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...dispose of waste. But there are greener alternatives - and a growing number of cleaners taking advantage of them. One approach is to have your clothes professionally wet-cleaned, using cold water, mild soaps and a computer-controlled washing machine that spins very slowly, which reduces wear and tear on fabric. That may be the greenest method - wet cleaning uses no volatile organic chemicals at all and is more energy efficient than traditional dry cleaning. The downside, some have found, is that the cleaning isn't always as thorough, though Kistner believes experienced cleaners can compensate. "We pride ourselves on knowing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Guilt-Free Laundry | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

...There are two crucial differences. One is that much of today's U.S. trade deficit comes from U.S.-based corporations selling products at home that were partly or entirely made in China. As a result, the trade relationship with China has become far more ingrained in the economic fabric of the U.S. than that with Japan ever was. Some evidence: in the first nine months of 2009, the global economic slowdown cut the U.S. deficit with Japan 47% compared with the first nine months of 2008. The deficit with China dropped just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S.-China Trade: Prepare for Continued Imbalance | 11/17/2009 | See Source »

...many of these young designers are getting more than just attention. "The crash has affected us in a really good way," says Bara Holmgeirsdottir, owner of nearby store Aftur. Her long, sweeping, blond hair brushes the top of her cutting table as she molds a piece of fabric into a dress. "No one is traveling abroad, so you have to shop locally. We have actually doubled our sales...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iceland's Fashion Designers Flourish in the Downturn | 11/14/2009 | See Source »

Nearly 3,500 miles away from Milan, this is perhaps the least expected entry in the global couture calendar. The clothes on parade, the models encased within, the talents that crafted them and the fabric they used are all Pakistani. For four days last week, attentions were briefly diverted from nearly daily terrorist attacks to this bustling port city, where 32 designers were showcased at Pakistan's first genuine Fashion Week, revealing a different side to a country too often in the headlines for bad news. (See pictures from Pakistan's Fashion Week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fashion Week Comes to Pakistan Amid Mayhem | 11/11/2009 | See Source »

...recurring flare-ups between Italy and Strasbourg are both anomalous to and emblematic of the continental shift in faith. The Vatican's presence within its borders keeps Catholicism a part of the public life and social fabric in Italy, where only 23% of respondents answered "No" to the Gallup poll question. But the largely rhetorical battles like the one over crucifixes mask the reality that Italian life is ever more secular, and the ethnic and religious fabric is in fact undergoing major changes with the arrival of immigrants, including many from Muslim-majority countries. Buttiglione, who called the court...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Crucifixes Be Banned in Italian Schools? | 11/5/2009 | See Source »

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