How to join the Fashion Revolution online during isolation

It’s that time of year again – time to ask the question “Who made our clothes?” and to advocate against human rights violations in the supply chain of the fashion brands we choose to wear.

It’s been a strange month, to say the least, and while we may have been distracted by COVID-19 let’s shift our attention, for a moment, to an issue that existed long before the pandemic began – fast fashion.

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Perhaps now is as good a time as ever to reflect on what our levels of overconsumption are doing to the planet and its people. Perhaps now, in a period of intense introspection, can we look at how connected we are to one another and how our actions and choices can influence those across the globe. While we pause for a moment, may we gain a new perspective on our choices as consumers and take a deeper look into a deceiving industry that has, for many years, been causing extensive damage to the planet and perpetuating modern slavery.

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This post is a guest collaboration between myself and Margarida Vasconcelos, fellow activist, blogger and founder of the renowned conscious lifestyle blog Daisy & Thyme. It contains facts and figures brought to you by Fashion Revolution, Oxfam and other reliable sources. This blog post does not contain affiliate links.

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A history of the Fashion Revolution

On the 24th of April 2013, the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh collapsed killing more than 1,100 people and injuring 2,500. These victims were making clothes for some of the biggest global fashion brands at the time. This disaster was the catalyst that revealed some of the many dark secrets of the fashion supply chain.

In the years that followed, more and more individuals were exposed to the reality that the fashion industry was, and in many ways still is, plagued by exploitation and injustice.

In 2017 research conducted by Deloitte Access Economics for Oxfam revealed that in the average supply chain of Australian garment retailers, just 4% of the price of a piece of clothing is estimated to make it back to the pockets of workers. That is just 40 cents from a $10 T-shirt. In 2019, Oxfam also revealed that nine out of ten garment workers interviewed in Bangladesh cannot afford enough food for themselves and their families, forcing them to regularly skip meals and eat inadequately, or go into debt. Similar findings have been reported in other countries such as Nepal, Vietnam and Cambodia where cheap labour is often sourced.

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Despite statistics like these making the news headlines, the consumption of fast fashion continued to rise. In 2018, Black Friday generated $6.2bn in online sales in the US alone – a growth of 23.6% from the previous year. Fashion became disposable – the average person bought 60% more clothing and kept it for about half as long as they did 15 years ago.

But as the sales increased, so did Fashion Revolution’s campaigning…

The positive impact of the Fashion Revolution so far

Before you get too disheartened, know that the Fashion Revolution and ‘Fashion Revolutionaries’ have gained some serious ground over the years. Four years ago the Fashion Transparency Index was created to review some of the world’s largest fashion brands and retailers and rank them according to how much they disclose about their social and environmental policies, practices and impacts.

Of the brands reviewed since 2017, their scores have increased by almost 9%. This progress suggests that inclusion in the Index has motivated many major brands to become more transparent in their supply chains. In 2019 the #whomademyclothes hashtag reached 289 million people on Instagram and encouraged brands and producers to respond in support of greater industry transparency.

Our voices are being heard, and it is only a matter of time before brands are forced to disclose full transparency until they lose complete credibility.

“Consumers are shopping differently, paying differently and their values are continuing to shift as sustainability and ethical retailing have taken centre stage – ” KPMG, Australian Retail Outlook 2020

The Fashion Revolution in 2020

This year, in the midst of COVID-19, Fashion Revolution are pivoting their activism into the online space through a series of online events, campaigns and the continuation of social media noise and education. Let’s use our voice and power to make positive change. Together we can transform the fashion industry into a force for good.

The below image takes you to a detailed guide of all the ways you can join the Fashion Revolution from the comfort of your home:

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Participate in the Fashion Revolution by:

• Asking brands “Who made my clothes?” by posting a picture of yourself with a Fashion Revolution poster and using the hashtag #whomademyclothes (available in the resources section of the website). 
• Asking brands “Who made my clothes?” by sending them an email and sharing on social media, tagging the brand and @fash_rev. You can access the full list of emails here. 
• Asking brands “WhatsInMyClothes?” by sending them an email and sharing on social media, tagging the brand and @fash_rev.
• Sign the Manifesto For a Fashion Revolution and call for radical, revolutionary change on the way our clothes are sourced, produced and consumed.
• Host an online gathering with your friends to discuss ways you can shop ethically and encourage each other to put pressure on brands to be more transparent.
• Join the #LovedClothesLast campaign and share a story (or write a love letter) about an item of clothing that you’ve loved for years. 
• Host an online Fashion Revolution event. 
• Join the Social Media # Challenge for Fashion Revolution. This digital campaign brings together bloggers, influencers, and the general public to learn, inspire, and call on the fashion industry to do more this fashion revolution week. There’s a theme for each day so get involved in as many as you want:

