Dear Fashion Change-Makers, Sustainable Seekers, and Conscious Consumers, A digital earthquake just shook the fashion world, and as citizens of a planet under pressure, we cannot look away. It is officially confirmed: SHEIN, the undisputed titan of ultra-fast fashion, has acquired Everlane—the pioneer of “Radical Transparency” and ethical basics—in a
By Pamela Vanessa Meixueiro Aguilar Circularity is the process of returning to the same point, whereas in a linear system, there is a clear beginning and end to the lifecycle of a product. In fashion, circularity can be divided into two general ideas. The first one is circular fashion, which
By Pamela Vanessa Meixueiro Aguilar What makes most innovative products attractive to the public is their long shelf life and usability. For this reason, by 1950, “forever chemicals” were already on the market. They provide high stability and resistance to decomposition, ideal for extended product life. However, their health and
By Sara Karlovic This weekend, the second-hand clothing market Broduvljak attracted visitors to the Baroque Fortress in Slavonski Brod, Croatia. The event was organised by Vedrana Jurišinac, founder of the fashion brand Dada i Dunda, whose collection Slavonika we had the honour of seeing last year during Global Sustainable Fashion Week in Budapest. This was the fourth edition of Broduvljak she has
By Fried Ivett One of the most common criticisms faced by the fashion industry is its environmental impact, which is hard to ignore considering that this sector accounts for approximately 10% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, on nearly every corner of the globe, the high fashion scene has
By Pamela Vanessa Meixueiro Aguilar Taking an old T-shirt to a recycling bin feels like the right thing to do, but what happens next? Textile recycling is often divided into two categories: pre-consumer, referring to waste from manufacturing processes, and post-consumer, where clothes are discarded after the use phase. Post-consumer