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In our current fashion climate, it feels like we’re entrenched in a gale-force storm of trends and information, not to mention the vast ecological disaster resulting from the fast-fashion industry. Globally, the fast fashion industry produces around 92 million tonnes of textile waste per year. But there’s one teen in South East London holding up an umbrella to this textile tempest: My good friend, Flora Macfarlane. 

In India, I watched my grandmother reuse glass jars, mend clothes until they were threadbare, and compost food scraps without ever calling it ‘sustainability.’ In the UAE, I saw consumption at its peak, with towering malls and fast fashion stores promising endless novelty. And in London, I’ve seen both the urgency of climate action and the energy of young people working collectively to make change.

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Strand writer Catherine Burke reviews the Isabel Manns 'Underwater Eden' collection launch at London Fashion Week.

The past year has proven to be a provocative time for self-reflection in the fashion industry, as fashion superstars renowned for their...

I wasn't putting my money where my mouth was, so I had no choice but to find alternatives. I started looking for solutions where I initi

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If you've noticed an abundance of shirring and over-sized puffed sleeves crowding your Instagram feed, you've likely come across Oli