Scratchy tags? Why some fashion brands are getting rid of garment care labels
Closet clinic
‘A sisterhood of the travelling pants, but with belly-support shorts’: how to ethically shop and share maternity clothes
Superdry boss: ‘Shein should pay tax in a fair way or there will be UK bankruptcies’
The alternatives
‘Because secondhand is feckin’ grand’: how clothes swapping became huge in Ireland
September 2024
Stella McCartney preaches Peace and Dove in mission to save birds
How fast fashion from the UK damages developing countries
Clothes piling up in your closet? A landmark California bill would mandate brands recycle them
Where does the UK’s fast fashion end up? I found out on a beach clean in Ghana
UK public washing their clothes too often, says major laundry brand
‘A monumental moment for circular fashion’: vintage clothes conquer London
Coach breathes new life into old classics at New York fashion week
Closet clinic
Pants that eat your feet: how to wear long-lined trousers without destroying the hem
August 2024
‘Profit is being prioritised over climate action’ – British fashion is falling behind on sustainability
A new report claims that fewer than 4% of London fashion week designers have published emissions reduction targets, compared with 44% of all UK companies. Why is the industry so slow to reform?
Closet clinic
Can you safely home compost clothing? Yes, with a few big caveats
While natural fibres are technically brown compostable materials, not everything that goes into a garment is written on the care label
Change by degrees
Say less to the dress: why I’m cutting back on secondhand clothes shopping
The care-label queen: how Andrea Cheong will stop you buying bad clothes
Closet clinic
The vintage fur debate: does it honour an animal or normalise cruelty?
July 2024
Closet clinic
Darn it! How to mend holey socks at home
‘Surely we are smarter than mowing down 1,000-year-old trees to make T-shirts’ – the complex rise of viscose
June 2024
Marks & Spencer to launch clothing repair and alterations service
Customers will be able to send off M&S clothes for services like zip replacements and knitwear mending
