I must admit that when Uniqlo announced that they’re opening a store in Austin in the fall, I was excited. If you, like me, have been sucked into the cult of Uniqlo by a perfectly cut tee or soft fleece, maybe you’ve asked the question I recently asked: is Uniqlo ethical and sustainable?
To paraphrase Anne Shirley, sustainable fashion has become “a perfect graveyard of buried hopes.” Over the past five or so years, a wave of fashion brands built on sustainability, ethics, or slow production has shut down.
Daniel and I decided to get gifts for each other in a very non-traditional way this year. He bought me a very cool protest poster from the 80s and I bought some things on seasonal sale to round it out. …
