I’m assuming I’m not the only person with a wardrobe filled with clothes I rarely or never wear. There are clothes I used to wear a lot that I’ve kept for that reason, clothes that I think I might want to wear again at some point, or clothes that mean something and therefore, I keep…
Month: September 2018
ELLE’s Sustainability Issue: A one-off or a move in the right direction?
With its biggest issue of the year – the September Issue – UK fashion magazine ELLE has dedicated it to sustainable fashion – to show it’s also aware of this growing trend or maybe to start creating change? Other magazines have done it already with Marie Claire and Swedish Damernas Värld doing sustainability issues, and…
Half-way through the September slow fashion challenge
Wearing and making the most of what we have is one of the best things we can do for a sustainable wardrobe. But still, ending up wearing a few things over and over and not feeling like we’ve got enough clothes (even though we’ve got an over-crowded wardrobe), is probably more common than not. I’m…
The blame-the-other mentality of our times
The state of the world is on one hand better than ever as living standards are going up across the world. But at the same time, what we see in media is often much more bleak, with a lot of fear, hate and anger coming across. It’s coming from people in power (read Trump) and…
Fashioned from Nature: The V&A’s take on sustainable fashion
The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in London has most definitely stepped up its game over the last few years with an increasing number of interesting exhibitions that touches on subjects such as popular culture as well as the issues and challenges of our time. One of its current exhibitions, Fashioned from Nature, is a detailed,…