Fast Fashion is a Master Manipulator – Here’s How
Fashion brands have become master manipulators at getting us to spend money. They do it by tapping into our subconscious brain, using every trick in the consumer psychology playbook to convince us that the more we buy, the better off we’ll be.
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?
What Happens to Clothes You Return? They Might Get Trashed
If you’ve been shopping under the impression that your returns end up back on a brand’s virtual (or actual) shop floor, what really happens to them may surprise you.
Greenwashing Check: Is Allbirds As Sustainable As It Claims To Be?
Even if the name Allbirds doesn’t ring any bells, you’ll probably recognize the brand’s comfy wool sneakers. But when a company comes out with lines like “Reverse Climate Change Through Better Business,” one can’t help but be a little suspicious. Is Allbirds the sustainable disrupter we’re led to believe? Let’s get into it.
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.
Fashion Relies on the Amazon. Here’s How One Brand is Giving Back.
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.
What Can Be Done About Fashion’s Plastic Problem?
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.
Greenwashing Alert! What is Bamboo Fabric, and is it Sustainable?
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.
One Compelling Reason Why H&M, Zara & Tommy Should Sign the Bangladesh Accord.
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.
20 Sustainable and Ethical Australian Fashion Brands You Should Know
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.
Watch: Old, New Renewed. Sustainable Material Solutions
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.
Adaptive Clothing Will Be the Next Big Ethical Fashion Trend. Here Are Some Indie Brands We Love
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.
Teatum Jones Join Forces With Liberty For Zero-waste Collection: Relove Part Two
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.
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.
In Conversation With Orsola de Castro During Fashion Revolution Week
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.
Your Ultimate Guide To Sustainable Fashion Resources
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.
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.
These 6 Traceability Technologies Could Help Clean Up the Fashion Industry
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.