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Although easing supply chain pressures is important, one of the best ways to reduce inflation is to reduce consumer spending.

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

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Chinese e-commerce platforms Shein and Temu are challening Amazon.

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
Shein is the 14th most downloaded free application on Apple’s Australian app store.

‘Turn them back at the border’: Call for ban on forced labour goods

Shein and Temu are soaring in popularity among consumers, but experts say the risk of forced labour needs to be investigated and some brands should be banned.

  • Amber Schultz
Australians’ addiction to new clothes is creating a waste crisis.

Australia’s fashion world record that no one should be proud of

Fed a diet of fast fashion, Australian consumers buy more new clothes than any other country. And more steps are needed to tackle waste.

  • Melissa Singer

‘$100 is a red flag’: What to know about cheap cashmere

Once a luxury fashion item, cashmere has never been more accessible. But how do more affordable iterations measure up?

  • Lauren Ironmonger
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Elastane is a petroleum-based product now commonplace in even luxury items.

The insidious effect of the fabric in your stretchy jeans

Do you think your clothing quality is declining? Fossil fuel fashion is on the rise, while climate change is impacting the quality of natural fibres.

  • Amber Schultz
Shein has hit nearly $1 billion in sales in Australia, less than three years after it set up local operations.

‘Extraordinary’: Shein Australia hits nearly $1 billion in sales and triples profits

The Chinese-owned ecommerce play has become one of the nation’s biggest fashion retailers in a few short years, on par with Myer and Cotton On.

  • Jessica Yun
Year 12 Santa Sabina College students Lucia Juarez, left, Lucy Gee, centre, and Rochelle Dias are part of a group running their own op shop.

Fighting the ‘allure’ of fast fashion, teenagers start own op shop

The average Australian sends 10 kilograms of clothing to landfill each year. These classmates are hoping to reverse that.

  • Mary Ward
Front row at the Kmart show as part of the Melbourne Fashion Festival.

Is Kmart fashion? This front row doesn’t care

Affordable fashion has infiltrated the runway at a once-prestigious fashion festival – and it’s like a television commercial come to life.

  • Damien Woolnough

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