Disposable fashion: for sale, hardly worn, two million tonnes of clothes

As discount fashion stores flourish, second-hand clothes sellers and charities are drowning in cheap, low-quality textiles, so says Hannah Fletcher of The Times.
In his textile recycling factory on the industrial outskirts of East London, Lawrence Barry wades across a floor feet-deep in other people’s discarded clothing. Above him, precarious fabric dunes lean against the walls [...]

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Katharine Hamnett for vbs.tv

The gals over at Katharine Hamnett are looking for presenters for a new series for VBS.tv/Vice broadcast, for an environmental series in collaboration with Katharine Hamnett.
They are looking for someone who cares about the issues.. and is young, smart, funny and gorgeous, just like this dude!
If you are the one or know someone who would [...]

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Edun live from Uganda

Our friends at EDUN LIVE not only take pride in the quality of their tees but also take great pride in where they are made. As a mission based company they want to bring the mission to their consumers as best they can.So this past summer, EDUN LIVE joined forces with VBS.tv (the online video [...]

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LENY announce new contributors

The project LENY was launched by Mariel Gamboa with its main goal to mobilise the fashion industry to take part in a project dedicated for a good cause. LENY is a gathering of celebrities, fashion icons and designers that donate their design to support the project. These designs are then interpreted and made into various [...]

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Christmas shopping time!

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A New Look for ethical fashion

New Look chairman Phil Wrigley is profiled in this week’s Drapers (29 November 2008) discussing ethics in high street retail. The fast fashion guru spoke at last week’s Drapers Fashion Summit on the subject and this piece summarises his arguments. In the piece, Wrigley discusses the role of government, the ETI and retailers themselves, with [...]

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Happy? Student design competition

London College of Fashion is conducting a Design Competition for the students of IFFTI (INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTES) member institutions at the 2009 IFFTI Annual Conference scheduled to be held at London College of Fashion, UK from 1-4 April, 2009. The theme of the conference is “Fashion and Well – Being?”

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LCF’s Ada Zanditon profiled in China

LCF graduate Ada Zanditon was showcased at the Hangzhou Grand Theatre in China for the INTIME 10th Anniversary Show on 12 November, where her show stopping full length red dress was worn by China’s premier supermodel. Ada was selected along with four other UK designers to showcase new trends from the European market.

Ada, who has worked with both Alexander McQueen and [...]

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Your chance to Xhibit

XHIBIT is an annual exhibition run by the Students’ Union at University of the Arts London giving you the chance to exhibit your work at the University’s flagship gallery, the Arts Gallery.
Now in its 12th successful year, XHIBIT is going green!
This year’s exhibition will explore the theme Sustainability and welcomes submissions of both a sustainable, [...]

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