This beauty company sells discounted cosmetics destined for landfill
Each year in the UK, around 90 million beauty products are discarded before they even hit store shelves. One women-owned retailer is selling them for a fraction of the price online with the ultimate goal of cutting down on cosmetic waste. Beauty companies may have concealed their wasteful practices for...
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Opinion – Chioma Nnadi signals a changing media landscape
The journalist has become the first Black woman to hold British Vogue’s prestigious editor-in-chief position. Following in the footsteps of Edward Enninful, himself the first Black person to head up British Vogue, Chioma Nnadi has revealed her first issue of the magazine as editor-in-chief. She has already admitted Edward’s...
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...
Will sustainable fashion always be the more expensive option?
One of the primary roadblocks to boycotting fast fashion is the price tag that comes with shopping sustainably. Will eco-friendly and ethical clothing ever become more affordable? Even when we know that shopping sustainably is the right thing to do, it isn’t always the easiest option. With fast fashion brands marketing...
The secondhand clothing market is exploding
As the cost-of-living crisis and concerns over sustainability drives consumers towards pre-owned garments, sales are on track to reach $350bn in 2028, according to ThredUp’s most recent report. Thrifting, repurposing, the trading of deadstock – you name it. They all come under the umbrella of resale fashion. Long before it became...
Will banning fast fashion ads succeed in slowing the industry?
France is contemplating banning advertisements created by the fast fashion giant SHEIN in hopes of preventing the consumption of unsustainable and polluting clothing. While it’s no secret that the fast fashion industry is terrible for our planet, low prices and clever marketing tactics continue to lure in customers looking to...
Tyler, The Creator announces Louis Vuitton collaboration
Rapper, producer, and artist Tyler, The Creator has announced his first fully-fledged fashion project collaboration with Pharrell Williams for Louis Vuitton.
Hot off the news that Tyler, The Creator was the best-selling male artist on vinyl in the US last year, he’s just unveiled a new fashion collaboration with Louis Vuitton.
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Is your monthly manicure an environmental problem?
Last year, demand for acrylic nails surpassed traditional manicures for the first time. With the market only set to grow, it’s time we talk about the environmental impact of plastic-based artificial nails. Conversations about the environmental impact of our beauty routines have become commonplace in online spaces and in marketing campaigns launched by skincare and make-up brands themselves. Still, there’s one beauty regime that is rarely talked about in terms of...
Can a growth-chasing fashion industry ever be truly sustainable?
Although most fashion brands have laid out sustainability goals by now, one overarching objective stands in the way of reaching them: brand growth. Given that environmental issues are influencing society’s purchasing decisions more than ever, fashion brands are working to ensure that their values align with consumers’ increasingly eco-conscious perspectives. Fast-fashion companies have hastily launched ‘planet friendly’ collections in attempts to clean up their image, mid-range brands are striving to...
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...