• Help the Fashion Revolution to create a fashion industry that values people and planet over profit by making a donation.
• Take a pledge to break up with fast fashion and remake your closet with clothes that respect women and our planet. 
• Take TRAID’s #Secondhandfirst Pledge and let them know what percentage of your wardrobe you commit to sourcing second-hand, rather than buying new.
• Join the 2020 Circular Fashion Pledge 
• Support an ethical fashion brand. Small independent ethical fashion brands are struggling right now.
• Shop online. Even if you can’t get your purchase now, you’ll get it later (something to look forward to).
• Buy gift cards.
• Become an ethical brand Patreon.
• Spread the word about your favourite ethical and sustainable fashion brands.

Online events for Fashion Revolution Week 2020

You can search the full list of Fashion Revolution events here.

Below is a list of Fashion Revolution events, amongst others.

• A Global, Online Event April 20-26 with Ethical Brands For Fashion Revolution, 7 days of panel talks, interviews, workshops, factory tours, film view, a swap shop and a marketplace that offers the opportunity to browse a range of ethical fashion brands from all over the world! https://ethicalbrandsforfashionrevolution.com/
• Fashion Revolution Nepal 20- 26th April, a week-long of talks with local experts in the various fields related to the fashion industry on the impacts the pandemic is having on garment workers and the industry at large https://www.facebook.com/events/644776883021636/
• Iro Iro New Heroes: Daily Illustrations and Readings. Everyday sharing a new illustration and letter reading with expressions of love and gratitude for women who inspired them and their collection, 20 – 25 April 2020, 18:00 – 19:00 GMT+5:30.
• Fashion Open Studio Films with Azadeh Yasaman. Azadeh Yasaman will release five films exclusively on aassttiinn.com between 21-26 April to show the story behind their weaving research, practice and the history of looms.

April 18th 2020

• Shaping Fashion: An Exploration of Sustainable + Ethical Fashion, Shaping Fashion is a day-long event now hosted virtually with workshops, open studios, and an ethical marketplace experience ready to give you the opportunity to explore your own sustainable fashion journey. 18 April 2020, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM CDT. TICKETS HERE. 

April 20th 2020

• FASHINNOVATION WORLDWIDE TALKS 2020, 2 Day Summit with a focus on the Sustainable Development Goals and response to the COVID-19 pandemic, 20 – 21 April 2020. TICKETS HERE. 
• Fashion Open Studio x ISKO Denim Day, A day of innovation, customisation, discussion and repairs, 20 April 2020, 09:40 – 16:45 BST. TICKETS HERE.
• Birdsong Instagram Sophie & Suse talk Birdsong & future plans, 20 April 2020, 11am https://www.instagram.com/birdsonglondon/
• On the Mend: Creating Garments that Heal with S.Hawkins. How to darn denim: A 30-minute workshop on ZOOM and Instagram LIVE simultaneously. 20 April 2020, 12:00 – 13:00 BST. TICKETS HERE. 
• Virtual Conversation With Kirsten Scott & Nina Van Volkinburg on the future relevance of heritage knowledge, materials and techniques in formulating a new, alternative paradigm of luxury fashion that aims to be pro-actively positive for people and planet,  20 April 2020, 13:00 – 14:00 BST. TICKETS HERE. 
• Denim Origami Cuff with Michelle Lowe-Holder. Join Michelle Lowe-Holder studio to learn how to make an origami cuff in ISKO denim. 20 April 2020, 13:00 – 14:00 BST. TICKETS HERE. 
• The Future of Denim: A Panel Discussion. The panel will discuss why denim is at the forefront of sustainable innovation, and why, when responsibly manufactured and respectfully repaired and looked after throughout its life, denim has a place in our future wardrobes, 20 April 2020, 16:00 – 17:00 BST.
• (Webinar) Meet the Innovators – Fashion for Good, learn more about the start-ups at the cutting edge of sustainable fashion innovation, 20 April 2020,18:00 – 20:00 (BST). JOIN HERE.
• An introduction to embroidery techniques with Sona Asemani. Aassttinn presents an introduction to Sona Asemani’s Fashion Open Studio embroidery tutorials, 20 April 2020, 18:00 – 18:30 GMT+4:30. TICKETS HERE. 
• Fashion X Wellbeing, Fashion Revolution Scotland, Discover how your clothes can be used for positive mental health: Karen Finn introduces a short mindful ritual to bring peace and gratitude through clothes, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSX0fqzLGUTAxWZ9k0uMQ7A, 20 April 2020 from 19:30-20:30.
• Online launch Sustainable Fashion Gift Card. Join the launch of the Sustainable Fashon Gift Card and keep supporting each other in these difficult times, 20 April 2020, 20:00 – 21:00 CEST. TICKETS HERE.

