Beauty brands are turning air into perfume
Prompted by an industry-wide pivot to more sustainable production practices, several companies have started trialling fragrances made from carbon dioxide pollution. Though Iβm sure youβd rather not be reminded, the world, as we know, is well and truly running out of time to offer up solutions thatβll prevent climate change...
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How will the UK plastic packaging tax impact beauty?
From April 1, any company manufacturing or importing packaging containing less than 30% recycled materials will be taxed Β£200 per tonne. For an industry thatβs renowned for its insurmountable reliance on plastic, this may well pose some issues.Β Earlier this month, βthe most important international deal since the Paris...
What really happens when we throw our clothes away?
Chileβs Atacama Desert, one of the worldβs largest βfashion graveyardsβ, is a stark reminder of where our clothing really ends up.Β Weβre often told that our rubbish doesnβt just βdisappearβ. From an early age, I remember my mum scolding me for throwing litter on the floor, or wasting my food; βThe...
Chic meets sustainable with SONNET155βs handbags
Made from post-industrial waste, these handbags offer a sophisticated and sustainable approach to traditional paper shopping bags. Move over, cloth tote bags. Fruit leather is in. Though cloth totes have taken the world by storm β theyβre considered a staple for Gen-Z who has grown up abolishing single use plastic β...
A vision of vulvas: expanding knowledge and concepts of diversity
The body positive movement has exploded in the last decade. Now, itβs finally expanding to a much less talked about part of women's bodies - the vulva.Β Β The female anatomy has always been something of a spectacle. Early renaissance artists sculpted the dips and folds of womenβs bellies, the curves...
6 sustainable fashion accounts to follow in 2022
Between Covid variants, a disquietingly sharp rise in the cost of living, and a carousel of Downing Street parties, 2022 may seem like the year of unwanted change. But itβs also an opportunity to implement positive new habits. Perhaps you intend to read more, learn a new language, or...
We need to talk about fashionβs current obsession with balaclavas
The face-obscuring wintertime fashion accessory is having a moment, but many argue that jumping on the trend requires having a specific level of privilege. Itβs the end of January, and guess what? Itβs still freezing outside. Enter, the balaclava ΒΒβ a sock for your head. Designed to slide over your skull and neck to keep out cold air, while also covering part (if not all) of your face aside from the...
Opinion – Fashionβs relationship with βdifferenceβ is still a toxic one
A video of French brand SΓ©zane exploiting an elderly Indigenous woman for their summer campaign has emerged as the fashion community fervidly mourn the late AndrΓ© Leon Talley. These distinct responses to Otherness prove that the industryβs approach to difference is still a strenuous affair. A video of an elderly Mexican woman dancing to music on an impromptu set for French fashion brand SΓ©zane sparked widespread outrage on...
Plant-based fashion is finally having its moment
A major shift in clothing manufacture is underway, fronted by a surge in the number of brands experimenting with next-generation βlivestock-freeβ replacements for conventional animal-based materials. Itβs common knowledge that fast fashion has long-dominated the style landscape, for the affordable and straightforward way in which it enables consumers to keep up with continually fluctuating trends. However, unlike the rapid nature of these fads β which come and go as quickly as...
Beauty brands are advocating for the redefinition of Black
MAC Cosmetics, e.l.f, and Morphe are just some of those involved with a campaign thatβs seeking to shift perceptions about what it means to be Black. In 2020, the pressing question of βhow can I helpβ was one that dominated social media well into the following year. It came on the back of protests across the globe which not only called for an end to police brutality and justice for George...
