Fast fashion
The four small daily habits that will minimise your waste
Australians produce 5.2 megatons of landfill a year. Tackling it can feel like an impossibly high mountain to climb, but there are simple ways to cut it down.
- Nick Newling
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New French laws have put ultra-fast fashion companies on notice. Should we follow suit?
In a world first, France has legislated to tax fast fashion brands, but Australia continues to lag behind other countries in addressing fashion waste. Why is this?
- Lauren Ironmonger
The two women giving the Miss Universe Australia competition a makeover
Sheridan Mortlock is a Miss Universe Australia finalist and a political student. If she doesn’t need a new outfit for the Miss Universe competition, do you need one for Friday night?
- Brittany Busch
Jessica’s closet was overflowing with clothes. She’s turned it into a booming store for Gen Z
Buying pre-loved goods has never been easier, thanks to the power of the internet.
- Gemma Grant
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- Online shopping
Inside Shein, the fast-fashion giant extolling ‘the future of retail’
Behind the scenes of its first attempt to build an in-house Australian brand, with a highly competitive label where appearances are everything.
- Jessica Yun and Lauren Ironmonger
- Opinion
- Opinion
Whoops ... the biggest winner in Trump’s tariff war isn’t who he had in mind
While everything, including fashion, is about to get a lot more expensive in the land of the free, the environment will be all the happier for it.
- Bianca O'Neill
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- Copyright
‘The Iconic is not the owner’: Shein countersues Aussie retailer in copycat case
One of Australia’s biggest online fashion destinations has taken the fight to $100 billion fast fashion juggernaut Shein, which is fighting back.
- Jessica Yun
- Opinion
- Style
After living in Denmark, I’ve realised Australians are fashion slobs
For months, I lived in sartorial heaven. But when I came home, beautifully styled outfits were replaced with track pants and stretched out T-shirts.
- Caroline Zielinski
Who’s shopping at Shein and Temu for Christmas? A lot of us, it turns out
While you might not think to buy Christmas gifts from the ultra-fast, ultra-cheap Chinese retailers, there are plenty of other items Australians want on the cheap for the festive season.
- Jessica Yun
‘I’m not scared of the words fast fashion’: Alice McCall defends Shein collaboration
The Australian designer has described her new collection with ultra-cheap Chinese giant as “investment” pieces of “very good quality”.
- Jessica Yun and Lauren Ironmonger
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