Who Should Pay the Cost of Sustainability in the Fashion Industry?
Don’t let the abundance of inexpensive clothing fool you — fashion is a multi-trillion-dollar industry. While fast fashion may have democratized trends and allowed people to regularly buy clothes no matter their budget, the division of wealth accrued by the industry is anything but democratic.
What to Expect from Fashion Rental in 2023
2022 was an up-and-down year for fashion rental. Dedicated platforms, brands, retailers and even media groups offering rental have been riding a post-pandemic wave of parties, weddings and nights out, cashing in on the sector predicted to be worth over $2 billion by 2025.
How to Stop Yourself From Mindlessly Buying Clothes
Shopping purely as a source of entertainment does not make us happy. Here's how to make better choices with your purchases
Capsule Dressing Doesn't Have To Look The Same For Everyone
Want to streamline your look but hate minimalism? Here's how to reimagine the capsule wardrobe.
How To Revamp Your Wardrobe Without Buying Anything New
Stuck in a rut? A sustainable fashion stylist could help you rediscover your personal style.
Can A Shopping Detox Reset Your Relationship With Fashion?
From Secondhand September to the No New Clothes challenge, consumers are trying to change their habits by going cold turkey on clothes.
From 30 wears to 30 years: How Long Should Our Clothes Last?
For years, the benchmark for buying a new purchase has been a minimum of 30 wears, but is this enough?
How Should We Think About What We Pay For Clothes?
The price on the tag has to factor in the materials, labor, transportation, taxes and of course a retail markup, among other costs. When all these are added up, it becomes clear that someone is losing out in this equation.
Are Take-Back Schemes From Fashion Brands Truly Sustainable?
What happens to your clothes after you hand them back to the brand? And are these initiatives actually an impactful way to tackle fashion’s waste crisis?
Is Renting Your Closet Really More Sustainable? Let’s Find Out
Is fashion rental really a guilt-free way of experiencing fashion, or – as a study recently claims – is it worse than throwing clothes away?
Why Can’t Fashion Brands Just Make Less Stuff?
Conversations on sustainability in fashion tend to revolve around innovative new materials, zero-waste design, or the myth that we can consciously consume our way out of the climate crisis. But as the conversation evolves, more and more people are asking: Why don’t brands just make less stuff?
What Responsibility Does the Fashion Media Have to Promote Sustainability?
In conversation with former fashion editor and activist, Bel Jacobs.
Inside Rental Platform Rotaro’s Mission To Transform The Fashion Industry
If the idea of ‘revenge shopping’ your way into the ‘Roaring Twenties’ has left you feeling a little conflicted, you’re not alone. How do we reconcile a heightened collective awareness of fashion’s environmental and human impact, with the gradual lifting of lockdown restrictions and ever-increasing reasons to get dressed up? Enter fashion rental platform Rotaro.
It’s Time To Digitise Your Wardrobe, Just Like In Clueless
Digital fashion platforms are on the rise, with games that let you wear your dream luxury brands, virtual styling services to streamline your look and apps that catalogue and create outfit ideas from your existing wardrobe.
Watch: How to Build a Career in Sustainable Fashion
To celebrate Fashion Revolution Week, join a panel of sustainable fashion experts from across the industry for a conversation on how to build your career in sustainable fashion.
The Eco-Educators Redefining What It Means To Be An ‘Influencer’
Have you noticed the rise of a new generation of IG accounts, influencing through education rather than centring themselves in their content? Megan Doyle speaks to a few of Instagram’s self-elected sustainability spokespeople to understand why (and how) they set out to condense complex eco-issues into digestible posts.
How Closing the Knowledge Gap Can Mend our Relationship with Clothing
From the education system right through to the industry, the impact of a systemic knowledge gap between consumers and clothing ripples outward and informs how we engage with fashion for the rest of our lives. Megan Doyle looks at how a revival of sartorial skills and knowledge could be the key to building a more sustainable relationship with our wardrobes for generations to come.