We’ve all heard of ethical fashion, sustainable fashion, eco-fashion, organic, green, slow and circular fashion, and we’re now hearing more and more of the umbrella term conscious fashion, yet there’s no dictionary definition out there. What does conscious fashion mean to you? Dear Followers of Conscious Fashion, Yes, we’ve heard it. Some of us. That whole “eco” thing. Selective waste collection, straw-free August, slow lifestyle, veganism. That our planet is at risk. And we

Fashion Conscious vs Conscious Fashion. Is it possible to be on both sides? Or are they mutually exclusive? Proposing a decisive and technical definition of ‘conscious fashion’ is a challenging task. The garment industry is an entangled web of ripped-off designs, dubiously procured raw materials, fierce outsourcing and severely underpaid sweatshop workers. All compounded by a lack of transparency in the corporate headquarters of big clothing brands. As wardrobe warriors and

We’ve all heard of ethical fashion, sustainable fashion, eco-fashion, organic, green, slow and circular fashion. Now we’re now hearing more and more about conscious fashion. There’s no dictionary definition out there yet. What does conscious fashion mean to you? Fair Trade A teacher at my school ran a Fair Trade stall at lunchtime once a month. We shuffled around her trestle table and watched as she unwrapped tissue and newspaper. She revealed handmade chocolate, jewellery