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How can we get rid of the one-time-wear taboo?
We’ve all been there. You’ve got a cute picture you want to post on Insta, but you’re wearing the same outfit as your last post. Really frustrating. So, what do you do? The ‘one-time-wear’ system says you should buy something cheap and new, then take another photo. But how is this sustainable? In short, it’s not. It’s the number one issue in the textiles industry at the moment. We actually threw away £12.5 billion worth of clothes in Britain last year. All because 1 in 6 of us don’t want to be seen wearing the same outfit twice. Where Did This ‘One-Time-Wear’ Taboo Start? We can trace the ‘one-time-wear’ trend…
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Is fashion killing our planet?
The UN has predicted that the global population could reach a whopping 9.8 billion people by 2050. If this happens, we will need the equivalent of 3 planets to provide the resources needed to sustain our current lifestyles. So how can one planet create all these resources? And how can we as consumers change our behaviour to stop us killing our planet? How Bad is the Fashion Industry Environmentally? We all know that fast fashion is causing the fashion industry to be one of the main pollutants of the environment. Each year we, as a planet, consume more than 80 billion items of clothing. Another £12.5 billion worth of clothes…
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Sustainable Fashion: From 1990s ‘Sloppy Eco Style’ to Sustainable Stylish Fashion Trend
How Sustainable Fashion has entered mainstream thought and is beginning to take over the fashion industry. Sustainability has become part of a revolutionary fashion movement and is no longer considered sloppy eco fashion but has taken over the stylish and luxurious fashion catwalks of major fashion capitals of the world.
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Objectifying Women in Fashion for Business
The problem of objectifying women in the fashion industry and how emancipated women can shape the future of advertising in fashion
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Society, Fashion Industry and A Woman’s Worth
An average woman, her self-worth as shaped by the fashion industry and the feminine awakening to a new world of fashion and concept of beauty.
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Le Smoking Jacket
How Yves Saint Laurent Brought Feminism to Fashion. When I say the phrase ‘power suit’, which brand do you think of? Armani? Stella McCartney? Altuzarra? If we think of the iconic power suit, we tend to consider Giorgio Armani as the pioneer. But I think the true pioneer in women’s suits is Yves Saint Laurent with his Le Smoking jacket. The First Appearance of the Le Smoking Jacket Debuted in 1966, it was widely unaccepted to begin with. In fact, many women were refused entry to restaurants and theatres simply for wearing a tuxedo. The look only became widespread and popular in the 1970s thanks to Bianca Jagger. She wore…
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A case for vegan fast fashion?
Without a doubt, the rise of vegan fashion is huge. Major brands, such as Gucci, Versace and Chanel, have pledged to no longer use real fur. This contributed to the drop-in sales of women’s fur by 41% in the UK alone, in 2018. Personally, I have never owned real fur, or real leather products. Aside from how expensive they are, I was always fully aware that they were made from animals and that to me never felt right. In terms of faux fur and leather, of course I think these are much better, and ethical, than killing animals. However, as I’ve began to research into the industry further, I’ve realised…
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Fashion’s Dirty Secrets, and mine
We all have Skeletons in our Closets and Dirty Fashion Secrets: If Stacey Dooley investigated yours what would she find?
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The F Word: Feminism or Fashion?
Most garments are cut and sewn by female factory workers in the developing world, where working conditions are poor and labour rates are low. Can you be a fashion lover and a feminist at the same time?
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Can you be a fashion lover and a feminist at the same time?
Most garments are cut and sewn by female factory workers in the developing world, where working conditions are poor and labour rates are low. Can you be a fashion lover and a feminist at the same time?
