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Fast fashion is the second most wasteful industry on Earth. But with the creation of dresses that charge cellphones and clothes made from recycled bottles, we could be on the verge of a green fashion revolution.
Dress codes in the workplace have a long and complicated history for women – especially those in corporate life.
Popular African musician Papa Wemba, who died recently, has been close to the heartbeat of the continent’s music. His influence will continue long after his death.
The Rana Plaza anniversary is a reminder of the transparency lacking in the garment supply chain for the clothes we wear.
The association of female underclothes with fashion and seduction owes as much to the advertising and film industries as it does to technical innovation.
Regular controversies over breastfeeding might seem like a quirk of contemporary life. But 18th and 19th century clothing reveal that women have been handling the issue of visibility and practicality for centuries.
Activewear is a booming industry and Beyoncé is the latest celebrity to launch a new line of fitness apparel. But there is a difference between looking gym-ready and being active.
At a time when thin, muscly men dominate popular media, male ‘plus size’ models are all too rare. Yet the average Australian man is not lean and stringy – imagine if he saw himself in ad campaigns?
Glamour labor is a phenomenon of the digital age, which is radically changing the way we think about work, success and privacy.
Luscious silks, big dresses and red soled shoes mean the same today as in Louis XIV’s court. But today, different people own them.
There’s more to fashion than the clichés you find on TV and glossy magazines.
As models hit the catwalk for London Fashion Week, how do these trends actually relate people on the streets?
A study has revealed shoppers’ harsh attitudes to those who prefer to buy ethical fashion. But the headlines will only entrench the divide.
New York Fashion week starts today and the world will watch outrageous designs strut down the runway. How did New York become one of the great fashion centres of the modern world?
From changing its name to Saint Laurent to bringing an air of perma-cool to the fashion house, creative director Hedi Slimane has turned the company’s fortunes around.
It’s not because their clothes are too tight.
Pop-up stores allow retailers to test demand for their product, while playing on customers FoMO - fear of missing out.
The musician’s shape-shifting sense of style helped him recruit new audiences.
Perhaps the 5'10" candidate felt like he needed a ‘lift.’
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Associate Professor in Fashion and Material Culture, Nottingham Trent University
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Teaching Fellow, University of Sydney
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Distinguished Professor of Design History, UTS, University of Technology Sydney
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Chancellor’s Indigenous Research Fellow, Faculty of Design and Society, University of Technology Sydney
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Oak Foundation Lecturer in History of Dress and Textiles, Courtauld Institute of Art
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Lecturer, Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Fashion Enterprise, Torrens University Australia
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Professor and Dean of the School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT, RMIT University
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Lecturer, Fashion Design, School of Design and Architecture, Swinburne University of Technology
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Course Leader, BA (Hons) Fashion Journalism, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London
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Associate Professor of History, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Kluge Fellow at the Library of Congress
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Honorary Research Fellow, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney
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Visiting Scholar: School of Architecture and School of Engineering, University of Technology Sydney