Welcome to Jeans Month on the Strategist, where we’re obsessively vetting denim — from trying on every pair at the Gap to ...

A traditional Japanese sewing technique called sashiko, taught to victims of a 2011 disaster, has sparked a business creating distinctive footwear.

Five years ago, Syracuse teacher Renee Patterson never thought she would also own and run a small business. Now, she operates ...

Many are hopeful an emerging group of eco-conscious designers can help end the sector’s obsession with cheap, disposable ...

Here's where some major designers got higher education Although some of the most successful fashion designers never attended college, many did — often studying a subject other than fashion.

As an urban university, Boston University can sometimes feel devoid of green space. A new 92-by-45-foot garden located east ...

Canada has long been a welcoming oasis for newcomers who’ve left behind dangerous conditions or difficult lives overseas in ...

The Hartford Artisans Weaving Center offers hand-weaving classes and an artisan program for the blind, visually impaired, and those over 55.

The building fabric is air-tight to eliminate draughts, with controlled ventilation through specially designed vents. St Faith’s Prep School in Cambridge used a passive design for a new building ...

“It is important that technology is knitted into the fabric of school design — an unremarkable yet essential element,” he writes in the book. Gone are the days when technology was dependent on large ...

For an outdoor empire with international reach, Janus et Cie has a remarkably humble origin story. In the late 1970s, founder ...