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

Ramona Vijeyarasa

Senior Lecturer University of Technology Sydney

Ramona Vijeyarasa is Senior Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney and Women's Leadership Institute Australia Research Fellow.

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Using law to make fashion industry fairer to women and Earth	10 Mar 2022

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Fibre Innovation / Red Sea Seaweed Interview

Native seaweed species from the Red Sea are being developed into fabric prototypes with future commercial potential. The work highlights how regional resources can power globally relevant sustainable textiles.

Woven from the Red Sea: Saudi Arabia’s First Seaweed Fabric

Richa Bansal

19 December 2025

Tribute / Meher Castelino First Person

Meher

When a Chronicler Falls Silent, an Industry Remembers Its Own

Richa Bansal

18 December 2025

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Going Circular / Cascading Effects Feature

Every stage of cascading — from repair to reuse to recycling — extends a textile’s life, revealing how value can move through multiple hands before final recovery.

How Cascading Circularity Could Redefine the Future of the Textile Economy

Special Correspondent

22 October 2025

Threadbare / Due Diligence 2022 / IV Report

A textile waste dump. The fashion industry expects drastic upending due to its resource intensity, environmental impacts such as GHG emissions, and poor ability to protect workers and foster prosperity for all. Circular principles are widely believed to have the potential to offer systemic resolve for these issues and several European level strategies are advancing on this topic.

Recycling for Circularity: Realities from Bangladesh

Richa Bansal

24 March 2022

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Machine Embroidery / Automation

Cornell’s OriStitch system uses embroidery and heat-shrink threads to transform flat fabrics into self-folding 3D forms.

OriStitch Points to a More Automated Future for Machine Embroidery

Staff Writer

15 December 2025

Luxury Fashion / Human Rights

Wider scrutiny

Widening Italian Investigation Flags Labour Abuses in Luxury Supply Chain

Staff Writer

8 December 2025