Open Loop/ Closed Loop
In our third Fashion Focus instalment, we’re skipping right to the end of a garment’s life. A ‘loop’ being ‘open’ or ‘closed’, in fashion terms, refers to the way clothing materials can be reused or recycled. Closed-loop recycling is the ‘gold standard’ for managing textile waste. Open-loop is considered the next best thing if closed-loop […]
Beware the mobius loop: greenwashing guidelines for fashion brands
In this multi-part Focus on Fashion series, we’re diving into the key sustainability concepts that every conscious consumer or brand owner should be across. Instalment 1 is all about greenwashing.
Melbourne design duo ripped off by Target
In a recent interview for the ABC’s 7.30, Pat McGrath spoke to Peaches and Keen, a small design company that claim Target used their designs without authority. Pat McGrath reports, “In February this year, the design duo Peaches and Keen discovered an almost exact copy of one of their artworks reproduced on fabric used for […]