PETA has officially named Tim Gunn the Man of the year. Tim gun was awarded for being such an inspiration to many through his kind animal treatment an purchasing habits.

Tim Gunn is known for choosing fake fur, faux reptile prints and other animal-friendly fabrics. He also narrated a PETA documentary titled, ‘Fashion Victims’ which details the worst snakeskin and fur trades. Here at Au Mode, we tip our hats to Tim Gunn for his continuing efforts by thinking in an innovative fashion.

Source: E! Online

Lacoste has announced that they will invest $500,000 in the next three years to help preserve endangered crocodiles. The label is collaborating with Global Environment Fascility, World Bank, and International Union for Conservation of Nature, as part of their “Save Your Logo Initiative.”

Michael, President of Lacoste said in a statement, “We hope to be able to give back to our iconic crocodile, to whom we owe so much, a small part of what he has brought us.” Lacoste is also the first fashion company to sign on the initiative. Compared to Hermes’s croc skin waste and monopoly, such animal support from a fashion label is always appreciated.

Source: WWD

The creative team of Yves St. Laurent have taken taken the concept of vintage clothes and have taken it to a new level. They have dug into the textile archives from the house and create new garments.

This is the second time that the St. Laurent house has done this. They will be calling this collection the “New Vintage II.” One of the reasons the house is doing this is for environmental purposes.

Source: The Cut

Labels including Noir held an eco-friendly runway show in Copenhagen on wednesday at Copenhagen’s Opera House. Many designs included organic cottons and silks, mixed with polyesters made from recycled plastic bottles and fabrics made from industrial and agricultural waste. Some of the retail heavyweights include H&M and Barneys who showed up at the show.

Some rare fabrics consisted of Crabion (a byproduct from the crab industry), Ingeo (silk-like fabric made from corn scraps), and Milkfiber (milled milk). Stine Hedegaard of the Danish Fashion Institute stated, “It was an exercise to show that you can replace traditional textiles with innovative new ones that are being made in mills in Japan and Italy that are less polluting.”

Source: Yahoo!