Sustainable fashion
A rare peek inside a fashion workshop
Saheli Women has been producing ethically made, sustainable garments for international fashion brands since 2015.
- by Nina Karnikowski
Latest
The seven-kilogram itch: Could you travel for a month with carry-on only?
Lost luggage, cobblestone streets and being a slave to your stuff – it’s enough to make any traveller want to travel light. So, how do you do it and remain stylish?
- by Melissa Singer
Go classic, check the care label: How to build a more responsible wardrobe
Let’s return to the pre-social media time when we wore our favourite pieces again and again and each item hung like an album of memories in our wardrobes.
- by Nadia Barbaro
Sisterhood of the travelling pants: The rise of holiday wardrobe rentals
Fashion rentals have been growing in popularity but this year, buoyed by the return of the winter escape to Europe, ‘holiday capsules’ are having their moment.
- by Melissa Singer
Tweed blazers, wool vests and colour: The vintage pieces making a comeback
What to look for – and a list of vintage retailers in Australia to shop from.
- by Nadia Barbaro
Opinion
Opinion
Australia needs a more sustainable approach to fashion
Disposable fashion is imposing a big cost on the Australian economy and the environment. The industry and consumers now demand a more sustainable business model.
- by The Herald's View
Industry targets fast fashion as 200,000 tonnes hits landfill each year
The CEO of the Australian Fashion Council said brands such as Shein should be subject to import restrictions as the local industry develops a national fabric recycling scheme.
- by Mary Ward
At ‘breaking point’, the Australian fashion industry is looking to change
The federal government has given the fashion industry a $1 million grant to develop a circularity scheme which could change our relationship with clothing forever.
- by Mary Ward
Blink and you’ll miss the new status symbol for bags
In a world dominated by “logomania”, small-batch handbags by indie makers are a sleeper hit.
- by Melissa Singer
Opinion
Opinion
The trouble with labelling fashion brands ‘good’ or ‘bad’: It’s not black and white
Ethical fashion reports that rank brands against a small set of criteria don’t show the full picture. But there is also still too much onus on the consumer.
- by Melissa Singer
Most fashion brands to take 75 years to pay garment workers fair wages
Ten years after 1132 people died in a factory collapse in Bangladesh, most brands are still lagging on one of the most fundamental aspects of ethical fashion.
- by Melissa Singer