April 21st 2020

• The Sustainable Angle’s – Material solutions from the Future Fabrics Expo. The Sustainable Angle invites you to join our #FashionOpenStudio, where designers and fashion professionals have the opportunity to discover and understand the important contribution material solutions can make to a POSITIVE FASHION FUTURE, 21 April 2020, 10:00 – 12:00 BST. TICKETS HERE. 
• Quilting from Waste with Phoebe English. A patchwork quilting workshop with a focus on the reuse of black waste fabrics, 21 April 2020, 11:00 – 12:30, Zoom Workshop.
• Birdsong Instagram talk to Mimma Viglezio about the future of fashion, 21 April 2020, 3pm https://www.instagram.com/birdsonglondon/.
• We don’t have time, Circular economy and consumption, 21 April, 15:00 – 18:00 CEST, 
• Ka Sha: Beyond Clothing Workshop. The heart of Ka Sha lies in the urge for storytelling, so our Fashion Open Studio event will harness the activity of embroidery and traditional quilting techniques that have stemmed from Ka Sha’s collaboration with artisans, Zoom Workshop, 21 April 2020, 16:00 – 18:00 GMT+5:30 .
• Fashion Supply Chains: What’s Next?, Fashion Revolution Scotland, How is Covid-19 impacting the fashion supply chain? This virtual panel discussion will explore how each stage of the business model is shifting, and focus on positive actions to make much-needed changes post-crisis, 21 April 2020 from 16:00-17:00.
• Matthew Needham presents ØYEBLIKK. A visual presentation and discussion about Matthew Needham’s recent CSM MA degree collection with collaborators Helen Kirkum, Jo Miller and Alice Potts, 21 April 2020, 16:00 – 17:00, Zoom and Youtube Live.
• Sarabande Sessions: Roberts|Wood. A behind the scenes film in the studio in Lincolnshire with Katie Roberts-Wood. Katie will explain some of the techniques she has honed, including a zero-waste process which makes use of her scrap fabric, 21 April 2020, 17:00 – 18:00 BST.
• Woven Threads: Q&A with Awa Meité. A live Q&A with Malian fashion designer, filmmaker, painter and jeweller as part of Lagos Fashion Week’s Woven Threads programme, 21 April 2020, 18:00 – 19:00 GMT+1. 
• Kowtow Conversations: Fair Trade & Ethical Manufacturing. Join Kowtow Founder & Creative Director, Gosia Piatek and Fairtrade Australia & New Zealand CEO, Molly Harriss Olson, in conversation on fair-trade and ethical manufacturing practices, Instagram Live, 21 April 2020, 19:00 – 20:00 GMT+12.
• RÆBURN Connects with Orsola de Castro to discuss what is COVID-19 teaching the fashion industry? Instagram Live, 21 April 2020, 7pm GMT.
• Live Q&A with Azadeh Yasaman. An Instagram Live Q&A with Azadeh Yasaman about their weaving research, practice and the history of looms, 21 April 2020, 21:00 – 21:30 GMT+4:30.

