It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Kait James

Indigenous Fashion / Colonialism

13 February 2024

4 minutes

Kitsch items are often gathered and reclaimed by First Nations peoples, artists, designers and academics. For instance, vintage Australian tourist scarves portray First Nations people as primitive caricatures and noble savages.

First Nations Artists in Australia Reclaiming Colonial Objects through Garments

First Nations garmenting in Australia is an emerging trend adopted by many First Nations artists whose work is interested in confronting or reshaping history, highlighting the current world, or imagining a new future.

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The average effective tariff rate on both footwear and apparel is over five times higher than on all other US imports.

‘Cruel’ April Heaps Tariffs, A Pause; Global Footwear Industry Feels Clobbered

Richa Bansal

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Tracing Wool / Sheep Inc Interview

The Sheep Inc mission goes beyond creating exceptional knitwear. It seeks to reimagine the fashion industry's approach to the environment. Instead of merely offsetting emissions, Sheep Inc strives to make a positive impact, pledging to remove more CO2 from the atmosphere than the manufacturing process creates.

Here's a Response to Anti-Wool Agenda: Transparency and Regenerative Sourcing

Subir Ghosh

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