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A student rifles through a rack of clothes at the Earth Day clothing swap on Thursday at Kilachand Hall. BU Closet and professional fraternity Epsilon Eta collaborated to host the Earth Day 365 event with over 400 clothing items swapped. ZOE KU/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Terriers swap clothes, celebrate the planet for Earth Day

Martha Kolpien April 22, 2024
Combining fashion with sustainability, BU Closet and professional fraternity Epsilon Eta hosted an Earth Day clothing swap on April 18 — their biggest event yet.
Ariana Lim | Senior Graphic Artist

Pajamas on the plane: A journey finding a cute and casual airplane outfit

Samantha Marshall March 4, 2024
After searching multiple Parisian fashion guides, including Conde Nast’s “What to Wear in Paris, According to French Fashion Designer Jeanne Damas,” I decided my best move would be to find a good pair of jeans or a pair of comfortable cargos with an oversized sweater. So, I decided to venture out into Boston to find a new pair of “go-to” traveling pants.
Kara Chen/DFP STAFF

Mind Your Business: Conscious consumerism is not ethical consumption

Abbigale Shi October 21, 2020
The concept of conscious consumerism does not equate to ethical consumption, because it is not absolute. There is no ethical consumption under capitalism.
Reklaw’s Closet is Boston University freshman Shay Walker’s online thrifting business dedicated to offering a more sustainable alternative to fast fashion. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU student promotes sustainable fashion through online thrift store

Emma Vacirca October 8, 2020

In a world where fast fashion brands like Shein and Urban Outfitters are all the rage, finding alternative ways to buy cute and affordable clothes without contributing to the dangers of fast fashion takes...

The Goodwill Store in Boston University’s West Campus. The clothing donation chain is a nearby option for students looking to recycle and purchase used clothes. DAPHNE ANG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Sustainable fashion in the Boston Community

Lauren Richards September 9, 2019
Walk into some of the country’s most popular clothing stores and you’ll find the heartbeat of fast fashion: bright lights and rows upon rows of low-priced clothes, often mass-produced in poor conditions in order to keep the prices low and the companies’ income great. 
Alexandra Shadrow showing a piece of clothing to another person. Shadrow is the CEO of Relovv, a sustainable fashion community for younger consumers. COURTESY OF ALEXANDRA SHADROW

Terriers InBiz: COM alum builds sustainable fashion platform Relovv

Zoe Han April 3, 2019
Boston University alumnus Alexandra Shadrow launched Relovv in August 2018, an app that she said she hoped would make the fashion industry — the second-most wasteful industry in the world after oil — more sustainable.
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