The fashion industry is a huge contributor to modern slavery
Walk Free’s new Global Slavery Index estimates that 50 million people are living in modern slavery worldwide, up 10 million since 2018. As suggested by the findings, garment production is largely to blame for this dramatic increase. According to the latest findings from Walk Free’s Global Slavery Index, the number...
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TikTok sparks conversations about disability in the beauty industry
Rare Beauty has received praise from disabled customers for their easy-to-use packaging, sparking critical conversations about the beauty industry’s lack of inclusivity. Since launching in 2020, Selena Gomez’ beauty brand ‘Rare Beauty’ has enjoyed staggering success. With sleek branding, shade variety, and trend-worthy products, the makeup line made $60 million...
Why aren’t we talking about Binge Eating Disorder?
BED affects three times the number of people than anorexia and bulimia combined, but despite how common it is, research into and awareness of the condition remains limited. In our image-obsessed world, the fact that so many people suffer from an eating disorder is plausible and saddening. Every day, despite body...
Angeline Jolie is launching a purpose-driven fashion brand
The actress and UN ambassador’s new venture will utilise deadstock and tap into the abilities of ‘refugees and other talented, under-appreciated groups, with positions of dignity based on skill.’ In the past few years, it’s become commonplace for celebrities to broaden their creative output. From seemingly endless forays into fashion, to...
Why fashion logomania is being swapped for ‘quiet luxury’
Loudly monogrammed high-fashion has reigned catwalks, red carpets, and city streets since the mid-2010s. Now, a new era of dressing in expensive garments without it being entirely obvious to the average person is emerging. How did this come about? If you’re an active participant in the fashion corner of social...
Fashion experiments with AI in a bid to improve inclusivity
Triggering a mixed response from both consumers and industry insiders, brands are having custom computer-generated models created to represent people from marginalised groups in digital form. It goes without saying that fashion has a diversity problem. And regardless of recent progress – largely attributable to the tireless efforts of the...
England’s Lionesses get new period-conscious football kits
At tonight’s game, England’s women’s football team will sport a kit that isn’t all white for the very first time. The change comes after years of campaigning for more period-conscious sportswear. When England’s Lionesses lifted the European Cup last summer, they were kitted out in the traditional all-white ensemble also worn by the men’s team. Though their kit colour was likely the last thing on their minds during that exhilarating moment,...
New report suggests the beauty industry is ignoring net zero
Titled ‘greenhouse gloss,’ Carbon Trust’s inquiry into the sector’s commitment to tackling climate change has uncovered that some major brands’ sustainability efforts are falling short.
Although the beauty industry’s impact on the environment pales in comparison to fashion’s (which itself accounts for ten per cent of humanity’s total emissions), the sector’s practices are very much taking their toll.
From unsustainable resource consumption and the 
Australia to set a world-first standard for composting textiles
To combat the country’s 260,000-tonne-a-year fashion waste problem, lingerie company Very Good Bra has launched a campaign to improve natural garment recycling practices. According to a report by the Australian Fashion Council (AFC) published last May, Australians buy 14.8kg of clothing, or 56 new items, annually, making the country one of the highest consumers of textiles per capita in the world. Not only this, but there are 1.42bn garments – amounting...
Mounting reports confirm Gen Z favours fake luxury fashion
Several reports have indicated that Gen Z is not opposed to buying counterfeit luxury fashion items despite being branded as the most eco-conscious generation yet. While we know Gen Z is by far the most clued up and vocal about environmental issues, mounting reports suggest that this age group’s habits don’t always reflect their concerns – especially when it comes to obtaining 'high' fashion. The counterfeit luxury fashion industry has been...
