Written by Rosa Morell Glittery garments are ruling the rails of fast-fashion stores, your festive calendar is filling up and, Bublé’s annual defrost is near completion – that’s right folks, party season is upon us. While some delight in the chance to channel disco-ball chic, others find the constant pressure to buy new feathery frocks and glitzy gowns a little, well… intense. If you’re in the second camp, I’m here to show you that you don’t need to sport a head-to-toe sequin look to steal the show, as the hidden gems in your wardrobe could be just as show-stopping. So, whether you’ve g ..read more

The V&A’s Conservation Jewellery Collection is made from the waste fabric accumulated in their world-leading conservation work using Re_considered’s game-changing technology, Fabreco™️. Re_considered, crowned one of the best repair, restoration and alteration services in the UK, launched their collaboration with the Victoria & Albert Museum, London earlier this year. The collection includes Fabreco™️ necklaces, earrings, and brooches, all made from the V&A’s word-leading textile conservation waste fabric. Sarah Sevier, head of retail, V&A comments, “We are delighted to be work ..read more

By Naomi Weir  The most important London-based designers championing sustainability in 2022.   1. Stella McCartney First on our list is the one and only Stella McCartney, a paragon of sustainable fashion both in her collections and through her campaigns for industry reform. Her Autumn 2021 collection, J is for Joy, is her most sustainable to date, produced from eco-friendly materials such as ‘forest friendly’ viscose, refurbished fabrics, and recycled polyester. McCartney is obsessed with mushrooms – or ‘mylo’ rather, a lab-grown, sustainable and cruelty-free alternative to ..read more

Written by Rory Quick  Image by Better Cotton. Access here: https://bettercotton.org/2020-sustainable-cotton-ranking-launched/  From jeans to linens, t-shirts to bedding, cotton is the most widely used natural fibre on the planet. It is truly ubiquitous; cotton represents around half the fibre used to make clothes and textiles worldwide; odds are you are wearing at least one item made of cotton as you read this. Yet cotton’s production is set to face growing difficulties worldwide, due to the ever-malignant effects of climate change. Rising temperatures, dro ..read more

Written by Myrto With a global climate crisis on the constant rise and having survived, and still surviving, a worldwide pandemic, the pressure is put on the fashion industry for the search for better, sustainable innovations, now more than ever. Every single fashion house, from high street fashion brands to smaller local businesses has been told to rethink, recycle and rebrand themselves in order to raise awareness for the catastrophic contribution of fashion, regarding the acceleration of the climate crisis.  So, it came as no surprise at all when the ‘big boys’ of fashion, the haute c ..read more

Written by Bethany We are all hyper aware of the climate crisis conversation that is encompassing our day-to-day lives at the moment. Some of us may even have a hint of eco-anxiety: a notion of slight environmental doom. We all try to do our bit from time to time; recycling our cardboard boxes, switching off the lights when we leave the kitchen, putting on a jumper instead of turning on the heating. However, when there is more that we can individually do, and if we are physically and economically able to do so, maybe we need to ask ourselves - what is stopping us? We’ve all read the articles a ..read more

The wonderful Dhanya (of @slowfashiondiariesofmrsd) talks us through her relationship to clothes and how she went from being addicted to fast fashion to being a slow fashion lover and advocate. What do clothes mean to you? I grew up watching my late grandma and mum getting ready each day, their individual closet was like a wonderland for me with streams of beautiful, colourful and almost always locally sourced/made sarees (I grew up in India before moving to the UK a decade ago). I would say my introduction to clothes and style was pretty early on because of these two ..read more

For our third wardrobe story this series we interviewed Jack - a model who looks like he could be Super Hans' best friend and who has some wonderful stories of how the clothes he wears have connected him to the most unlikely of people.  How would you describe your style and who do you take inspiration from? I usually describe my style as what my nan first said to me when I started making my hair look like I had put a knife in a toaster. She said to me ‘You look like someone I would see outside Tottenham court road in the late 70s drinking special brew’ And she is bang on. I say my style i ..read more

Emma, the lovely designer behind Haus Dahlia uses her clothes as form of escapism, a way of expressing herself, and tells us how and why they can be so powerful.  Emma, what do clothes mean to you? Clothes have always been a part of my life; I remember as a child I would dress up every chance I could get and being just 7 years old I can remember designing my first “collection” and being obsessed with drawing beautiful clothes. Since then, clothes have been a way for me to keep evolving. As I grow as a person and become wiser, my style grows with me and reflects my emotions and desire ..read more

Written by Myrtó    02:00 Now it’s starting to hurt. Mom doesn’t think much of it, as I would often bother her at night. She wears the navy blue, satin dressing gown, as she’s sat on the velvet sofa till the pain subsides. Another banal game show is playing on the TV in the background. Have you ever had a piece of clothing that conjures up such strong memories of the past that you can’t help but wear it again and again?  02:30 The pain proves more stubborn than before. If only they knew that was a sign for how I’d grow up to be. Mom makes her way to the bed, wrapping the d ..read more