Stylish Protest Brings Deforestation Concerns to Fashion Awards
Activists unroll a banner at red carpet event calling out Ralph Lauren’s implication in forest destruction, rights abuses FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ***Colorful high-resolution images of protest available CONTACT: Emma Rae…
Ralph Lauren Targeted by New ‘Out of Fashion’ Campaign
Tens of Thousands Call on Ralph Lauren to Eliminate Rainforest Destruction From Fashion Line FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, 425.281.1989, Emma@ran.org San Francisco, CA – Ralph Lauren has…
The Clothing Insurrection: It’s Time to Take On the Fashion Supply Chain
“ ’Supply chain.’ ” The phrase is so vague, so neutral, it would seem to have been coined with the intent to make people’s eyes glaze over when they come…
Forest-Friendly Alternative Fabrics
At RAN, it isn’t our place to tell you what fabrics to buy. Really. All fabrics have impacts, and we aren’t experts in every fabric out there. What we believe…
Pulp Nonfiction: ‘Out of Fashion’ Campaign Targets Apparel Brands Contributing to Deforestation
“The latest effort, the Out of Fashion campaign for forest-friendly fabrics – led by the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) — is calling on the “Fashion 15” group of companies —…
The Human Cost of Forest Fabrics
Behind the shiny exteriors and glossy magazine advertisements of American fashion brands hides some disturbing truths. Communities like those in Pandumaan-Sipituhuta in Northern Sumatra, featured in the short film below…
AlterNet: Big Fashion’s Dirty Secret: How Major Clothing Brands Are Destroying Rainforests
“In the melee of entertainment coverage about what Hollywood A-Listers wore on the red carpet at this year’s Oscars, a major answer to the question of ‘who wore what?’ has…
The Oscars Fashion Police: Deforestation Edition
With the Oscars now behind us, Rainforest Action Network is doing some fashion policing of its own. While all the nominees and winners looked fabulous, those gorgeous clothes can have…
Forest Destruction for Fashion Week?
When Rainforest Action Network launched our latest campaign, Out of Fashion, last September, few knew about the ugly secret hiding in beautiful clothes from luxury designers. Since then, thousands of…
