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Fashion + Our Oceans
For June 2020, in alignment with World Oceans Day, we dived into Fashion + Our Oceans, to deepen
our understanding of how fashion draws inspiration from and effects our vibrant blue planet.
Scientists estimate that 50-80% of the oxygen produced on Earth comes from the ocean. 80% of life on Earth is found in the oceans, spread across countless ecosystems throughout millions of square miles covering Earth’s surface. Yet 95% of our oceans are still to be explored. Our oceans are the lungs and lifeblood of our planet, so protecting them is vital.
The Dying Coral Reefs: Are You Aware?
Coral Reefs "Covering less than one percent of the ocean floor, coral reefs support an estimated 25 percent of all known marine species."...
Attila Trenka
Apr 28, 20233 min read
The Human Cost of Climate Change: How it Affects Communities Around the World
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, and its effects are felt in communities around the world. From rising sea...
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Apr 13, 20234 min read
What Are the Sustainable Development Goals and How Can You Help?
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) were set up in 2015 by the United Nations to achieve a better, brighter future for the world and...
Callum Belshaw
Apr 6, 20223 min read
Sustainable Fashion: One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s T-Shirt
The ocean covers over 70% of our planet, produces 50%-80% of the oxygen we breathe and is home to 80% of life on Earth. Despite an...
Hannah Whitfield
Jun 30, 20213 min read
The Future of our Oceans: Are we getting ‘Hung Up’ on the wrong issue?
After many years, we are finally acknowledging the serious environmental consequences of all the cute £6 tops and £15 jeans we own. The...
Janine Ferry
Jun 30, 20214 min read
Just Keep Recycling: How Can We Save Our Oceans From Fashion Pollution?
The Fashion Industry’s Impact on the Environment When talking about environmental impacts, we think about how fossil fuels are damaging...
Imogen Steel
Jun 30, 20213 min read
A Tail of Mermaids in Power
(tail! like a mermaid? get it? anyways, on with the article…) When I think of mermaids, I think of mysterious, beautiful and often...
Harriet Bell
Jun 29, 20213 min read
Are your clothes feeding the fish?
Plastic is everywhere. It’s durability and versatility, alongside side being cheap, makes it a world leader in synthetic materials....
Hannah Oates
Jun 29, 20213 min read
Ocean Plastic: Women Who Bear the Brunt, Women Who are at the Front
Did you know that women are disproportionately affected by ocean pollution and climate change? The fashion industry has a lot to answer...
Georgina Kirby
Jun 29, 20214 min read
A Nautical Fashionista’s Paradise
Exploring Underwater fashion shows Not many of us can imagine diving off a rocky cliff into the sea while wearing a long-tailed flowy...
Georgia Clarke
Jun 28, 20213 min read
A Sea of Inspiration: The Relationship Between Fashion and Our Oceans
The fashion industry has been heavily influenced by our oceans and its creatures since its inception. When Marcel Rochas introduced the...
Ebonnie Lewis
Jun 28, 20213 min read
5 Easy Steps To Help Save Our Oceans
The COVID-19 pandemic changed how we shop for clothing. For me online shopping became a guilty pleasure and ordering clothes became a bit...
Lily Smith
Jun 26, 20214 min read
Brands Transforming Ocean Plastic Into Beautiful Accessories
Our beautiful oceans are full to the brim with an abundance of plastic waste. Inspired by this, social entrepreneurs are looking for a...
Hannah Duffy
Jun 26, 20213 min read
4 Ethical and Sustainable Brands that Help Save Our Oceans
Ethical and sustainable clothing is becoming more important. This is due to more awareness of climate change and the damage of the...
Hannah Stewart
Jun 26, 20213 min read
Why Double Denim Should Be a Thing of the Past
The most beloved item in your wardrobe? Of course, those denim jeans. For many, it is not a surprise that denim is slowly but surely...
Christina Shrestha
Jun 25, 20214 min read
From ‘Mermaidcore’ to ‘SeaPunk’
Exploring the internet’s love of ocean-themed subcultures and it’s translation into high street fashion While scrolling through TikTok,...
Kimberley Taylor
Jun 25, 20213 min read
Fashion & Ocean Pollution: What Is the True Cost?
In recent years, the fashion industry has come under scrutiny due to the tonnes of clothing ending up in landfill. People have become...
Molly Swindell
Jun 25, 20213 min read
The Rise of Reusable Fashion – The Brands You Can Trust
In the current era of climate change and global warming it is proving ever more vital to protect the environment we live in. This...
Anoushka Negi
Jun 24, 20213 min read
Becoming More Conscious About Our Oceans
Fast fashion is polluting the beautiful and diverse life within our oceans. Simon Reddy laments that “Fish, seabirds, sea turtles, and...
Lauren Price
Jun 24, 20213 min read
The Wave of Conscious Fashion That Is Saving Our Ocean
Calling all shopping addicts – the ocean needs our help. The fashion industry is responsible for 10% of carbon emissions and 20% of...
Freya Higgs
Jun 24, 20214 min read
Why Minimalism is the self-help solution?
Have you ever bought 10 white t-shirts made of poor quality fibres and then thrown them away after changing one every two days? Do you...
Mudi Xu
Jun 24, 20213 min read
How ‘Forever’ Can Be Destructive
How does fashion impact our oceans? If we were to take five minutes to research ‘plastic’ we would face a variety of information. Ranging...
Anna-Maria Hartley
Jun 23, 20213 min read
EnSHOREing The Fashion You Consume is Ocean-Friendly
We’ve all heard about the detrimental consequences of fast fashion. But have you ever wondered how much damage our oceans in particular...
