It isn’t classist to say that Americans do not need hauls of dozens of garments. The fashion industry’s outsized environmental and human rights consequences should inform how we think about shopping.
In her new column, Claire Marie Healy considers the humble barrette to ask: if our hair is girl-coded as women, where’s the line between childlike regression and avant-garde subversion?
The Chinese-founded retailer sells entire outfits for less than £10 and has for years infuriated climate campaigners. Now its continued global expansion – which includes its new acquisition of the Missguided brand – looks set to cripple any progress already made to combat fast fashion, writes Olivia Petter
Writer and stylist Aja Barber on the imperialism of the fashion industry and how to kick your shopping addiction. And how Kenya's dealing with your unwanted clothing.