Sustainable Fashion News & Opinions - Refinery29 UK

Skip navigation!

Meet Lucy & Yak: The Cult Fashion Brand With Community At Its Heart

This Powerful Video Calls Out The Fashion Industry’s Contribution To ...

Will ‘Swishing’ Be 2020’s Biggest Fashion Sustainability Trend...

So Long Sack Dresses – 5 Fabrics That Don’t Ruin The Planet

by Lauren Bravo

We’re Obsessed With This Vintage Fashion Influencer On Inst...

You don’t need a lecture on the environmental benefits of shopping vintage but with the triumph of Depop, retailers like Selfridges hosting IRL space

by Georgia Murray

HM Collaborations

H&M Now Sells Billie Eilish Merch — & It’s Sustainable

On Thursday, H&M announced a Billie Eilish merch collection, in partnership with 3D artist Ines Alpha. In 2019, Eilish’s signature oversized outfits

by Channing Hargrove

AdvertisementADVERTISEMENT

Arizona Muse: “Being A Model Makes Me A Better Activist”

Arizona Muse is a stalwart of the fashion industry. She signed to Next Models in 2008, aged 19, but 2011 was really her breakout year. After being a show e

by Sophie Benson

The Decade In Fashion, From Streetwear To Sustainability

by Georgia Murray

Make Do & Mend: Why Repairing Our Clothes Is The Key To Sustainab...

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Barbour (@barbour) on Aug 12, 2019 at 9:16am PDT For a good year or so, I’ve been deliberating over what to

Our Favourite Party Dresses Are All Vintage

by Georgia Murray

This App Is The Google Of Vintage Shopping

Imagine, for a moment, you want a new red dress. You move your thumb towards your favourite shopping app, tap and type in ‘red dress’. As I wri

by Sophie Benson

Vestiaire Is Moving Into Selfridges (So You Can Buy & Sell Vintag...

Calling all vintage obsessives: Vestiaire Collective, the leading luxury resale site (and the platform credited with reviving the secondhand fashion market

by Georgia Murray

Extinction Rebellion Activists Model Stella McCartney's Latest Ca...

Ever the committed environmentalist, Stella McCartney has cast members of the climate activist group Extinction Rebellion in her latest campaign for winter

by Georgia Murray

Tongoro: The Beyoncé-Approved Brand Spotlighting African Design

When it comes to meaningful and positive change, the fashion industry tends to take two steps forward and one step back. Just look at the catwalks of AW19,

by Georgia Murray

Fashion Conscience

MPs Reject 1p Per Garment Fast Fashion Tax That Could Have Made A...

In the same week that Missguided's £1 bikini sparked nationwide outcry over the impact of throwaway fashion, the environment received another blow to

Can Rental Fashion Make Our Wardrobes More Sustainable?

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rent the Runway (@renttherunway) on May 21, 2019 at 10:57am PDT The sharing economy may be nothing new but its

Is Fast Fashion A Class Issue?

“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

by Tabi Jackson Gee

This ASOS Drop Is Perfect For Charity Shop Hunters

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 loo

AdvertisementADVERTISEMENT

6 Eco-Conscious Influencers on Their Best Sustainable Fashion Pur...

Alice Potts Turns Bodily Fluids Into Fashion

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

by Georgia Murray

9 Not-Ugly, Actually Very Chic Vegan Footwear Brands

This Expert's Guide To Vintage Will Change The Way You Shop

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

by Georgia Murray

Here's Everything We Want From Fashion's Coolest Sustainable Store

by Georgia Murray

Why Do Fashion’s #MeToo Moments Keep Getting Swept Under The Rug?

Earlier this month, US news site Vox attempted to collate the name of every influential person accused publicly of sexual misconduct over the last 18 month

Here's What To Do With All The Stuff You've Bought & Never Worn

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&#x

by Sirena Bergman

Ostrich Feathers Might Be In, But Just How Ethical Are They?

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

by Charlotte Gush

An Expert's Guide To Making Your Wardrobe Sustainable

From denim’s colossal water waste to shunning leather in favour of vegan alternatives, via recycling fabric and buying secondhand, there’s an awful lot

by Georgia Murray

Is Stella McCartney The Queen Of Sustainability?

In 2001, Stella McCartney launched her eponymous contemporary label. Her shtick? Sustainability. Sounds cool, but is it working? Ask her.

by Landon Peoples

Greenpeace Reports The Fashion Industry Is (Finally!) Becoming Gr...

Gute Nachrichten: Im neuen Report verkündet die Umweltorganisation, dass Kleidung insgesamt immer weniger Chemikalien enthält.

by Katja Schweitzberger

We Can’t Stop Fast Fashion Making Pride Collections – But We Must...

Call me nit-picking, call me joyless, call me whatever you want, but I want the branding of Pride to be fully for the benefit of all LGBTQ+ people.

by Sadhbh O'Sullivan

AdvertisementADVERTISEMENT