April 22nd 2020

• Remote Factory Tour Livestream – Citizen Wolf, Co-Founder Eric walks you through the production process of how they create their Magic Fit® Tees from algorithm > dynamic pattern creation > laser cutting > sew, 22 April, 02:00 – 03:00 (BST). TICKETS HERE. 
• Kirsty McDougall Textile Design: an introduction and how to weave at home. A tour of artisanal textile designer Kirsty McDougall’s studio and talk about the role of woven textiles within the fashion industry and her projections for the future, 22 April 2020, 10:00 – 11:00 BST, Zoom conference.
• This is my love story, Ana Fernandez will tell us the “love story” behind her favourite second hand garments. Join her and share your own love story on our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fash_rev_scotland/, 22 April 2020 10:00 – 11:00 (BST).
• In Conversation: Joshua James Small x BRICKS with Chloe Baines: Sustainable practice & designing mid-pandemic, 22 April 2020, 11:00 – 12:00 BST, Instagram Live @bricks_magazine.
• LIVE Q&A WITH BETHANY WILLIAMS, British fashion designer Bethany Williams live stream Q&A on Earth Day to discuss her innovative and inclusive creative practice, 22 April 2020, 12.00 – 12.30.
• XYZ EXCHANGE X TECHSTYLER, A live discussion. How technology can recode the unsustainable fashion system, 22 April 2020, 12:00 – 13:10 BST, Zoom Conference and Youtube Live. 
• The Therapy of Fashion by Fashion Revolution Zimbabwe. This Haus of Stone digital workshop in collaboration with Tendai Angela Jambgwa (certified yoga instructor) will guide the audience through meditation and making. The session looks to explore craftsmanship with one’s hands as a form of therapy, creative expression & emotional release, 22 April 2020, 13:00- 14:00 (BST), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI9XJhTqlOY.
• Helen Kirkum presents Sneaker Sculptures. Use everyday household recycling to explore alternative sneaker construction, 22 April 2020, 13:15 – 15:00 BST, Instagram Live @helenkirkumstudio. 
• This is my love story: love what you already own, Fashion Revolution Scotland Volunteers Lauren & Louise discuss learning to love what you already have by choosing not to buy clothes for a year, 22 April 2020, 15:00 – 16:00 (BST) https://www.instagram.com/fash_rev_scotland/.
• Birdsong Instagram What’s going on in the industry with Aja Barber, 22 April 2020, 3pm https://www.instagram.com/birdsonglondon/.
• Soup Archive: Play Day. Let loose, spontaneous play. 22 April 2020, 15:00 – 18:00 CEST, Zoom Workshop https://www.fashionopenstudio.com/event-details/soup-archive-play-day.
• An Introduction to Caralarga, A digital event on Instagram in which the guests will meet the team and learn about Caralarga, 22 April, 16:00 – 17:00 GMT-5, Instagram TV @caralarga_mx.
• Sarabande Sessions: Leo Carlton, A short film looking at Leo Carlton’s work blending VR modelling, 3-D printing and craft to make his futuristic headwear, 22 April 2020, 17:00 – 18:00 BST.
• Extinction Rebellion Fashion Action ask, what does the fashion industry need, April 22 2020 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM BST. TICKETS HERE.
• Foje presents All I have is all I need (Live Session 1). An Instagram Live with Foje to creatively explore upcycling, making and mending, 22 April 2020, 18:00 – 18:30 GMT+4:30 (Live Session 2: 22 Apr, 21:00 – 21:30 GMT+4:30) 
• Woven Threads: virtual studio tour with IAMISIGO. A chance to re-watch Lagos Fashion Week’s Fashion Open Studio virtual tour with fashion label based between Nigeria and Ghana, IAMISIGO, 22 April 2020, 17:00 – 18:00 GMT+1.

