Weekly Briefing

Fashion Focus

The Guardian 

‘Inaccessibility is a collective problem’ the promise and limits of adaptive fashion

Whilst Australian brands are starting to design adaptive lines, there is a lot of work to be done, in terms of the inclusiveness of design, price and still, accessibility to those designs through more accessible shopping experiences, both online and off. Read

The Independent

Fast fashion is dying African rivers blue, report says

Water Witness International has reported that rivers in Lesotho and Tanzania have tested at the same alkaline level as bleach, near textiles factories. The increase in fashion brands sourcing across the continent is running the risk of serious environmental damage, with Dr Christina Charles from the University Oxford urging the need for pollution management and working condition monitoring and regulation. Read 

The Independent

Fashion is destroying the planet but we keep buying clothes. This is how we fix it

Sophie Benson explores slowing down, accountability from brands and financial incentives as methods for fixing the effect fashion is having on the planet. Read