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For those who want to vote with their dollars for a better world. If you're here, it probably means you've decided that how you spend is important when it comes to fashion. Maybe you read about the slave-like forced labor still happening in the industry, or perhaps scenes of unlivable pollution from the film "The True Cost" are lingering in your head. Either way, if you've committed to supporting only brands that are producing and sourcing ethically, good for you. Now comes the tricky part: figuring out which brands actually align with your values and deserve your support. Unfortunately, doing so isn't always as straightforward as we'd like it to be. But if you keep in mind that being a conscious consumer...

There's a reason that your New Year's budget is so hard to keep ... By now the notion of "retail therapy" has become a modern cliché. And yet it's the rare popular idea that is actually backed by scientific evidence. As usual, the brain chemical to credit or blame for our pleasure—in this case, the pleasure of shopping—is dopamine. The neurotransmitter surges when you're considering buying something new—anticipating a reward, in other words. Sales, by the way, give us an even harder kick. "We're constantly comparing what we expect with what we actually perceive," says Columbia University professor of neurobiology David Sulzer. So when an unforeseen benefit enters our cognitive field—30 percent off!—the dopamine really spikes. The biological point isn't...

As some question the ethics of the fur trade, fur will be doubtless a staple in the current season, beginning with the Men's Fashion Week in London on January 6. Jan Tomes explores the practices and the issues at stake.   In the fashion weeks ahead in London, Paris, New York, Milan and elsewhere, there's certain to be a lot of fur. Animal skins are a $40 billion annual business employing almost one million people worldwide.  In Milan's high fashion Solari street, luxury giant Fendi is showcasing its latest collection, complete with signature fur flourishes. Models stand slack with cigarettes and iPhones in hand, snapping cool pictures with fans while waiting to have their hair and makeup done before the show.  Meanwhile, a...