Morgan Harris
Jun 23, 20214 min read
Is Our Health Paying the Price for Our Fashion?
Fast fashion Fashion is a multi trillion dollar industry that continues to grow. The global shift East has led to cheap and fast fashion...
Charlotte Sunman
Jun 23, 20213 min read
Ocean Friendly Changes You Need To Save Our Planet
Fashion as a threat to our oceans Our oceans need your help. Whilst awareness is rising on the threats of plastic to our oceans, the...
Amira Mirza
Jun 23, 20214 min read
Fast Fashion: How Trendsetters Are Killing Marine Life
The fast fashion industry has made sure our wardrobes remain up-to-date and in style. The ocean is not something we consider when...
Caitlin Kennedy
Jun 22, 20214 min read
How To Combat Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans
Fashion’s impact on our environment and its pollution is currently a trendy topic; everyone’s heard the sustainability buzzwords....
Joe Jackson
Jun 22, 20213 min read
How To Respond To the Microfibre Invasion
What if I told you that particles no bigger than 5mm in length being dumped into the ocean are accelerating our planet to a certain doom?...
Liam Mclaughlan
Jun 22, 20213 min read
Parley for the Course
A question of sustainability As with the rest of the nation, I had great excitement for April 12th, not just as the beer gardens were...
Christian Ward
Jun 22, 20214 min read
The Impact of a Summer Splash: Swimwear is Destroying our Oceans
As we head towards swimwear season, we may already be browsing for current summer trends which would suit us and have us looking our best...
Molly Hardwick
Jun 21, 20213 min read
How fashion brands have become more eco-friendly to protect our oceans.
Each year, over 8 million tons of plastic waste enters and pollutes our oceans. This pollution poses a dangerous threat to human health,...
Ravail Khan
Jun 21, 20213 min read
What Fashion Brands Are Doing to Protect Our Ocean
Firstly, what is actually going on in our oceans? Well, it’s no surprise that there is a real worry and fear of what damaging effects we...
Alex Brassington
Jun 21, 20213 min read
Sustainable Brands to Watch in 2021
Textiles like polyester, acrylic, and nylon are the main source of microplastics, resulting in 34.8% of international microplastic...
Princess Arinola Adegbite
Jun 21, 20213 min read
Fashion in ‘The Plastic Age’
As citizens of the 21st century, we are all living in ‘The Plastic Age’. Plastic pollution is such an evident issue that it is now in the...
Jennie Gilligan
Jun 19, 20214 min read
Three Negative Effects of Fast Fashion
Fashion has always been a means for people to express themselves. To create and follow popular trends. A mark of popularity and an output...
Hannah Rose
Jun 19, 20213 min read
Say No to Synthetic Fibres!
Did you know that between half a million and a million tons of plastic microfibres are discharged into waste water each year from the...
Katie Ferns
Jun 19, 20213 min read
Wearing Blue Without Feeling It: How Shoes Are Made from Plastic Bottles
Have you watched Netflix’s latest documentary Seaspiracy? Well, it mortified me. Among many other issues with the fishing industry, the...
Madalena Juma
Jun 18, 20213 min read
Three Ways That You Can Help Reduce Micro-Plastics in Our Oceans
It’s possible to question; ‘what do our oceans and fashion have in common?’ Well, it is certainly not a positive connection. In 2019,...
Emily Aitken
Jun 18, 20214 min read
The Fashion Pact and its Failings
Can the industry be trusted to protect our oceans? Back in 2019, French President Emmanuel Macron and Kering Group chairman and CEO...
Adam Noor
Jun 18, 20214 min read
The Addictive World of Fast Fashion is Fuelling Pollution
Online shopping, there’s no rush like it. The euphoria of hitting add to basket. The anticipation of tracking your ever nearer parcel....
Eve O'Connell
Jun 18, 20213 min read
Ocean Pollution and Sustainable Fashion
Environmental change has become a global concern, as it has direct effects on the ecosystem, biodiversity and availability of resources....
Zoe Huang
Jun 17, 20213 min read
The Brands Saving Our Ocean Before It’s Too Late
Most of us would never dream of purposefully destroying the ocean with our fashion choices. We are completely unaware of the dangers that...
Gemma Norfolk
Jun 17, 20213 min read
5 Sustainable Brands to Support World Oceans Day
About eight million tonnes of plastic end up in the oceans each year. At this rate, there will be more plastic in there than fish by...
Natalie Latham
Jun 17, 20212 min read
5 fashion fixes that could save our oceans
The fashion industry is one of the biggest contributors to global pollution. High levels of water consumption and pollution are having...
Meera Barot
Jun 17, 20214 min read
Making Fashion Sustainable – 5 Ways to Preserve Oceans
We all wish to do our part in making fashion sustainable. Yet, it is expected that there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean by...
Lucy Stone
Jun 16, 20214 min read
Facemasks: The New Enemy of Our Oceans
I would like to consider myself environmentally conscious to some extent. I’m definitely not saying I’m perfect or that my one act of...
Mackenzie Blacklock
Jun 16, 20213 min read
How Washing your Clothes is Polluting the Ocean
Fashion is loved by so many as it lets us express ourselves, try new styles and be creative. But nothing hates the fashion industry more...
Laura Hilditch
Jun 16, 20213 min read
How Microplastics in Our Clothes are Killing Sea Life
One of the greatest causes of water pollution comes from the fashion industry. In fact, 20% of industrial water pollution is caused by...
Lizzy Harrison
Jun 15, 20213 min read
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