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Fashion Roundtable Responds To The Latest ONS Research on Rising Unemployment in the UK
Women have been shown to be more at risk of job losses, which has been the same since Austerity began over a decade ago. Young women are the backbone of the UK fashion industry and we at Fashion Roundtable continue to lobby government to support extended furlough schemes as a second lockdown looms.
The Rental Revolution: Would You Rent Your Child’s Clothes?
In the fight for sustainable fashion, we often overlook the vast amount of children’s clothing heading to landfill each year. Just consider the fact that most children grow seven sizes in the first three years of their lives, it’s inevitable that kid’s clothing will constitute a huge amount of textiles waste. But can the circular fashion model offer childrenswear the eco-friendly makeover it so desperately needs?
Masks 4 Za'atari: Dealing With A Crisis By Building Livelihoods
The pandemic has illustrated the pressing need to be collaborative, support and protect across all spheres of society. In utilising design thinking, key fashion and textiles skills and a commitment to social justice, the ‘Masks 4 Za’atari’ PPE project does just that.
Will Digital-only Fashion Weeks Inspire Or Fail To Deliver?
In anticipation of London Fashion Week, our Communications Director Jodi Muter-Hamilton takes a look at how the industry is adapting to a digital experience for all. Do digital fashion weeks foster creative expression or limit potential?
UK Secures Free Trade Agreement with Japan
The UK has today secured a free agreement with Japan, which is the UK's first major trade deal as an independent trading nation.
OP-ED: Why Every Month Should be #SecondHandSeptember
In light of Oxfam’s #SecondHandSeptember, our Founder and CEO Tamara Cincik shares her love letter to vintage clothing and a few expert tips on how to make your hunt for a second-hand wardrobe even more sustainable.
The Latest Government Resources: Is your business Brexit-ready?
The UK has left the EU and the transition period comes to an end this year. The following resources have been issued by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to provide the latest information for your business.
The Gentrification of Thrifting
Thrifting has come under intense scrutiny in recent years – and for good reason. Mass thrifting is driving up prices and creating a scarcity of good items in second-hand shops. This rising popularity is depriving underprivileged locals from getting their hands on affordable (and sustainable) garments.
The Communications Store Pledge To Support the Black Lives Matter Movement
The Communications Store has recently outlined its pledge to tackle racial inequality.
OP-ED: How I hope lockdown will change the way we look at disability
This horrendous virus has confined most people to their homes against their will which is likely to be a strange concept to non-disabled people — but one that’s familiar to nearly all of us with disabilities. Disabled people face a daily crisis just by the mere fact we are disabled, which often passes the gaze of our non-disabled counterparts.
The Material Science Brands Creating Disease Resistant Clothing
Technological advances, aimed specifically at mitigating virus transmission during a pandemic, have been the focus of many diverse industries — the fashion industry isn’t usually considered to be part of this group of innovators. But in reality there exist a number of companies and material science projects that are putting fashion firmly on the map.