"Don't let Zara and Uniqlo educate you on the price of a garment because that's not fashion. That's McDonald's.” With this one pithy comment, Virgil

There’s no better feeling than trawling through your local charity shop, spending less than a tenner and walking away with a boxy leather jacket that

Over the past few years there has been a significant shift in the image of conscious fashion, with brands big and small pledging to produce clothing that

Back in June, fashion critic Sarah Mower posted a photo of some crystallised ballet pumps on her Instagram feed. "Just once in a hundred blue moons a

When we talk about sustainable fashion, we often look to brands making new collections in ethical and eco-friendly ways. While production transparency,

Sustainable luxury fashion brand Maiyet has made its name by partnering with global artisans and advocating slow, fair and eco fashion. Having set a

When minimalist blogger Jessica Williams tells me about her years of binge shopping, I know exactly what she means. I too would get home from a long day's

Cardi B is taking Paris Fashion Week by storm. The "Bodak Yellow" rapper started the Spring Summer 19 show season in New York – sitting front row at Tom

Recently, the idea of being self-made has been called into question. A sudden interest in the concept, which is rarely used to challenge powerful men,

When it comes to the environment, we're already used to hearing catastrophic news. Pollution is killing more people than war and violence, plastic is

Fashion is beaten only by the oil industry for the tarnished crown of being the dirtiest industry in the world. In recent years, fashion’s impact –

When farm workers roughly shear the long wool from the backs of Angora goats, the goats scream. There’s something about how human they sound as they cry

Nobody can seem to agree on how to dress sustainably. Some people advocate for organic cotton and Fair Trade fashion, while others criticise how

When news broke that producing one T-shirt requires the amount of water a person drinks in two and a half years, I think most people had a come to Jesus

According to estimates, it takes around 1,800 gallons of water to grow enough cotton to produce just one pair of blue jeans. The 2013 collapse of the Rana

My mother made the decision to let me dress myself at the age of 3, in a Hawaiian-print Mickey Mouse shirt and clashing leggings. From then on, fashion

This article was originally published 27 April, 2017. Back in January of last year, Channel 4's Dispatches went undercover in clothes factories based in

Word on the street is that brands are embracing sustainability. Some are going fur-free, too. Today, it's more common than ever to find round-ups of