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Contemporary Designs Created in Cambodia

Tonlé is a contemporary Cambodian fashion womenswear collection, focused on providing customers with contemporary, wearable and relatable clothes, all at a median price point. “They’re quite accessible” exclaims Sass, who describes the collection as “based in jersey, while utilizing a number of different techniques.” You can also listen to this...

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Tonlé, Contemporary Design and Zero Waste

Each month Sass Brown, an expert in ethical fashion, sustainability and craftsmanship, shares a fashion brand that approaches business differently and innovatively or operates outside of the main fashion systems and capitals. Sass is the former Dean of Art and Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology and the founding Dean at Dubai Institute...

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Zero waste fashion: Q&A with US brand Tonlé

When Bea Johnson started blogging about her strive to fit her garbage for an entire year in a single jar, many people called her crazy. Eleven years later, the zero waste movement is gaining traction. Johnson has a book, a TED Talk watched by over 300,000 people and an Instagram following of 200,000. Package-free shops are popping up across the...