Interview: Mark Galbraith on Nau SS15

Ten years on, a look at Nau’s most innovative collection yet

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With a decade of production under their belt, Portland-based apparel brand Nau is still aiming for the standards it set back in 2005. Nau started with a vision for products that were sustainable and luxurious, outdoor-ready and modern, utilitarian and sleek and socially conscious (the brand donates two percent of profits as part of their Partners for Change program). These were the “core ideologies,” which …

Seventy-Five Years Later, Ketums is Reborn

World War II shuttered this Parisian brand, now it's been revived on the shores of California with classically styled outerwear

In 1925 Joseph Smutek set up shop on a leafy street on the western outskirts of Paris. His business was raincoats and Smutek quickly become known in the area for the quality and utility of his garments. As his sons took over the family business in 1940, World War II found its way to the heart of the city. The family went into hiding, eventually …

Sumzine Slow Fashion Magazine

This alternative publication is sparking a much-needed dialogue about the fashion industry

No one knows more about the ins and outs of the fashion industry than a stylist who truly has a finger on the pulse of everything industry-related—from designers to buyers, manufacturers, retailers and publications. So when Jamie Ortega—a stylist with a decade of experience working in fashion—says there’s something wrong with the industry, it’s wise to listen. According to Ortega, fast fashion’s high costs are …