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Compost to couture: Why ethical fashion is no hippie niche

Compost to couture: Why ethical fashion is no hippie niche

As fashion thinking changes even industry players at the highest level are focusing on less stuff and more love. Marion Hume writes for the March issue of AFR Magazine.

Marion HumeFashion Writer

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What’s innovative on my beat now? In Paris, what’s new is actually ancient, as, at last, everyone is trying to be more responsible.

Given much of luxury starts with agriculture – cotton, wool, cashmere, viscose, silk – you could call today’s fashion thinking “from compost to couture”.

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Marion Hume
Marion HumeFashion WriterMarion Hume is an international fashion writer. She has been covering the fashion industry for more than three decades. She is based in London.

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