Sustainable fashion
More Australian retailers axe free returns after ‘reckoning’ of costs
Shopping habits – including “repeat returns” offending – are taking a toll on businesses.
- Frances Howe
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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
- Exclusive
- 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
- Fast fashion
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
Charlotte’s clothes fill a storage facility. Soon, they will fit in her wardrobe – and, perhaps, yours
The owner of the southern hemisphere’s largest fashion collection is selling up, with Australian vintage shoppers to reap the benefits.
- Mary Ward
Work first, fashion second for Princess Catherine’s royal return
The Princess of Wales’ decision to recycle favourite outfits is another example of fashion diplomacy.
- Damien Woolnough
The ’80s dress this fashion expert has on high rotation (that you may own)
Nina Gbor teaches people how to dress more sustainably, which includes using costume jewellery to freshen up outfits.
- Georgie Gordon
Could you buy nothing for a whole year? The Aussies curbing their shopping habits
A no-buy challenge may sound restrictive, but for those who have done it, it’s brought freedom.
- Lauren Ironmonger
- Opinion
- Black Friday
Before you buy that T-shirt, would you pay $2 to recycle it?
Australians consume 53 items of new clothing a year. As Black Friday nears, more retailers want customers to pay for their excess. But not everyone supports it.
- Melissa Singer
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