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Fashion collector Charlotte Smith with some of her vintage clothing at Dirty Janes, Bowral.

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

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Catherine, Princess of Wales, in Catherine Walker at the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey on Monday.

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
Nina Gbor loves using costume jewellery to help people style outfits for multiple uses.

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
Laura Boyd.

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
How much are consumers prepared to pay to recycle their clothing? Retailers want to know.

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
The culture of executive bonuses at government-owned companies has been under scrutiny since the Cartier watches saga.

With 200,000 tonnes of clothes in landfill each year, rethink rather than return

The fashion industry can only do so much to reduce its climate impact without the support of its customers. 

  • The Herald's View
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‘I want to be the biggest brand in the country’: The next gen of Aussie shoemakers

Australia’s footwear manufacturing industry is all but gone, but a small group of passionate craftspeople are keeping the art of shoe-making alive.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Hasina, a garment worker from Bangladesh, told Baptist World Aid’s Ethical Fashion Report she had been pressured to lie about working overtime at audits. Women, who make up the majority of fashion’s labour force, experience disproportionately poor working conditions.

Australian fashion brands fail to pay garment workers a living wage

A new report into the sustainability of Australian fashion brands has found some shopping mall offenders, and some unexpected “success” stories.

  • Penry Buckley
In 2020, Sener Besim launched a jewellery line

The fashion designers thinking beyond the clothing rack in remarkable ways

From futuristic engraving to re-using fabrics, four fashion designers reveal how they adapt to an ever-changing world.

  • Jane Rocca
Dion Lee will be wound up after failing to find a buyer.

Australians buy more new clothing than anyone else. So why is our fashion industry dying?

A fresh push for greater support of Australian-made clothing ignores one key fact: consumers have stopped supporting local labels in favour of ultra-fast fashion.

  • Melissa Singer

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