It’s warm, diverse, and passionate – yet sometimes myopic, exclusionary, and pandering. Researching the supply chains, power dynamics, and western apathy that make global exploitation possible and profitable in the fashion industry helped me grow throughout my teens and early 20s into a more well-rounded political advocate, however, as I gather expertise in the particulars...
Is corporate greed the root of capitalism’s evil? Ethical fashion entrepreneur Claudia Radu believes so. The founder of Honest Department, a UK-based global conscious fashion platform is on a mission to drive positive change, hoping to raise ethical and environmental standards not just in the fashion industry, but in the business environment too. “I believe...
“At tentree, we plant ten trees for every item we sell. Our goal is to become the most environmentally progressive brand on the planet, and we are using our mission as well as eco-progressive materials to plant 1 billion trees by 2030.” Before this email landed in my inbox, I’d never heard of the Canadian...
I’m not going to lie, I live in overalls (dungarees / jumpsuits) and nothing is more comfortable. As Sydney has taken a cold turn *shakes fist in anger* get those overalls out and lounge in them all day long (even at work). If you’re looking for overalls that are ethically produced from responsible material but...
Abuja, Nigeria: When I was a kid, my siblings and I would play a game with our clothes labels, a guessing game we labelled “guess the country”. One person would hold out a number of clothes and another would try to guess the countries where these clothes were made. The clothes we possessed were mostly...
When I was a teen, shopping for clothes was extremely hard being that I was underweight and short. I wasn’t the only one getting frustrated; my mom was having a hard time choosing outfits for me too. What was more embarrassing was seeing the retail assistants snicker. It was harmless, really. I wasn’t offended but...
There is a big misconception that ethical fashion is expensive. While there are some ethical brands with high price tags that only luxury-conscious shoppers can afford, there are others who aim to make stylish ethical fashion accessible to all conscious consumers. Cue, Dorsu. This small business designs and ethically produces men’s and women’s collections of...
Back when I was an undergraduate law student, and even though I was the son of a Judge who had worked for the government all his life, I decided that I wouldn’t work for my government, a decision I have stood by to date. There were two major reasons for this stance; the first was...
By Amanda Carr. Back in the day (we’re talking just a decade or so ago), wearing an organic cotton t-shirt was THE green fashion statement. Maybe, if you were lucky, you would get your hands on something made from hemp. Add a beanie and your reputation as a nature-lover was made for life. Anyone remember...
Most of us weren’t raised to be eco-conscious and particularly when it comes to our wardrobes. Same goes for ethics; it doesn’t seem a priority when we’re on a shopping spree. The hidden side of fast fashion – pollution, forced labor, exploitation, chemical exposure, health and safety concerns, low wages, waste – has been dwarfed...
Manila, Philippines: Historically, new fashion trends were introduced every season but this system has drastically changed. Nowadays, collections are produced and released to the market on a weekly basis; thus the birth of fast fashion. Fast fashion is the rapid production of inexpensive clothing by mass-market retailers. These collections are usually based on fashion trends,...
New to this whole ethical fashion thing? Welcome. I was once new too. If you’re anything like me, you’ll be feeling conflicted, confused, and overwhelmed with information. The fashion industry is one of the largest polluters in the world, and it can feel pretty devastating to hear that humans have caused this catastrophic destruction through...