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Is cruelty-free fashion really for the win?
Cruelty-free. Vegan. Ethical. What do these terms mean? Do they have something in common? Earlier this year, I happened to watch Slay, a documentary that exposes the behind-the-scenes of the...
The latest in green glamour: Lakmé Fashion Week’s Sustainable Fashion Day
The fifth edition of the Circular Design Challenge (CDC) concluded with the Sustainable Fashion Day, at Lakme Fashion Week x FDCI, in New Delhi, on October 12. The event was...
3 items you definitely should be thrifting
Thrifting embodies a dual purpose: Marrying fashion with sustainability. If you love thrifting, you probably understand its economic value and its environmental impact. This mindful practice directly curtails the demand...
Is plastic really the devil?
Every time we speak of sustainability, the conversation invariably circles around to plastic and how we can and should stop buying and/or using plastic. Plastic seems to be the omnipresent...
What’s in a campaign: What’s in My Clothes?
Ever stopped to think about what goes into the clothes you wear every day? Or the energy they bring into our lives? Well, right from the procurement of raw materials...
Pinkwashing: Profit over pride
Two days ago, I was at the salon, waiting for a haircut, when I came across a classic case of pinkwashing: Two different packagings for what looked like the same...
Fashion and the SDGs: An arts contest by Fashion Revolution India
It’s been 10 years since one of fashion’s largest human tragedies took place, at the Rana Plaza in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Every year since, Fashion Revolution, the world’s largest organization advocating...
Should we be buying leather?
Should we be buying leather? This is a very complicated topic, especially for us, in India. When I think of leather, I think of my gorgeous, handcrafted Pakistani mojaris. Or...
5 plant-based leathers you need to know about
Rebecca Cappelli’s Slay, a euphemism as good as any, revealed the ugly truth behind fashion’s ‘natural materials’. The most heartbreaking for me, personally, was the reality of the leather industry....
Traditional Cultural Expressions: The backbone of the Indigenous community
Set in a colourful backdrop, with Bollywood’s It girl Jacqueline Fernandes setting the screen on fire, Badhshah’s Genda Phool has all the makings of a hit number. Not too long back, it was...
Do you know where your discarded clothes go?
Disposed of clothing from North America and Europe routinely ends up in the Global South, most commonly in Ghana, India and Chile. Trash from the Global North making its way...
5 top films to learn more about the fashion industry
‘Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and objectives of normal adulthood.’ --Walt Disney We can’t help but...
