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Covid-19: the Impact on Garment Workers
Covid-19 has instilled panic in so many of us and has impacted a multitude of aspects in our daily lives. The days of shopping until you drop seem like a distant memory as strict lockdown measures keep our high-street stores closed until further notice. Most of us in the Western world have now come to accept our newfound lives. Days filled with online shopping and baking banana bread every chance we get have become the new normal. However, it’s important that we don’t forget about the impact that these changes are having on the people behind our brand-new tie dye sweatshirt. I’m talking about those people who work tirelessly and…
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The COVID-19 Consequences
On December 21st 2019, the first case of an unknown pneumonia surfaced in China. In such a crucial date in the calendar, nobody would have suspected the impact to be encountered 5 months on. The world as we know it has come to a standstill for one disease, COVID-19. Nation to nation, critical measures are put in place to reduce the spread of the disease. Limiting social contact, furloughing millions of employees and the closure of businesses worldwide has led to the current state; lockdown. When will it all end? The answer everybody wants to know, but no one does know. Frustration is on the minds of the world’s population,…
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Extinction Rebellion And The Fight Against London Fashion Week
The Extinction Rebellion funeral finale at London Fashion Week made headlines this past September. A group of 200 protesters donned funeral attire, their message grievously clear – we are in the process of killing our planet. The protest was written up in The Guardian and more ironically, Vogue, among other publications. Most of the articles described the event and noted the demands of the activists but there were precious few details about what was to come. Protests, demonstrations and disruptions are tools to foment awareness and support for issues that require urgent attention. The act of galvanising people to collectively express their views has – for a long time – been an instinctive method of provoking change. From…
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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?
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Fast Fashion and Workers’ Rights
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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Who made my feminist meme T-shirt?
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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Fashion and Feminist Theory
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?