Neat fact: Helsinki cares a lot about sustainability. The self-care of a sauna built into daily life as a must-do ritual, the network of trams and bike lanes that means only 22% of residents travel by car , and the robust sustainability program at the University of Helsinki creates a little (cold and often dark, but charming) utopia. And that extends to fashion as well. I was there last summer to visit an innovative textile lab. But when I arrived, a super smart and plugged-in young woman hit me up for a meal. After we were done discussing complex issues of sustainable fashion manufacturing she said something that made me pause and ask, “How old are you?” 17 years old. The girl hadn’t even left for college yet. Talk about being a precocious fashion activist! She was kind enough to walk me around to the best sustainable fashion shops after lunch. So let me share them with you here: Pure Waste + Costo Concept Shop The Pure Waste brand sorts pre-consumer textile...