Sustainable Fashion Links – Week 7

Banning Wool and Blackface In The Fashion Industry.
Hello, how are you? 

This week was spent exploring a bit more of my new city. I’ve walked for miles and found lots of lovely places. Yesterday I went to a camera shop and picked up an old point and shoot film camera so I can hopefully record photos of some of the places I find. A friend told me yesterday that there is a great secondhand shop in Berlin called Humana. It turns out there are no less than 15 Humana shops in Berlin! I’ll be kept busy exploring them this year!

Below are your sustainable fashion news and links for the week. The first link is one of the more ridiculous news stories. Online fast fashion retailer Boohoo this week claimed they were going to stop selling wool garments. This is because there are often reports of animals being mistreated in the wool industry. Funny that Boohoo doesn’t even sell wool garments. The fabrics they use are generally acrylic, polyester and other plastics. They reportedly retracted their statement a few hours later as you can see on the second link. Was it all a publicity stunt?

11 Links

Fashion Retailer Boohoo Bans Wool Use – Despite Not Selling Woollies. The Telegraph 

Boohoo Changes Its Mind – Hours After Announcing Ban On Wool. Sky News

Stella McCartney Sounds Off On Sustainability, Faux Leather, And The Lack of Honesty Around Both. She makes a great point about leather being a natural fabric – it won’t decompose because if it is treated with harsh chemicals. Vogue

How Could Changing Consumer Trends Affect Fast-Fashion Leaders H&M And Zara? Our shopping habits are changing as H&M announce the closure of 160 stores. Forbes

BBC Launches Eco-Friendly Fashion And Lifestyle Brand. The Guardian

Arizona Muse: ‘The Fashion World Needs To Step Up On Sustainability.’ The model shares her opinion and top tips for helping stay sustainable. Harpers Bazaar

Climate Change Campaigners Set To Protest At London Fashion Week. Harpers Bazaar