The Weekly Briefing - 28 September

Our policy researcher Hilary Marsh presents a roundup of the week’s fashion headlines…

BBC News

Sustainable fashion: From the red carpet to our wardrobes?

A dive into the issues surrounding how sustainable fashion can become part of the norm and how it can filter down from fashion shows to the public, and whether brands will do what they claim. Read.

BBC News

Fashion giant Saint Laurent to ban use of fur in 2022

Kering has announced that one of its brands, Saint Laurent will no longer design clothes using fur, as of 2022. Additionally, their brand Brioni will also stop designing with fur by Autumn 2022, signalling the final of Kering’s brands to stop the use of fur in its designs. Read.

British Vogue

What Would A Truly Circular Fashion Industry Actually Look Like?

Eco Age’s latest short film inspires taking a second look at the idea of ‘Circularity’ and how it may be being hijacked for marketing purposes, and how to work towards a true circularity. Read.

Drapers

British Fashion Council publishes ‘blueprint for circularity’

A new report from the BFC’s Institute of Positive Fashion has laid out a set of actions and targets, including volume reduction, improved recycling methods, and optimisation of product use and lifespan, to allow for the achievement of a circular fashion economy. Read.