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Image description: a shopfront with ‘sale’ in large lettering Recently, reports emerged showing that Boohoo’s suppliers had kept factories open during the lockdown without adequate social distancing and with workers reporting symptoms. It was also revealed that some suppliers to Boohoo were paying workers as little as £3.50, far below the legal minimum wage. This […]
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Image description: Two of the artworks presented in the January issue of Vogue Italia Vogue Italia has shaken the fashion world to its unsustainable core with the release of its new 2020 issue. This special issue, that came to newsstands on January 7th, features “zero editorial shoots” as a reaction against the ever-growing carbon footprint […]
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Image description: Julia’s tattoo of a Tillering on her left forearm In the modern world, a culture of fast-fashion has changed our perceptions in regard to permanence and stability in design. In an interview with Julia Mervis, we look at the Philosophy behind a form of artwork that is beyond trends and consumerism — a […]
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Having converted to a meat-free lifestyle in my first year at Oxford, I felt I could live with a level of environmental smugness – I didn’t need to feel bad about my personal contributions to climate change because I hadn’t eaten beef in a year and a half. However, deep in the depths of long […]
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Fast fashion. An industry now intrinsic to the high street, earning the name through its fast process from design to mass production as much as its brief shelf-life. In a consumer culture where trends last as long as a Twitter hash-tag, how can retailers keep up the pace without social and environmental consequences? Short answer: they can’t. The challenge has moved beyond slowing […]
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