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?
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreIn 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?
Read MoreThe UK has today secured a free agreement with Japan, which is the UK's first major trade deal as an independent trading nation.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThrifting 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.
Read MoreThe Communications Store has recently outlined its pledge to tackle racial inequality.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreTechnological 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.
Read MoreTipStart is a new digital platform taking on privilege, nepotism and barriers to equal opportunity, to help people realise their ambitions. It aims to challenge the power of privilege in employment by matching experienced professionals with those who cannot rely on their existing networks or background to break into historically privileged professions.
Read MoreThis week’s updated government resources- including information on funding for people on low incomes who need to self-isolate. Plus guidance on commuting and car sharing.
Read MoreEight million tonnes of plastic waste go into our oceans every year. Even worse, it is expected that by 2050, there will be more plastic by weight than fish in the oceans. And this was before the COVID-19 crisis.
Read MoreHome to the showrooms and studios of internationally acclaimed couturiers, Beirut has long earned its place on the global style map. But the capital is now facing its third successive crisis this year, following the devastating explosion in the city’s port. Can the ongoing relief efforts help its culturally celebrated fashion industry to thrive once more?
Read MoreOne of the biggest assets we have in the creative industry is our Intellectual Property (IP). But according to UAL’s Creative and Cultural IP Rights Specialist, fashion is copied all too often due to its subjective nature. So how can we manage and protect our IP?
Read More“Since the pandemic began, I’ve seen a fairly even split of creative energy. Some have totally immersed themselves, whilst many of us have felt particularly restless and claustrophobic, without a clear road or plan ahead.” Here Meg Pirie shares how she has learnt to reignite her creativity post-lockdown.
Read MoreDespite its promising title, viewers are offered a very limited glimpse inside Missguided’s supply chain in a PR-friendly documentary that is riddled with faux empowerment and white feminism, says Melissa Watt
Read MoreThis week’s updated government resources- including guidance about the close contact services (hairdressers, barbers, beauticians, tattooists, sports and massage therapists, dress fitters, tailors and fashion designers) which reopened in England on 15 August.
Read MoreDespite initial fears that Covid-19 would kill people’s desire to share their wardrobes, rental fashion sites are now thriving. My Wardrobe HQ, in particular, has seen a 50% increase in their listings since the start of lockdown. So how has the rental fashion model survived the pandemic and why is the sharing economy needed now, more than ever?
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