Everlane, Modern Slavery and Renting Your Workwear.
A collection of links to articles and blog posts I’ve been reading this past week from around the web. The articles are essentially to do with sustainable fashion news, diversity in the fashion industry, fashion history and sustainability in general. Perfect to read with your weekend breakfast!
How To Wear: Downstairs Layering. Jess Cartner Morley has written fashion for The Guardian for years. A weekly column dedicated to the latest trendy looks and how to shop them. This week, however, she has finally embraced sustainability! Jess talks about how we can use the clothes we own already to create updated looks. The Guardian
Everlane Promises to Ditch New Plastic by 2021. No non-recycled polyester in any garments, no plastic bags covering the shoes in their boxes, and no virgin plastic buttons. All plastic used will be 100 percent post-consumer recycled. The Cut
32 Thought-Provoking Quotes About Ethical, Sustainable and Fast Fashion. Eco Warrior Princess
How Does Fashion Fuel Modern Slavery? Easy steps to find out if slave labour was used to make your clothing. And what you can do about it! Together Street
Fashion Identified As One Of Five Key Industries Implicated In Modern Slavery. A new report highlights the problem, but what can we do about it? Vogue Australia
Why Fashion’s Anti-Fur Movement Is Winning. Brands from Gucci to Michael Kors and DVF have recently stopped using fur. Calculating that the goodwill generated with younger customers, and a reprieve from protests by animal-rights activists, is worth a few million dollars in lost sales. BOF
The Transformational Bliss of Borrowing Your Office Clothes. Great read about the women who pay $159 per month to rent clothes for work instead of buying new. NY Times
Young Designers Discuss Sustainability In Fashion. The House of Peroni Fashion Studio is giving a new generation of emerging designers the skills and mentorship to reach their full potential. See inside their worlds in this short video. Vogue UK
A First Look Inside The V&A’s Christian Dior Exhibition. Vogue UK
Prabal Gurung’s Autumn 2018 Campaign Casts All Asian Models In Ads To Showcase Diversity Across Asia. HuffPost
Secondhand Cashmere – Would You Buy It? Top Tips For Nearly New Cashmere. The Green Edition
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The Green Edition is a journey to help slow down and appreciate the smaller things in life. With tips for shopping more consciously and simplifying your life.