While we need to set high standards for sustainability in apparel production, are we too woke-washed to realise we mostly offer criticism, but not much else? By now, everyone in fashion has heard about the class action lawsuit filed in the Southern District of New York in July 2022 that accused H&M of deceiving consumers about […]
Problem no. 4: Purchasing Model Thanks for sticking with us this far. Today’s post focuses on fashion’s purchasing model, that more than ever, is completely ripe for disruption. This article is part of a series of deconstructing a massive global industry into areas for disruption on the road to #sustainability, by spotlighting 4 macrotrends in […]
The fashion industry is huge. Like, HUGE huge. It has so many moving parts to it since the advent of current-day globalisation has let #fashion manufacture their clothes via a global assembly line. If you’re reading this blogpost then you would have some knowledge already about the origins of fast fashion and its predecessor–high-street fashion —but to recap, I’ll […]
A guide for all you aspiring fashion designers with a passion for sustainability. With insights from sustainable fashion advocates – Sabi Sohrabi, senior lecturer at Raffles Design Institute, Kate Sala, fashion lecturer at RMIT University and Tess Whitfort, Melbourne-based sustainable fashion designer. We discuss what the role means, local sustainable fashion courses, the skills to success and […]