Importance of Fashion Legislation
Legislation forces companies to shoulder the responsibility of ensuring their claims are genuine. Rather than allowing overambitious promises with no follow-up (greenwashing), legislation mandates accountability and compels companies to substantiate their promises with concrete actions.
Fashion For Liberation
Revolutionary movements and social upheavals have always been symbolized through garments. When we visualize the members of these movements, their attire is inseparable from our mental image. Within a collective, what we wear becomes a powerful tool for creating an identity for movements. Fashion has and continues to serve as a visible cry of protest against oppression and a declaration of liberation.
2024 Fair Fashion Festival Events Recap
From April 24-28, 2024, we hosted our Fair Fashion Festival in honor of Fashion Revolution Week. This global series event brought together changemakers from around the world, all eager to drive change in the fashion industry. Check out how all of our global events went and how you can get involved!
From Ideas to Action: Threading Change at Paris’ ChangeNow Summit
From March 25th to 27th, Paris became a hub of hope and action as ChangeNow gathered visionaries at the Grand Palais Éphémère. They didn’t just discuss the planet’s future—they forged real change. . Sophia Yang, founder of Threading Change, attended the summit and explained how we are leading the charge in revolutionizing fashion through the circular economy. Discover practical ways to enact change, from hosting clothing swaps to advocating for legislative reform. This isn’t just an article—it’s a call to action for a cleaner, fairer world driven by passionate changemakers.
The Mushroom Movement: Are fungi the key to a more sustainable leather future?
As one of the world’s most purchased products, leather is the engine of a multi-billion dollar industry. But consumers are increasingly becoming aware of its severe environmental impact. Bridging the gap between art, science and manufacturing, producers of mushroom leather promise to have found an innovative alternative to the animal-based material.
Recycled plastic in clothing- is it sustainable?
Co-Written by: Karolina Lagercrantz, ICM & Carissa Kirk, Threading Change
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In this blog post, we invite you to think more critically about the promises of sustainability made by companies using recycled plastics in their clothing. How sustainable is it to use recycled plastics in fashion? What are the opportunities and what are the challenges? By asking these questions, we want to illustrate the importance of understanding all the unintended consequences that may emerge as we try to innovate for sustainable change.