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Australia has the world’s biggest carbon footprint from fashion. This is one area where changing our personal clothing choices can make a big difference, just as it did in the second world war.
It was her design of Kate Middleton’s iconic royal wedding dress that brought Sarah Burton into the limelight.
People in the First Nations fashion industry see their work contributing to cultural tradition, economics and cultural sustainability, and blak pride and storytelling.
A heritage-listed hat factory has burned down in Surry Hills. The suburb was once a hub of fashion manufacturing.
By washing our clothes, we release microfibres into the environment which are then ingested by marine animals.
With concern mounting over microplastics and the search for sustainable options, the woollen swimsuits of the past could be the swimwear of the future.
Increasing recycled-fibre clothing offerings should not absolve the fashion industry from the urgent need to reduce production overall.
The environmental footprint of the fashion industry is rising rapidly. Drastic changes are needed to make the sector more sustainable and equitable.
Our research shows the inadequacy of relying on consumer power to eradicate exploitation in the fashion industry.
How could a company highly regarded for its commitment to sustainability do so badly on the industrial relations front, pushing staff to strike for almost a fortnight?
Fashion designers managing their individual brands while working at renowned companies should strike a balance between benefiting from the affiliation and maintaining their independence.
Many argue that the end of the pandemic is an opportunity to move towards a circular economy in clothing.
A sales and marketing formula based on a broad range of clothing for all ages at reasonable prices over many years is difficult to change.
The 2013 Dhaka garment factory collapse is the clothing industry’s worst ever industrial incident. Not enough has changed for garment workers.
A new study finds that women influencers over the age of 50 engage in style activism to combat ageist and sexist fashion and beauty industries.
Fast fashion is far from green. But the rapid expansion of online clothing resale platforms could help shrink the garment industry’s negative impact on the environment.
A transparency index could fix issues in the current medical supply chain in the US.
Coronavirus has revealed the extreme plight of Bangladeshi factory workers.
The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a harsh light on global commerce in wildlife. But many accounts focus on demand from Asia, ignoring the role of US and European consumers.
Top contributors
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Distinguished Professor of Design History, UTS, University of Technology Sydney
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Project academic lead, Nottingham Trent University
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Senior Lecturer in Law and Anthropologist, University of Newcastle
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Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Sussex
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Visiting Scholar: School of Architecture and School of Engineering, University of Technology Sydney
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Program Manager, Master of Fashion (Design), RMIT University
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Research Assistant, University of Newcastle
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Senior Lecturer in Fashion Marketing & Communication, Sheffield Hallam University
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Surrey Future Fellow and Lecturer in English Literature, University of Surrey
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Chair in Accountancy and Professor in Sustainability Accounting and Transparency, University of Aberdeen
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PhD Candidate, Queensland University of Technology
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Postgraduate Researcher, University of Leeds
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Lecturer, Fashion Enterprise, RMIT University
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Professor of Social Anthropology & South Asian Studies, University of Sussex
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Principal Lecturer - Department of Management, University of Huddersfield
