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  Fashion Revolution Week aims to raise awareness of overconsumption, exploitation of natural resources Style Theory organises pop-up store events for customers to view and shop their rental and resale apparel physically. PHOTO: COURTESY OF STYLE THEORY     Poet Natalie Wang, 28, wears mostly pre-loved clothes that she buys from online marketplace Carousell and thrift shops, and borrows from her mother's wardrobe. She said: "Making a habit of trying to fix things, even if it means going to a tailor to replace a zip, rather than throwing items out, is a good way to reduce your footprint. Learn to sew basic things to mend tears and fix buttons." Ms Woo Qiyun, 25, a sustainability consultant, said she became ...

  Shein’s IPO raises fresh questions on alleged forced labour in its supply chain A Shein logo is pictured at the company's office in Singapore, Oct 18, 2022. (File photo: REUTERS/Chen Lin) 29 Nov 2023 05:37AM (Updated: 29 Nov 2023 02:02PM) NEW YORK: As China-founded e-commerce behemoth Shein moves to list in New York, US lawmakers are again calling on it to pro...

  Sparkly and shiny, but is your natural make-up free of forced labor? By Kieran Guilbert June 22, 2018   8:05 AM GMT+8   Updated 6 years ago   LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Soaring global demand for natural beauty products could be fuelling modern-day slavery as ingredients such as cocoa, vanilla and the mineral mica are linked to child labor while cosmetic supply chains lack oversight, analysts said on Friday.   Many key components - from shea nuts to wax used as a base for mascara - are produced by smallholder farmers where the risk of labor abuse is high as governments and businesses struggle to monitor conditions, said risk analysts Verisk Maplecroft. Cosmetics companies are benefiting from strong appetite for skincare products, after riding a make-up boom in recent years spurred by young consumers seeking to look good on social media. While buyers clamor for make-up made with various fruit, nuts, grains and minerals, companies that inc...

  France proposes EU ban on exports of used clothes A dog lies atop a pile of used plastic bottles at a dumpsite where second-hand clothes are discarded in Accra, Ghana, on Dec 21, 2022. (Photo: REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko) 14 Mar 2024 09:58PM (Updated: 14 Mar 2024 10:38PM) LONDON: France is proposing a European Union ban on exports of used clothes, the environment ministry told Reuters on Thursday (Mar 14), as governments look for new ways to tackle the worsening proble...

  Commentary: We’re drowning in a fast fashion ocean of clothes Resale platforms must contend with stigma, superstition and lack of trust to change the tides of sustainable fashion in Singapore, says Retykle founder Sarah Garner. Are you spring-cleaning and emptying closets full of old clothing? 28 Jan 2022 06:04AM SINGAPORE: The secondhand fashion space has seen a meteoric rise, with the market expected to grow more than 10 times faster than traditional retail by 2025. The world has seen the growth of secondhand platforms. Thredu...

  Commentary: We know sweatshop clothing is bad – and buy it anyway. Here’s how your brain makes excuses Our brains are wired to arrive at conclusions we prefer, as long as we maintain an illusion of objectivity, say these experts. File photo. Women working in a garment factory. == 27 Nov 2022 06:00AM BRISBANE: You face a dilemma. You’ve found the perfect shirt, and it’s an absolute bargain, but you notice it’s “Made in Bangladesh”. You’re conscious it was probably made using cheap labour . Do you buy it, or walk away? On Nov 25...

  Commentary: Do you want your clothes to shrink our forests? Popular fabrics such as viscose, lyocell and modal were once trees. More fashion brands need to make that connection, says Lara Williams for Bloomberg Opinion.   File photo. Clothing companies need to do more to educate their consumers about what their clothes are made of. (Photo: iStock/megaflopp) Lara Williams 05 Nov 2023 06:06AM (Updated: 05 Nov 2023 01:50PM) ...

  Fast-fashion giant Shein wants to sell skincare, toothpaste and toys, too A person walks past an advertisement for Shein, in London, Britain on Mar 8, 2024. (File Photo: REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett) 30 Apr 2024 01:04PM (Updated: 30 Apr 2024 01:29PM) LONDON: Online fast-fashion retailer Shein is courting brands like toothpaste conglomerate Colgate-Palmolive and toymaker Hasbro as it tries to sell more household names on its platform. Known for cheap own-brand clothing an...