Is ‘gimmick’ fashion sustainable?

Is ‘gimmick’ fashion sustainable?

Novelty and gimmick fashion is taking the internet by storm. But are these hyped products any good for the planet?  Coperni may be a popular clothing brand, but the Parisian company tends to make headlines for its marketing gimmicks and technological innovations more than its clothes. I’m sure you’ve all seen...

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Schiaparelli transforms electronic waste into high fashion

Schiaparelli transforms electronic waste into high fashion

When it comes to sustainability, the fashion industry typically makes headlines for being a wasteful polluter. At the latest Schiaparelli show, the brand’s head designer transformed e-waste into clothing that is both upcycled and beautiful. What do the fashion and tech industry have in common? To start with, both industries are extremely resource heavy. The fashion industry relies on many non-renewable resources, using 79 trillion litres of fresh water per...

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Is shopping for skincare now more complicated than ever?

Is shopping for skincare now more complicated than ever?

The rise of no-nonsense, ingredient-focused skincare lines promised to streamline our self-care regimes. But with new product lines, formulas, and beauty trends popping up every month, has taking care of our skin become over-complicated? The beauty industry has seen massive growth over the last few years, especially in the skincare department, which is expected to have a market value of over 185.5 billion USD by 2027. Since 2020, its e-commerce sector...

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Has fashion truly addressed its ties to Uyghur forced labour?

Has fashion truly addressed its ties to Uyghur forced labour?

In 2020, a coalition of human rights groups said it was ‘virtually certain’ that as many as 1 in 5 cotton products sold across the globe were tainted with modern slavery. Has the apparel industry stopped sourcing so extensively from Xinjiang and are brands’ supply chains as ethical as they say they are? During the pandemic, many of the world’s biggest fashion brands and retailers were found to be complicit...

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Almost 1 in 10 teenagers have used harmful weight-loss products

Almost 1 in 10 teenagers have used harmful weight-loss products

According to a new study, around 9 per cent of adolescents – especially girls – have used non-prescribed diet pills, laxatives, and diuretics in their lifetime. As remarked by one of the authors, this is a ‘pretty big public health concern’ for young people around the world. In 2023, social media inspired many of the ways we sought to improve our wellbeing – but not always for the better. Some began...

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