Forget fast fashion:The essential wardrobe items worth investing in

Forget fast fashion:The essential wardrobe items worth investing in

The key when allocating your annual fashion budget to three or four pieces is understanding your body.

  • byDamien Woolnough

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Where,why and how:Top tips for ethical clothes shopping in Perth
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Where,why and how:Top tips for ethical clothes shopping in Perth

Here is your step-by-step guide to ethical clothes shopping in our fair city:easy ways to make a substantial difference without breaking the bank.

  • byEmma Young
Creating a timeless wardrobe means skipping the fads

Creating a timeless wardrobe means skipping the fads

Finding genuinely size inclusive sustainable brands can be tricky. Catherine Bouris put in the hard yards and crafted the ultimate capsule wardrobe.

  • byCatherine Bouris
How the seven-time rule is destroying vintage fashion

How the seven-time rule is destroying vintage fashion

With a billion garments produced worldwide each year – much of it fast fashion designed to be worn seven times – upcycler Allegra Benmayor feels as though she is fighting a losing battle.

  • byAbby Seaman
A $1 million stitch in time for Australia’s fast fashion addiction

A $1 million stitch in time for Australia’s fast fashion addiction

Australians are the second-largest consumers of textiles in the world and too often we are simply throwing our clothes away,says Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley.

  • byDamien Woolnough
Beyond pink and blue:Say goodbye to old ideas about kidswear
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Beyond pink and blue:Say goodbye to old ideas about kidswear

It’s not only on colour where gender stereotypes play out. Most retailers still have “girls” and “boys” sections. But one top designer is leading the change.

  • byMelissa Singer
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Zara owner Inditex sees profits plunge by 70 per cent in pandemic

Zara owner Inditex sees profits plunge by 70 per cent in pandemic

The global fast-fashion retailer said earnings fell steeper than expected after a year of global lockdowns and dampened demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

  • byVictoria Waldersee
Ultra-fast fashion brand Boohoo is making headlines. Here's why it matters

Ultra-fast fashion brand Boohoo is making headlines. Here's why it matters

Known for its $6 bikinis and reality TV star collaborations,Boohoo became the newest face of worker exploitation after revelations about conditions in the factories where its clothes are made.

  • byElizabeth Paton
What makes a Gen Z shopper different?

What makes a Gen Z shopper different?

Fashion brands are flocking to video-sharing app TikTok in a bid to win Gen Z's hearts and wallets. In the land of 15-second clips,authenticity trumps a designer label.

  • byMelissa Singer
Activewear is the new normal for work

Activewear is the new normal for work

The craze has gone from the gym to the (home) office.

  • byLucy Manly
Why I avoid'clothes without heart'at all cost

Why I avoid'clothes without heart'at all cost

I avoid fast fashion – what I call “clothes without heart” – at all costs. Eighty-five percent of textiles end up in landfill every year,enough to fill Sydney Harbour. It’s a big issue.