Fashion Revolution Week was founded in response to the Rana Plaza garment factory collapse that killed at least 1,133 people in 2013. This year, it runs from April 19-25. Learn more here. Fashion Revolution Week 2021 The last year has shown us that desperate times often lead to desperate measures, even in the world of …
Cost is a huge barrier to access, but especially in ethical fashion. On the eve of Fashion Revolution Week 2019, we should be careful as advocates to remember that income plays a huge role in our ability to purchase ethical and sustainable goods.
The True Cost premiered five years ago and I recently re-watched it. Here is what has changed in the fast fashion industry, where there’s cause for hope, what The True Cost misses, and ethical fashion advocacy that really works, plus a call-to-action.
This post contains affiliate links I’ve been eyeing all the wonderful denim jackets out this season, most of them inspired by classic Levi’s and the vintage denim trend. But I simply haven’t worn my jean jackets when I’ve owned them in the past because I’m not into the Canadian Tuxedo thing and the …
Fashion Revolution, the world’s biggest ethical fashion action, takes place this year from April 23rd-29th. Fashion Revolution was founded by two fashion designers after Rana Plaza, a massive garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, collapsed due to faulty architecture and safety compliance failures, killing more than 1,134 people and injuring 2,500. Since then, components of the …
So much changed after Rana Plaza, but there is a lot more work to do for intersectional justice.
The what, when, why, and how of this important fashion activism event launched after Rana Plaza collapsed
Fashion Revolution Day is a movement. On April 24, 2013, 1,133 garment workers in Bangladesh were killed when the building where they worked collapsed. Tags inside indicated that several well-known brands had clothing produced at the site; domestic brands include The Children’s Place, Cato Fashions, and Walmart. The UN has asked involved brands to compensate …