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Rethinking Fashion Weeks: How to do fashion week right in the face of climate crisis?
As the curtain falls on yet another fashion week season, the dazzling lights dim, and the glamour momentarily recedes, let’s take a moment to pause and consider the impact of...
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...
Kashidakari: The art and living legacy of Kashmiri Embroidery
Kashmir is where shopaholics and wanderers find their Utopia. Kashmiri embroidery, or Kashidakari, is known for its intricate and finely-detailed patterns, often inspired by nature, flora, fauna and Persian motifs. ...
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...
The conscious bride: Shivani Singh
Shivani Singh, the South Asia co-community organiser for Remake, has long been an advocate for sustainability. ‘I always wanted that personal touch to everything I wore, something that has empowered...
The Festive Fit Check
Festivals are a great time to dress up. And while popular culture may have you believe that you need to shop more to look your best, we’re here to tell...
The serial borrower: Simrita Kaur
Simrita Kaur can’t remember the last time she bought new clothes that weren’t a ‘necessity’. ‘As the younger of two sisters, I grew up wearing hand-me-downs,’ she says. “Of course,...
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...
Can an unsustainably-made dress be sustainable?
Meet my one and only sparkly, sequinned dress… Let’s call her Shimmer. I bought Shimmer in 2019 from a fast fashion brand. Yes, yes, I know! But here’s the thing:...
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...
