Tag: gadgets

• Planned #Obsolescence: Fast Fashion’s inspiration

  

  We tend to lament the fact that our mobile phones are seemingly built in a way that their peak performance will expire after about two years.  Officially, there’s a term for this: Planned Obsolescence.  Anyone notice how our clothes’ vibrancy and quality don’t last, either? 1340 words; 6 mins readUpdated 5 Nov 2018 Above featured…

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  16/01/2018

  Fashion Education

  circulareconomy, circularity, conscientiousfashionista, ethicalfashion, fashion, fashioneducation, fashionisnolongertrendy, fashionrevolution, fashrev, fastfashion, gadgets, haulternative, obsolescence, plannedobsolescence, slowfashion, technology, tricksofthetrade, wardrobetruths

• In fashion, “Good ol’ days..” has real meaning

  

  Increased fetishising of cheap clothes has led us to prioritise quantity over quality.  With this degradation in the fashion landscape, has fashion itself lost its meaning?  Grandma might have a thing or two to say about it.  1529 words; 7 min readUpdated 5 Nov 2018 Above featured photo: http://missowl.com The phrase “fast fashion” refers to low-cost…

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  09/01/2018

  Fashion Education

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