The psychological minutiae of how we shop is fascinating. The whole world of advertising pulls on our insecurities and battles with our want to express ourselves through fashion. Deciding what to wear, and why, has always been complex. Throughout history, clothing has been not only a practical thing but also a way of showing social class, sexuality and personality. With the rise of fast fashion through globalization, our choices of what to wear seem endless. But a new factor

This September XR will attempt to shut down London Fashion Week in a bid to raise awareness of the environmental destruction caused by the fashion industry. They have written to the British Fashion Council asking that it be cancelled. Do you agree with the proposed disruption and do you think cancelling LFW will make the fashion world stop and listen? Greenpeace has been campaigning about climate change since the 1970s and there’s no doubt that the actions of Greta Thunberg a

It’s no secret that fast fashion is unsustainable, despite government attempts to keep this fact hidden. They talk about making our homes energy efficient, using public transport and eating locally, but fast fashion always seems to forgo a mention. But it needs urgent attention. Not only are we consuming fashion made of material harmful to the environment, we’re consuming it at an alarming rate. A lot of us love fashion, and a lot of us are simply unaware that our purchasing