CLARE PRESS: There is no such thing as sustainable fashion. Now what?

CLARE PRESS: There is no such thing as sustainable fashion. Now what?

The fashion industry produces 20% of global wastewater and more carbon emissions than ALL international flights and ALL maritime shipping COMBINED. If nothing changes, by 2050 the fashion industry will use up a quarter of the world’s carbon budget.


Ex-Vogue journalist and founder of The Wardrobe Crisis (the book, podcast and academy) Clare Press joins me to wrestle the quandaries: Is vegan leather ethical? Are recycled plastic leggings green? What labels are legit carbon neutral? Does the stuff I donate to St Vinnies just go to landfill? (Yup.) Is it true when I return something online it goes to landfill and not back on rack? (Double yup!). I wanted to do this episode to set the truly shocking facts straight and share the tangible better options, but also to posit the wild idea of redefining fashion style in a new, far more creative way. Dig in!


Check out The Wardrobe Crisis, the book, podcast and academy of courses

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We discuss an Atlantic article about returning online purchases, you can read it here.


Clare’s Recommendations:

The scorecard/resources for finding “good” brands: The Or Foundation, Oxfam’s Naughty or Nice, Fashion Revolution and Baptist World Aid Guide.

The book to read: Loved clothes last by Orsola De Castro

The recycling app: Upparel

The influencer to follow: Maggis Zhu

The documentary to watch: 'Slay'

The label: The Social Outfit in Newtown based in Sydney, or check out the sister organisations in Melbourne and London.

I mentioned that Kay Montano in London had recommended a 1951 film The Man in the White Suit

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