Sustainable Fashion Links – Week 4

Spice Girl Charity Tee’s Are Not Ethically Made

Hello, how are you all? For me, it’s coming up to moving house week. I’ve been using any free time to declutter anything that we no longer need or use. There is nothing like a move to really make you assess what you need. The major win today was selling our tumble dryer. I’ve been thinking for a while that I probably only use it because it’s handy. So this was the perfect time to let it go. Air drying means our clothing should last longer, it’s better for the environment and may even reduce the electric bill. We also have to sell our flooring! Unbelievably the dutch only like to rent properties without flooring. So we need to take it up before we go, as well as all the light fittings. It was sold online in super quick time, maybe a clue that we priced it too low!

Here are your sustainable fashion news and links for the week. I was disappointed this week to discover T-shirts sold to raise money for Comic Relief have been produced unethically. The first two links in the list are talking about that.

11 Links

Revealed: Spice Girls T-shirts Made In Factory Paying Staff 35p An Hour. The Guardian

The Lucy Siegle Take: How Charity Can – And Should – Have Positive Impact. Eco Age

The Women Fighting Fast Fashion Waste. A two-minute video talking to Claire and Emily from Stitched Up about the work they do in Manchester to save textile waste. BBC News

I Got My Best Jewellery From A Pawnshop. Some tips for buying secondhand jewellery! Coveteur

These Women Make Your Zara Jeans. Now, They’re Demanding to Be Paid Fairly. Stories from the Bangladesh workers who went on strike this month for fair treatment and wages. Elle

Fast Fashion Exploits Everyone It Touches. One of the reason’s I stopped shopping at Zara is because they blatantly copy designs from small designers and artisans. Thread for thread. They aren’t the only brand who do this unfortunately as you can see in this article. Quartz

Textile Sector ‘Rife’ With Exploitation And Underpayment. British clothing manufacturers have been forced to pay almost £90,000 to employees for non-payment of the minimum wage. BBC News

Tycoon of the Pre-Owned. A look behind the scenes of Real Real, a luxury secondhand store. The New York Times

Grown-Up Trousers v Fantasy Gowns As Red Carpet Showcases Change. An interesting look into how people are dressing for the red carpet. The Guardian

In case You Missed It

10 Recycled Necklaces That Are Made In The UK. Not that you could tell any of them are recycled! The Green Edition

Sarah Jessica Parker’s Divorce Style – Ethical and Sustainable. How to recreate her style from the Divorce series. The Green Edition