The environmental footprint of the fashion industry is rising rapidly. Drastic changes are needed to make the sector more sustainable and equitable.
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Our research shows the inadequacy of relying on consumer power to eradicate exploitation in the fashion industry.
How could a company highly regarded for its commitment to sustainability do so badly on the industrial relations front, pushing staff to strike for almost a fortnight?
Fashion designers managing their individual brands while working at renowned companies should strike a balance between benefiting from the affiliation and maintaining their independence.
Many argue that the end of the pandemic is an opportunity to move towards a circular economy in clothing.
A sales and marketing formula based on a broad range of clothing for all ages at reasonable prices over many years is difficult to change.
The 2013 Dhaka garment factory collapse is the clothing industry’s worst ever industrial incident. Not enough has changed for garment workers.
A new study finds that women influencers over the age of 50 engage in style activism to combat ageist and sexist fashion and beauty industries.
Fast fashion is far from green. But the rapid expansion of online clothing resale platforms could help shrink the garment industry’s negative impact on the environment.
A transparency index could fix issues in the current medical supply chain in the US.
Coronavirus has revealed the extreme plight of Bangladeshi factory workers.
The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a harsh light on global commerce in wildlife. But many accounts focus on demand from Asia, ignoring the role of US and European consumers.
A new clothing recycling process can counter the environmental costs of fast fashion.
Sewers with attitude are tackling fast fashion one stitch at a time.
Factories that produce fast fashion garments are still highly dangerous workplaces – and not just because they might collapse.
While the fashion industry may want to address worker exploitation in their supply chains, it would open them up to tremendous legal liability. This needs to change.
‘Gabrielle’ the perfume harks back to Coco’s early days and the business instincts that built a global brand.
The scale of fast fashion is so massive it can easily eclipse sustainability initiatives. We need investment in new technologies to revolutionise the industry.
How we can change the business model of a £50 billion industry to make clothing work better for everyone.
Paintings that turn into frocks; a model dressed in nine outfits like a Russian doll. A new exhibition by Dutch designers Viktor & Rolf is truly fashion as performance art.
Top contributors
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Lecturer, Fashion Design, School of Design and Architecture, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Fashion Marketing, Nottingham Trent University
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Senior Lecturer in Fashion Enterprise, Torrens University Australia
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Distinguished Professor of Design History, UTS, University of Technology Sydney
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Visiting Scholar: School of Architecture and School of Engineering, University of Technology Sydney
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Program Manager, Master of Fashion (Design), RMIT University
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Project academic lead, Nottingham Trent University
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Surrey Future Fellow and Lecturer in English Literature, University of Surrey
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Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Sussex
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Chair in Accountancy and Professor in Sustainability Accounting and Transparency, University of Aberdeen
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PhD Candidate, Queensland University of Technology
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Postgraduate Researcher, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer, School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Fashion Marketing & Communication, Sheffield Hallam University
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Senior Lecturer in Law and Anthropologist, University of Newcastle