Author name: Lexy Silverstein

Lex in the City guide to where to thrift and shop vintage in SoHo, New York City by sustainable fashion advocate Lexy Silverstein.

Where to Thrift & Shop Vintage in New York City: SoHo & Nolita | Lex in the City

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SoHo is known for cobblestone streets, luxury storefronts, and some of the biggest names in fashion, but beneath the designer flagships is a completely different shopping scene: one built around secondhand fashion, vintage finds, and pieces with a history. What makes SoHo’s resale scene unique is the range. In one afternoon, you can browse authenticated […]

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Lexy Silverstein’s Ultimate Halloween Swap is back: Give What You Have. Find What You Need.

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Halloween is still one of the best nights of the year. It’s also one of the most expensive. According to the National Retail Federation, a retail industry group, people plan to spend an average of $115 each on Halloween this year. Costumes are the biggest single expense at $4.4 billion, more than candy or decorations,

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Matthew Hayek, associate professor of environmental studies at New York University, featured in Lexy Silverstein’s article on the environmental impact of leather.

The Hidden Cost of Leather: What New Research Reveals About Fashion’s Favorite Material

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The Hidden Cost of Leather: What New Research Reveals About Fashion’s Favorite Material When we think about the environmental impact of animal agriculture, most conversations focus on what’s on our plates. But what about what’s hanging in our closets? Leather has long been marketed as a “natural,” durable, and even sustainable material. It is often

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Julia Lieberman and Kostis Protopapas of Opera Santa Barbara featured in a sustainable fashion story by Lexy Silverstein.

What Happens When We Stop Treating Costumes as Disposable? Inside Opera Santa Barbara’s Sustainable Approach to Fashion

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Why Opera Santa Barbara Thinks Your Old Costume Isn’t Trash  Every Halloween, millions of costumes are bought, worn once, and forgotten. A superhero suit, a princess dress, a vintage-inspired look, a character someone spent weeks creating. After one night of celebration, many end up shoved into the back of a closet or thrown away. But

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Yussy McManus, co-founder of Black Barn Alpacas, pictured with an alpaca in a sustainable fashion feature by Lexy Silverstein.

Why Alpaca Fiber Could Be the Future of Sustainable Fashion

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Why Alpaca Fiber Could Be the Future of Sustainable Fashion When most people think about sustainable fashion, they usually think about what happens after a garment is made: recycled materials, ethical factories, secondhand shopping, or repairing old clothes. But true sustainability starts much earlier, with the source of the material itself. At Black Barn Alpacas,

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Levi’s jeans with visible mending, thread and “Buy Less. Wear More. Fix It.” messaging, featured in Lexy Silverstein’s discussion of sustainable fashion and clothing repair.

Is Levi’s Sustainable? What Its Repair Programs Reveal About the Future of Fashion

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Levi’s has been making jeans since 1853, but today the company is selling something beyond denim: the idea that your clothes can have a longer life. Fashion has trained us to buy, wear, and replace. So it’s nice to see Levi’s and other major brands start teaching people to do the opposite. Through initiatives focused

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Lexy Silverstein interviews Toban Nichols, Director of Education and Development at Remainders Creative Reuse, about creative reuse, sustainable crafting, reducing craft supply waste, and making art materials more accessible.

Creative Reuse: How Remainders Is Rethinking Craft Supply Waste

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When we talk about sustainability, we usually talk about clothes. We talk about overproduction. Textile waste. Fast fashion. Microplastics. Greenwashing. And obviously, yes, all of that matters. But talking to Toban Nichols of Remainders Creative Reuse made me think about a different kind of waste too: the waste we barely even notice. Fabric scraps. Yarn.

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Jamie Logan, filmmaker and animal rights activist, featured in the ChangeMaker series

Jamie Logan on Animal Rights, Sustainable Fashion and Making Compassion Trendy

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How filmmaker and animal rights activist Jamie Logan is challenging the way we think about fashion, sustainability and the impact behind our everyday choices When we talk about sustainable fashion, the conversation often starts with what we buy: shopping secondhand, investing in quality pieces, avoiding fast fashion and choosing more responsible materials. But for animal

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Lexy Silverstein discusses creative reuse, sustainable consumption and mindful living with Kirsten Junor, CEO of Reverse Garbage, in her Changemaker series.

Creative Reuse Is Climate Action: Kirsten Junor’s Case Against Overconsumption

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I love finding something weird that no one else has. But my conversation with Kirsten Junor, CEO of Reverse Garbage, made me realize there is a pretty important difference between reusing things and simply finding a more sustainable excuse to keep consuming them. Because yes, buying secondhand is generally better than buying new. But do

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Lexy Silverstein uses Google Lens to identify vintage clothing while exploring how AI tools can make secondhand shopping and sustainable fashion easier.

Can AI Actually Make Secondhand Shopping Easier? I Put Google’s Tools to the Test

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Shopping secondhand is supposed to be the alternative to buying something new. But anyone who actually shops vintage knows the trade-off: it can take more work. You find a bag you love, but the label means nothing to you. A jacket looks designer, but you have no idea what year it’s from. You see the

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Lexy Silverstein’s “Lex in the City” graphic for Center City Philadelphia featuring a blue Philadelphia skyline illustration.

Where to Thrift & Shop Vintage in Philadelphia: Center City & Rittenhouse | Lex in the City

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Center City Philadelphia is known for polished storefronts, designer shopping, and big-name retailers, but there is a completely different side of the neighborhood if you know where to look. Around Rittenhouse Square, Midtown Village, and Washington Square West, secondhand shopping ranges from authenticated luxury resale to vintage boutiques and nonprofit thrift stores where the inventory

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Microplastics in heart attack patients blood

Microplastics Were Found in the Blood of Heart Attack Patients. Here’s What I Found When I Read the Study.

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The Headline Isn’t the Whole Story Every few months, another headline claims researchers found microplastics somewhere they were never supposed to be. First it was bottled water. Then human placentas. Then the brain. Now researchers say they found them in the blood of people having heart attacks. That’s a headline that deserves more than a

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Lexy Silverstein on Sustainable Denim and Secondhand Fashion

Do You Need Hailey Bieber’s Gap Jeans, or Just Her Style? What to Know Before Buying

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The internet spent about five minutes convincing itself that Hailey Bieber’s new Gap jeans were the jeans everyone suddenly needed. That’s impressive considering they’re based on vintage Gap jeans that already exist. Gap knew exactly what it was doing here by partnering with someone whose style has already inspired countless Pinterest boards, TikToks, and Instagram

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Drew Shula, founder and CEO of Verdical Group, joins Lexy Silverstein to discuss greenwashing, corporate accountability and meaningful sustainability in business.

Sustainability Has an Accountability Problem. Here’s What One Business Decision Revealed.

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Sustainability has become one of the most overused words in business. Clothing brands promise conscious collections. Retailers advertise recycled materials. Companies publish net zero commitments and environmental goals. The claims are everywhere, but proving them is much harder. Greenwashing is often framed as companies making false environmental claims, but that definition is too simple. The

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Lexy Silverstein’s “Lex in the City” graphic for Fishtown, Philadelphia, featuring a pink Philadelphia skyline illustration.

Where to Thrift & Shop Vintage in Philadelphia: Fishtown | Lex in the City

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If there’s one neighborhood in Philadelphia that perfectly captures the city’s creative energy, it’s Fishtown. Over the past decade, Frankford Avenue has become one of Philly’s best destinations for vintage shopping, mixing curated clothing boutiques with sprawling architectural salvage stores, secondhand home décor, antiques, and resale shops that reward curiosity. Within a few blocks, you

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