When Oregonians think of "all natural" clothing and insulation materials, wool, cotton and down spring immediately to mind. We're surrounded by synthetics from companies right here in our backyard -- ...

Spending time outside during a heat wave can be sweaty, uncomfortable, even health-endangering, but scientists have come up with an innovation they say could provide relief: clothes that physically ...

Hot water + high heat = shrinkage. Toss your cotton or wool item in the washer with hot water, then dry it on high heat to encourage it to shrink. Keep an eye on it. Check the garment periodically to ...

Timo Rissanen is a founding board member of the Union of Concerned Researchers in Fashion. Today we make more clothing than ever before. And the driver for this is primarily economic, rather than ...