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.

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Lucy Tammam:the anti fast-fashion couturier with a conscience

Lucy Tammam:the anti fast-fashion couturier with a conscience

The London couturier grapples with ethics,sustainability,animal rights,feminism and the moral dilemmas of the fashion business.

  • byLatika Bourke
Fun meets fashion's hot topics in this year's Melbourne festival

Fun meets fashion's hot topics in this year's Melbourne festival

Having met the challenges of sustainability,diversity,inclusion and transparency,Melbourne's fashion festival is adding fun to the mix.

  • byRachelle Unreich
P.E Nation becomes first Australian brand to partner with H&M

P.E Nation becomes first Australian brand to partner with H&M

'We're part of that amazing designer portfolio now ... that's a pretty proud moment.'

  • byMelissa Singer
Online and secondhand shopping are driving a new interest in tailors

Online and secondhand shopping are driving a new interest in tailors

'When they discover it,they keep going back.'

  • byMary Ward
'The fashion industry is pretty broken':Startup targets recycled luxury fashion

'The fashion industry is pretty broken':Startup targets recycled luxury fashion

Australian startup AirRobe is competing with global luxury fashion resellers The RealReal and Vestiaire.

  • byCara Waters
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Oxfam name the biggest fashion brands that exploit factory workers

Oxfam name the biggest fashion brands that exploit factory workers

Ahead of the Christmas season,Oxfam Australia has released its'Naughty or Nice'report - a list of fashion brands it claims have failed to ensure overseas factory workers are paid a living wage.

  • byUlises Izquierdo
A five-star Melbourne racing experience away from the track

A five-star Melbourne racing experience away from the track

Here's how to enjoy a marquee experience during the Spring Carnival without battling the queues or weather.

  • byRachelle Unreich
Where do your old clothes go when you don't want them any more?

Where do your old clothes go when you don't want them any more?

They don't belong in your recycling bin. They may be too far gone for the thrift shop. So where do your old threads end up when you ditch them?

  • byMelissa Singer
Slow approach in the era of fast fashion

Slow approach in the era of fast fashion

Players in the fashion industry reveal how sustainability and ethics will shape their business this spring.

  • byRachelle Unreich
Second-hand clothing to overtake fast fashion

Second-hand clothing to overtake fast fashion

Pre-loved clothing has moved beyond the op shop and weekend markets.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons,Dominic Powell andColin Kruger