fast fashion
How To Grow Clothes With Yeast
Bioengineered fashion is beginning to make new, more sustainable materials grown in labs and made with microbes.
Spider Silk Could Save the World
Scientists are attempting to engineer a synthetic version of spider silk that could be woven into biodegradable clothing.
Philip Green's Topshop Empire Might Collapse in Days
15,000 jobs could be lost if Arcadia Group folds.
Extinction Rebellion Protesters Stripped Naked to Protest Fast Fashion
A number of XR activists made it inside a branch of H&M in central London, before gluing their hands to the windows.
The Reality of Working in a British Fast Fashion Sweatshop
"The lowest I’ve been paid is when working in 1993 – £1.75 an hour. Today’s workers aren’t paid any better."
Channel 4’s Missguided Doc Gets Inside the Belly of Fast Fashion
The latest behind-the-scenes fast fashion documentary is candid in some areas and frustratingly vague in others.
International Fashion Houses Are Leaving Millions of Asians Jobless. The Workers Are Now Protesting
Garment workers in India, Bangladesh, Cambodia and Sri Lanka are protesting brands that have a history of exploitation.
Influencers Are Struggling to React to Black Lives Matter on Their Platforms
Many are navigating a new political reality in which centring yourself and selling product is the last thing followers want to hear about.
Should You Shop for Clothes Online During a Pandemic?
We're in lockdown, so here's a guide for anyone wondering if it's safe (and ethical) to buy from places like Depop and ASOS.
Ambulances Have Been Called Hundreds of Times to Fast Fashion Warehouses
According to our FOI data, ambulances were called to the warehouses of Asos, Boohoo, Missguided and PrettyLittleThing over 300 times.
How Klarna and 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Affects Your Bank Balance
Klarna, Clearpay and Laybuy promise affordable shopping, but they're really just debt dressed up in a fast fashion wrapper.
ASOS, Boohoo and the Fast Fashion Workers Fighting to Unionise
In an industry that has been frequently condemned for exploitative working conditions, why are workers still being denied genuine union representation?