Brandy helville & the cult of fast fashion articles
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Fast fashion is wasteful, and thrifting is flawed. The solution: swap!
from the DIY Climate Changers, a new series on everyday people’s creative solutions to the climate crisisJannine Mancilla, 32, and Nicole Macias, 34, bonded over a shared love of DIY fashion and hand-me-downs, and frustrations with an environmentally destructive industry and a throwaway culture that creates huge amounts of waste. So they came up with a radical idea: asking people to offer up their old clothes – for free. Their Los Angeles clothing swaps have grown from humble origins to...
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Uniqlo Battles Fast Fashion Accusations Due to Its Murky Sustainability Practices and More
Critics of Uniqlo say that it doesn't go far enough in its quest to produce ethical clothing, especially when it comes to labor violations and lack of certifications.
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LA Project is Swapping Clothes to Combat Fast Fashion and Save the Planet
Los Angeles locals Jannine Mancilla, 32, and Nicole Macias, 34, have introduced an innovative solution: clothing swaps.