April 23rd 2020

• Behind the sparkle: dressing for the stage and special events with Kevin Germanier, 23 April 2020, 11:00 – 12:00 CEST, Zoom and Youtube Live. 
• Fashion Open Studio: Virtual tour of the Elvis & Kresse Workshop, 23 April 2020, 10:00- 11:00 (BST) https://www.instagram.com/elvisandkresse/.
• Raeburn Rapid Repairs. Join the team at Raeburn for a repair tutorial, 23 April 2020, 13:00- 14:00 (BST).
• Vivienne Westwood: What’s in my Clothes? A discussion on fabric sourcing, supply chains and the challenges facing brands facing climate emergency and post Covid-19 with Valeria Meliado, fabric research & development lead and Kellie Dalton, sustainability consultant at Vivienne Westwood, 23 April, 14:00 – 15:00 BST, Youtube. 
• Shaping Fashion Webinar: What’s in My Clothes by Shaping Fashion Committee – Global Shapers, 23 April 2020, 14:00- 15:30 (BST).
• How technology is about to take the fashion industry by Storm, by IFA Paris, April 23 2020, 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM CEST.
• Birdsong Instagram, Sustainable Style with XR’s Alice Wilby, 23 April 2020, 3pm https://www.instagram.com/birdsonglondon/.
• Soup Archive: Home Office. Development into real garments, finishings included, 23 April, 15:00 – 18:00 CEST, Zoom Workshop https://www.fashionopenstudio.com/event-details/soup-archive-home-office.
• Earth Logic Workshop. Join Kate Fletcher and Mathilda Tham in a participatory exploration of the radical Earth Logic action research plan for fashion, 23 April, 16:00 – 17:30 BST.
• Studio Tour: QWSTION Mode Suisse chez Fashion Revolution Switzerland, by Fashion Revolution Switzerland & Mode Suisse, 23 April 2020, 17:00-18:00.
• Amy Trinh & Evan Phillips Visits the British Heritage Mill Stephen Walters. Follow resident artists Amy Trinh & Evan Phillips as they visit the British heritage mill, Stephen Walters, to meet with the team, 23 April 2020, 17:00-18:00.
• QWSTION Studio Tour. A studio and store tour with Christian Kaegi, one of the founders of QWSTION. Hear about innovative materials are changing the fashion industry and how QWSTION developed their BananaTex fabric, 23 April 2020, 18:00 – 19:00 CEST, Instagram Live @fashionrevolution_ch. 
• Manifesto for a Fashion Revolution, Ruth MacGilp will discuss the impacts of coronavirus on the fashion supply chain’s most vulnerable workers, before presenting the Fashion Revolution manifesto, a declaration of 10 actionable aims for a more positive and regenerative fashion industry, 23 April 2020, 18:30 – 19:00 (BST). 
• Sustainable Fashion in the Wake of a Global Pandemic by Lowie. A panel of small fashion business owners will discuss the state of sustainable fashion in the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic, 23 April 2020, 18:30 – 19:30 BST.

April 24 2020

• Insight Session: The Sustainable Fashion Revolution. Hear Dr. Patsy Perry addressing the social and environmental impacts of the fashion industry, 24 April 2020, 09:00 – 09:30 BST. TICKETS HERE.
• Fashion Question Time. Fashion Revolution invites you to Fashion Question Time, 24 April 2020 11 am – 1 pm. This event will be live-streamed to YouTube.
• Craftivism – Collective Action in the Making by Karyn Stewart, discover how you can be involved with collective action to challenge the fashion industry at home through craftivism 24 April 2020, 15:00-16:00 (BST) 
• Upcycling mix-tape: Estelle Krattinger Mode by Fashion Revolution Switzerland & Mode Suisse, Estelle Krattinger will explain the methods and techniques behind her collection in a video mix-tape combining imagery from her collection, demonstrations of upcycling techniques and tips for how you can upcycling neoprene at home, 24 April 2020 17:00 – 18:00 (BST).
• The New Philosophy of Fashion by Fashion Revolution Zimbabwe. A digital conversation on Youtube Live between Julian Tamuka from the brand Guyllelujah and performing artist Haleema Mekani from Tamba Africa. The discussion will explore how sustainable fashion can be expressed through performance and re-engineered garments as a ceremonial symbol of the new fashion philosophy, 24 April 2020, 14:00 – 15:00 (BST).
• Textile Waste Transformation Workshop with Caralarga. A digital tutorial where the Caralarga team will show you how to work with residue fabric and clothes to transform them into textile applications through fraying and embroidering, 24 April 2020, 16:00 – 17:00 GMT-5.
• Woven Threads: Instagram Live with Emmy Kasbit by Style House Files & Lagos Fashion Week, 24 April 2020 https://www.instagram.com/lagosfashionweekofficial/

April 25 2020

• DIY Remote Tote Livestream Workshop by Citizen Wolf, 25 April 2020, 01:00-03:30 (BST) 
• BODICE(LAB) ) Instagram Live in-conversation on how the fashion industry will evolve Post-Corona along with a ‘photo-series’ taking you behind the Past, Present, and Future of BODICE on their Instagram page, 25 April 2020, 05:30 – 06:30 (BST) https://www.instagram.com/bodicebodice/.
• Upcycling with Rafael Kouto. A digital workshop with the prince of upcycling Rafael Kouto as part of the Mode Suisse and Fashion Revolution partnership, 25 April 2020, 14:00 – 17:00 CEST, Zoom Workshop.
• FASHION OPEN STUDIO X SOMERSET HOUSE presents inspiring talks and workshops from innovative designers, streamed live online Sat 25 April 2020, 14.00 – 16.30.
• Naked First, Existing Second – Odivi Fashion Open Studio by SmetanaQ Showroom, ODIVI, 25 April 2020, 17:00 – 18:00 (BST) Digital event on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/odivi/.

