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

Kelly Koumalatsos

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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Tariffs and Seconds / SMART View Interview

If unfair trade barriers persist, there's the risk of seeing mountains of usable clothing pile up in the US, while markets abroad fill the gap with cheap, low-quality fast fashion that often results in more waste, not less. Keeping the second-hand clothing trade flowing freely is in everyone’s best interest: economically, socially, and environmentally. This is a moment to build smarter, fairer, and more circular global systems, not to shut them down.

Trade Barriers on Second-Hand Clothing Disrupt a Globally Significant Reverse Supply Chain

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Branding Evolution / Influencers Analysis

Branding has always been about making a lasting impression, literally and figuratively.

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