Search online outlets Many brands now sell excess stock via their own digital outlets. For example, Rixo, famed for its patterned dresses, has an archive…
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Missguided will not refund customers, administrators confirm
Customers of the collapsed fast fashion retailer Missguided will not receive refunds for returns, administrators of the business have confirmed. It comes after the Manchester-based…
View More Missguided will not refund customers, administrators confirmCalifornian firm touts ‘mushroom leather’ as sustainability gamechanger
Vegan alternatives to leather could save more than just animals. The scientists behind fashion’s new latest must-have – the “mushroom leather” handbag – believe that…
View More Californian firm touts ‘mushroom leather’ as sustainability gamechangerWhy ‘I’ve rented my dress’ could soon be the most fashionable thing to say
When planning her outfit for an upcoming awards ceremony, Lily Murphy was wary of two things – how much she spent on clothes and the…
View More Why ‘I’ve rented my dress’ could soon be the most fashionable thing to sayScientists find evidence of humans making clothes 120,000 years ago
From the medieval fashion for pointy shoes to Victorian waist-squeezing corsets and modern furry onesies, what we wear is a window to our past. Now…
View More Scientists find evidence of humans making clothes 120,000 years ago‘Your outfit is killing the planet’: the company putting a label on fashion’s climate impact
“Your outfit is killing the planet.” That’s the message footwear and clothing company Allbirds is using to raise consumer awareness about the fashion industry’s link…
View More ‘Your outfit is killing the planet’: the company putting a label on fashion’s climate impactRenting clothes is ‘less green than throwing them away’
A study has revealed that renting clothes, long touted as one of the “answers” to fashion’s sustainability crisis, is worse for the planet than throwing…
View More Renting clothes is ‘less green than throwing them away’UK urged to ban fur imports from China over animal abuse claims
Campaigners are urging the UK government to ban fur imports after an investigation appeared to show widespread animal abuse and disregard for Covid-19 health protocols…
View More UK urged to ban fur imports from China over animal abuse claimsDodging greenwashed gifts: ‘Marketers know we are primed and waiting with our wallets open’
’Tis the season to buy stuff you don’t need that trashes the planet. ’Twas ever thus. At least ever since Queen Victoria decided Christmas was…
View More Dodging greenwashed gifts: ‘Marketers know we are primed and waiting with our wallets open’