Patternity + Pretty Polly

The pattern-obsessed design duo teams up with the hosiery experts for a line of street-inspired tights

Since its founding in 2009, design studio Patternity has believed that nurturing a shared awareness of life’s patterns will help every person to feel more connected to a greater whole, changing the way they engage with the world and what is in it. And to their merit, Patternity is becoming the brand that comes to mind when people think of just about anything pattern-related. Collaborating …

Threadmason

The NYC startup promises better fitting men's T-shirts with a new custom system, consisting of 24 sizes

Founded by Georgetown alumni Vincent Ko (head of social business at Panda Sunglasses) and Jake Huston (former mobile strategy consultant), Threadmason—a brand which launched their Kickstarter campaign today—offers a highly innovative take on how men will buy their clothes. Tired of buying T-shirts based on the generic S, M and L measurements that only fit a very specific body type, Ko and Huston decided to …

Interview: Sass Brown of “ReFashioned”

The UK-based author and fashion designer talks about upcycling and its role in the world of fashion

With her latest book “ReFashioned: Cutting-Edge Clothing From Upcycled Materials,” author and fashion expert Sass Brown has demonstrated two basic things. First: Sustainability is not a mere communication phenomenon, but a solid reality that is shaping creativity and manufacturing. Sustainability applied to fashion is no longer avant-garde; it’s a mature mass phenomenon, appreciated and shared by a large portion of the style enthusiasts. Second: Upcycled …