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...
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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...
Could prescribed park visits aid our mental health?
Canadian healthcare practitioners are now allowed to prescribe patients a year-long pass to the countryβs national parks in a bid to improve their mental and physical health. If youβve struggled or are currently struggling with mental health issues, I know what youβre thinking: when has a medical professional suggesting...
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...
Influencers may soon have to label digitally-altered images
To combat the rise of eating disorders and body confidence issues post-pandemic, a proposed bill in the UK is calling for commercial photos featuring retouched bodies to be labelled as such. Last February, the UKβs Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled that social media influencers had to begin disclosing when using...
Exclusive β Cassie Quinn encourages a holistic approach to fashion
The founder of a fashion research studio that focuses on using regenerative materials and systems of production believes that new innovations can only bring about change if we educate society about why theyβre necessary. We spoke with her about the work sheβs doing to achieve this. βItβs no longer enough...
How to be stylish this year with the Earth in mind
Here are a few ways to ensure that your love of fashion and beauty isnβt contributing to the climate crisis in 2022. New year, less buying into industries renowned for being major culprits of ecological breakdown. A week into 2022 and Iβve no doubt youβre dead set on sticking to those resolutions you made in preparation for whatβs bound to be a better year than last. While we tend to...
TikTok has revitalised the fashion influencer model
Transforming the way we approach style both online and IRL, Gen Zβs app du jour has fostered an entirely new community for discourse, experimentation, and criticism.
If thereβs one statistic demonstrating quite how drastically TikTok has become entwined in our lives since arriving full force on the scene just two years ago, itβs that people worldwide spent 2.8 billion hours scrolling through the For You Page in 2020
Exclusive – The future of sustainable fashion lies in the hands of the agriculture industry
With COP26 on the horizon, a growing number of fashion brands are embracing regenerative agriculture in order to meet eco-friendly consumer demands. βRegenerative agriculture is a powerful movement in fashion that I think is going to catch fire,β says Oliver English. English is the CEO of Common Table Creative (CTC), a production company with the primary goal of exposing the unsustainable nature of our relationship with the planet, both in...
Exclusive β How brands like Pantee are rising to the conscious fashion challenge
With social responsibility ranking at an all time high amongst consumers, we spoke with burgeoning circular fashion brand Pantee about the importance of up-cycling and transparency. βMaking every choice a sustainable one is hard,β says Katie McCourt who, with the help of her sister Amanda, has recently launched circular fashion brand Pantee, giving dead and rejected stock a new lease of life by up-cycling t-shirts destined for landfill into comfortable...
