Should we really be buying vegan leather?

Should we really be buying vegan leather?

Vegan fashion is on the rise, with the UK’s accessories sector seeing a 56 percent increase in β€˜vegan’ items stocked year-on-year. But are these products really a sustainable alternative? Ever found yourself purchasing a β€˜green’ clothing item from your local retailer? Veganism across the board has seen a huge surge in...

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Wigs are booming despite a steep ethical price tag

Wigs are booming despite a steep ethical price tag

The desire for authentic human hair wigs is growing rapidly thanks to pop culture, but the flashing lights of the red carpet are blinding consumers to the dark secrets of the hair trade. Outside of the Black community, wig-wearing among white women was almost exclusively reserved for fancy dress parties, religious practices, or as a solution for hair loss. Wigs previously held connotations of beauty deception, masking your identity, or false...

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Is bio-engineered fashion a future solution for ocean microplastics?

Is bio-engineered fashion a future solution for ocean microplastics?

Scientists and fashion designers are working together to create clothing using food and drink, meaning plant-based alternatives to environmentally damaging fabrics could be coming very soon. Clothing made from synthetic materials currently dominate the fashion consumer market, with over 60% of clothing produced being made from plastics rather than organic materials like cotton and wool. You’re probably familiar with the textiles polyester, nylon, acrylic, and polyamide - which are...

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Glossier renews Black-owned business grant program for second year

Glossier renews Black-owned business grant program for second year

There is no shortage of Black owned brands within the beauty industry. However, funding for these businesses is severely lacking. Glossier is supporting Black entrepreneurs at the pre-launch, start-up, and growth stages of their beauty business venture. Last summer, the rapid resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement prompted companies to re-assess the value system and level of racial diversity within their practices. Most of us watched from our Instagram timelines...

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Fast fashion retailers accused of cultural appropriation

Fast fashion retailers accused of cultural appropriation

Mexico’s ministry of culture has claimed that Zara, Anthropologie, and Patowl wrongfully made use of designs created by the country’s indigenous communities. A number of fast fashion retailers – namely Zara, Anthropologie, and Patowl – have come under fire lately for using patterns distinctive to Mexico’s indigenous Mixteca population in the south-western state of Oaxaca. Accused of cultural appropriation by Alejandra Frausto (the country’s culture minister), these brands have reportedly...

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