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BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

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Sustainable Fashion Trends: Mushroom Leather

Abby Russell March 18, 2024

Sustainable fashion has been trending over the past decade as more people begin to question the environmental impact of their clothing. Fast fashion is a huge industry with glaring issues; it’s clothing...

A guide to living low-waste in a high stakes world

Kass Araque October 31, 2023

Texas is the leading state in both energy consumption and production, according to the U.S. Energy Information Association. As college students, it can be hard to juggle class, work, and a social life...

Breaking Down Netflix's Seaspiracy

Breaking Down Netflix’s Seaspiracy

Sofia Trevino April 28, 2021

With Earth Day approaching us, I decided the least thing I could do was to finally watch “Seaspiracy”, a Netflix documentary I kept seeing people promoting all over social media, commenting on how...

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Vintage Costumes Bring a New Life to Halloween

October 30, 2019

Everything from iridescent, handmade kimonos to a vintage Jack Skellington-like coat and mask can be found in the front yard of the wig and makeup shop Coco Coquettes during the Multi-Vendor Vintage Costume Yard Sale.

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Matrix Fashion Show: Sustainability in Style

May 13, 2019

In this year’s fashion show called “Matrix,” 28 students from the University Fashion Group featured 140 original designs geared towards sustainability.

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BYOB: Bring Your Own Bag

May 13, 2019

Here are some reusable bags that’ll make you want to shop more than you already do.

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BYOB: Bring Your Own Bag!

April 19, 2019

You’ve probably already heard this, but plastic is … bad. Not only does it negatively impact our environment, but it also affects your look. Stores are in the process of completely eliminating their use of plastic bags, and encouraging customers to bring their own. Why sacrifice a perfectly good outfit by literally carrying trash? Wouldn’t you much rather hold onto something that won’t break at a moment’s notice? It’s time to take this trend home, and carry it with you wherever you go.

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Farm Work as Therapy: A Morning at Johnson’s Backyard Garden

March 7, 2018

Driving up to the Garfield farm of Johnson’s Backyard Garden, I was grateful for two things: my jeep and my boots. After five days straight of rain, the parking lot was a boggy mud pit, and trudging through the oozing earth, it was clear I had left the urban maze of Austin behind me for a slower and simpler world.