We are all feminists, but we are still buying fast fashion on a weekly-basis. There are an estimated 40 million garment workers globally, most of them women earning less than 3 dollars a day, according to the nonprofit group Remake. Just in Vietnam, nearly half of female garment workers experience violence and sexual harassment. And […]
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What Fast Fashion Is NOT Showing You
Making clothing accessible is important but fast fashion is killing people and the planet. I fully understand that investing in a sustainable and ethical brand requires resources that not everyone has, but we have to be aware of the consequences of supporting fast fashion brands. We cannot ignore this any longer. It is now more […]
PETA Partners with H&M for their First Vegan Collection
We know who’s already sold out: PETA. According to PETA, this vegan collection in collaboration with H&M celebrates the harmonious coexistence of humans and other animals on this planet and the future of fashion. So, PETA, you care about animals but not the humans who make those clothes? Being an ethical company includes being transparent […]
Coach Accused of Destroying its Own Bags
Luxury fashion brand Coach has been accused of intentionally destroying their own unsold merchandise. Coach has been exposed after a TikTok viral video by Anna Sacks, who goes by @thetrashwalker on the app and Instagram, showed a number of Coach bags that have been slashed: “As you can see, they’re all slashed, which is Coach’s […]
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I encourage you to be an imperfect vegan
I’m far away from being perfect. In fact, there is no such thing as a perfect vegan, right? I wanted to bring up this several times on my social media but I was and I’m still scared of showing up my thoughts or feelings about it. And also, I just don’t want to offend anyone. […]
Fired for requesting ‘clean drinking water’
Since I read this post and words by Venetia La Manna, an incredible activist and one of the best call-out accounts I’ve been following for a while who promotes slow fashion, veganism and much more, I couldn’t stop thinking about it: ”Mango fired 738 workers for requesting ‘clean drinking water.” Devastating. You might ask: ”How […]
EU Parliament rejects ‘Veggie Burger Ban’ but supports ‘Dairy Ban’
Win for veggie and vegan burgers, but plant-based dairy lose out. At this time, EU law already bans the use of terms such as milk, butter and cheese for selling plant-based foods. In addition, descriptions such as ‘yoghurt-style’ or ‘cheese-alternative’ could now be banned too. Veggie disks? Sausages tubes? For those who missed the vote […]
The impact of COVID-19 on the people who made our clothes
Have you ever thought about how privileged people are, myself included, to be born into G20 countries? How lucky are we to live in countries where one can dream of a bright future? Although there are some flaws in our political systems, most of the people here do have basic human rights and we can […]