overconsumption

By Gabriele Salari The fashion industry is considered to be one of the most polluting in the world. Its material-intensive business model relies heavily on our addiction to overconsumption and feeds the destruction of the planet. There is one way to solve the problem: slowing down fashion. We need a model that doesn’t compromise on […]

By Frances Lo Do your clothes make you happy? Or, after the excitement of the shopping spree fades, does your new stuff tend to lose its in-store magic by the time it’s reached your wardrobe? A new survey of international buying habits has found that we buy far more than we need and use. Two […]

By Kirsten Brodde Black Friday and Cyber Monday are expected to generate billions of dollars in sales for clothing and other products this year. But this shopping bonanza also generates greater volumes of waste than ever. That is bad news for the environment. Instead of chasing prey in the jungle like our ancestors did, we […]