April 26 2020

• LAW CIRCULAR by Law Design, get an insight into running a small batch sustainable fashion Brand, 26 April 2020, 19:30 – 20:30 (BST).
• Studio tour and Q&A with Moi Dien. Join Fashion Revolution Vietnam for a studio tour with Tom Trandt and the Môi Điên team showing the processes behind the new collection. Followed by an Instagram Live Q&A between Ellen Downes, Country Coordinator Fashion Revolution Vietnam and Tom Trandt, founder of Môi Điên, 26 April 2020, 11:00-12:00 (BST) https://www.instagram.com/fashrev_vietnam/.
• Print Clan X ReJean Denim present MEND & PATCH. Siobhan of ReJean Denim will be on hand to help you come up with fun mending ideas and show you different techniques. Illustrating how easy and calming it is to fix your own clothes using Japanese techniques Sashiko & Boro, 26 April 2020, 11:00 – 12:00 (BST) 
• So You Think You Know Sustainable Fashion? The Great FashionRevolution Quiz, by Lone Design Club, April 26 2020, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM BST. TICKETS HERE.
• Virtual Stitch & Bitch by Fashion Revolution, 26 April 2020, 17:00 BST. TICKETS HERE.

COVID-19 and the fashion industry

COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on the fashion industry. Bloomberg reports that about 1,089 garment factories in Bangladesh have had orders cancelled worth roughly $1.5 billion due to the coronavirus outbreak, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

You can support the people who make our clothes during this unprecedented global health and economic crisis by taking the following actions:

• Send an email to fashion brands and demand that they honour the orders they have already placed with their suppliers and #payup so that the workers making their products are supported and paid properly during the COVID-19 crisis. You can use the Fashion Revolution’s template to contact brands by email or via social media: https://www.fashionrevolution.org/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-the-people-who-make-our-clothes/
• Donate to non-profit organisations that are providing support to garment makers that have lost their jobs, namely AWAJ Foundation, The Garment Worker Centre, GoodWeave International, The World Fair Trade Organisation (WFTO), CARE.
• Find more information and daily updates about the impact of COVID-19 on supply chain workers, how brands and retailers are responding to questions about their handling of the crisis and new fundraising appeals to help support workers here: https://www.fashionrevolution.org/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-the-people-who-make-our-clothes/
• Join @remakeourworld #PayUp and share a picture asking brands to #PayUp 
• Contact the top UK fashion brands and ask them to confirm if they are honouring their contracts and working with factories to make sure the people who make our clothes continue to be paid: https://action.traidcraft.org.uk/fast-fashion-crisis-take-action

Inspiring & informative reads

• How Coronavirus Is Impacting Garment Makers Globally – Remake World
• TraidCraft Exchange’s report into the fast fashion crisis and how brands should respond – 
• Can fashion ever be sustainable – BBC Future 
• How Can Fashion Become A Force For Good? – Eco-Age 
• How to Read a Clothes Label – Eco-Age 
• It’s A Great Time To Learn How To Mend Your Clothes – Refinery29
• 6 Ways to Clean Out Your Wardrobe With a Clean Conscience – Vogue 
• ‘Put Earth first’: can a greener, fairer fashion industry emerge from crisis? – The Guardian 
• 10 essential things to look for in ethical fashion brands – Pebble Magazine 

Latest fashion reports

• It’s time for a Fashion Revolution White Paper
• The Fashion Transparency Index 2019
• TRAID’s Behind the Seams – a toolkit to support educators to promote education for sustainability. It explores the socio-environmental impacts of how we produce, consume and waste clothes to equip young people with the knowledge and actions needed to shape a more sustainable society 
• CEO AGENDA, Redesigning Fashion’s Business Model 
• The Earth Logic Action Research Plan for fashion

Find ethical fashion brands

• ETHICAL FASHION BRANDS: THE ULTIMATE LIST
• 100 Independent Fashion Brands To Support During The Covid-19 Pandemic – Elle 
• The Best Ethical Clothing Brands – 20 for 2020
• The A-Z Guide to Ethical Fashion
• The Good on You App

 

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