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?

In conversation with former fashion editor and activist, Bel Jacobs.

The Amazon is being cleared for the production of various fashion commodities, including leather, cotton, man-made cellulosic fibers (like rayon), and rubber. Soaring global fashion production means these textiles are increasingly valuable, making them a big business opportunity for far-right Bolsonaro’s government.

It can be difficult to grasp the true scale of fashion’s plastic problem. Maybe it’s the “micro” in “microfibre”, the innocuous-looking fluff you pull out of your dryer, or the largely unseen consequences of plastic-based textiles on the environment.

The way ethical fashion brands promote bamboo fabric, you’d think that it’s a sustainable wonder material that’s revolutionizing the industry. It has a good reputation as an eco-friendly fiber, but is it a sustainable silver bullet? Short answer, no. But, as with most things in the world of textiles, it’s complicated.

At the end of August, the Bangladesh Accord is set to expire, with potentially devastating impacts for the country's 2.7 million garment workers. So what’s next? Brands need to sign the Accord extension and expansion to keep more worker deaths from occurring.

Australian fashion may be synonymous with swimwear brands—and with some of the best beaches in the world, that stereotype is true—but there’s so much more to the antipodean fashion industry than what’s seen by the rest of the world.

Join a conversation hosted during Graduate Fashion Week 2021 between fashion journalist Megan Doyle, sustainable textiles expert Charlotte Turner, and Keith O'Brien from ISKO Denim.

The market for adaptive fashion is largely untapped, even though it has an expected global value of $349.9 billion by 2023. Here are some indie brands leading the way.

Since making their fashion week debut in 2011, Catherine Teatum and Rob Jones, the design duo behind Teatum Jones, have been on a mission. After almost a decade of operating within the fashion system, they developed ReLove, a zero-waste design initiative that sees them teaming up with collaborators to reimagine their designs using textile waste.

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.

To celebrate Fashion Revolution Week, sustainable fashion journalist Megan Doyle sat down with Orsola to talk about greenwashing, the impact of the Black Lives Matter movement on sustainable fashion, and practical solutions to change the way we wear and mend our clothing.

To celebrate Fashion Revolution Week, we’re bringing you the information you need to know about the world of sustainability. Our resident sustainable fashion journalist, Megan Doyle, has created her go-to list of resources to learn and develop your knowledge about sustainability. From interesting Instagram accounts, books you can buy to newsletters, apps and podcasts, there are so many ways to get into the world of sustainability.

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.

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.

Traceability is difficult to achieve and progress is slow, especially for big brands that face retroactively implementing it into their huge, convoluted network of suppliers. But technology may offer a solution. Here are some of the exciting companies creating tech solutions to transform supply chain traceability.

Would you look at your favourite jumper in a different light if you knew the exact sheep who provided its wool? Would you care for it differently if you could go online and watch that sheep wandering around a field in New Zealand? This, in a nutshell, is the premise behind Sheep Inc.

Denim is notoriously unsustainable. So how do you build an environmentally conscious denim brand from the ground up? It’s a question that creative director Pete Hellyer asked himself last year when the pandemic put on hold his work as a freelance creative director.

Demand for ethical jewellery is on the rise, especially in the fine jewellery category, where precious stones are more commonplace. Meet Kimaï, the brand turning their back on the traditional diamond trade in favour of the lab-grown variety.

As fashion confronts its huge textile waste problem, some of the most promising solutions are closer to home than you think.