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Before we reveal our list of some of world’s richest fashion designers, we would like to share some promising new statistics on the state of the fashion industry. In February of 2015, the United States Joint Economic Committee (JEC) released a report about the fashion industry calling it “one of the many bright spots of our new creative economy.” A $1.2 trillion global industry, with more than $250 billion spent annually on fashion in the U.S., the fashion and apparel industries employ 1.9 million people across the U.S., says the JEC, and they have a positive impact on regional economies...

It is rare these days that a person can do the one thing they love, Alice Grau managed to make a career out of her two passions: fashion and social justice. Alice's current position at Global Mamas allows her to help sources fair trade fashion from woman in Ghana, Africa and sell them on their website and via another like-minded venture, Trade For Change . Alice settled into this position after taking time off from her corporate fashion career to spend 4 months volunteering, designing products for Global Mamas—a role that ended up turning into her full-time career. Global Mamas was founded by...