reverses plan for strict Easter lockdown in Germany
A woman wears a plaid head wrap and dress and poses near a transistor radio

Iconic ‘Ghana Must Go’ bag gets refashioned as a meditation on migration

Photographer Obinna Obioma transforms the iconic "Ghana Must Go" bag into a powerful narrative about migration, nostalgia and longing for home.

Iconic ‘Ghana Must Go’ bag gets refashioned as a meditation on migration
Shifting to face masks has been a survival move for many textile businesses in the southern state of Oaxaca, Mexico.

Mexican artisans make face masks to stay afloat amid coronavirus    

For many textile workers in Oaxaca who have long depended on tourism to support their handicrafts, pivoting to face masks has helped keep their businesses going.  

Mexican artisans make face masks to stay afloat amid coronavirus    
Raphaël Glucksmann, leader of the opposition Parti Socialiste (Socialist Party) and Place Publique (Public Place) list for the European parliament elections, attends a rally in Lyon, France, May 16, 2019.

One French politician fights to expose China’s Uighur concentration camps

When he won a seat in the European Parliament last year, Raphaël Glucksmann promised something different. His goal was to become "the voice of the voiceless people.”

One French politician fights to expose China’s Uighur concentration camps
Norwegian youth sit on the ground while spending time outdoors on a lake.

Norwegian outdoor living concept ‘friluftsliv’ could be valuable pandemic coping strategy

Amid the coronavirus, socializing outside with friends and family has been a valuable way to stay connected with people. But as the weather cools in many parts of the US, it may be time for Americans to spend time outside in the cold.

Norwegian outdoor living concept ‘friluftsliv’ could be valuable pandemic coping strategy
A padlock motif on fabric produced by Ghana Textiles Printing represents the lockdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

This Ghanaian company is producing fabric with motifs inspired by COVID-19

Look closely at the fabric produced in recent months by the brand Ghana Textiles Printing, and you’ll notice something unusual about the patterns: They’re padlocks, airplanes and keys.

This Ghanaian company is producing fabric with motifs inspired by COVID-19
A close up of hands holding a bourbon bottle and a bottle of hand and surface sanitizer

Iconic distilleries turn to hand sanitizer production around the world

Many places around the world are synonymous with their alcoholic beverage of choice — German beer, Kentucky bourbon, London dry gin. Now, many producers are adding hand sanitizer to their production line.

Iconic distilleries turn to hand sanitizer production around the world
Antonio Castillo, who moved to the US from Mexico at age 9, is behind an effort to field what he hopes will become Team USA for breakdancing in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

This Mexican American immigrant wants the US to win gold in the 2024 Olympics — for breakdancing

Antonio Castillo, a Mexican American immigrant and breakdancer, is behind an effort to field the first Team USA for breakdancing — which could debut as an Olympic sport as soon as the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. 

This Mexican American immigrant wants the US to win gold in the 2024 Olympics — for breakdancing