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Ep 6 - Clothing and fashion

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Jess and Livvy take a look at the issues and impacts of fashion and clothing. What do you do if you are a shopaholic? How can you dress sustainably? And, if you're taking the 'buy nothing new challenge', what on earth do you do about buying underwear?! Plus an exciting Woke & Confused announcement. 


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Links mentioned in this episode: 

  • The wastefulness of the fashion Industry:  https://www.bristol247.com/lifestyle/environment/throwaway-fashion/ 
  • A case study on the demise of the Aral Sea through cotton production  https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/envirobiology/chapter/7-5-case-study-the-aral-sea-going-going-gone/ 
  • Rana Plaza Collapse  https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/apr/24/bangladeshi-police-target-garment-workers-union-rana-plaza-five-years-on 

  • The £1 bikini  https://thetab.com/uk/2019/06/25/missguided-one-pound-bikini-107122 
  • UK Workers being paid £3 an hour, plus tips from Lucy Siegle at the bottom  https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jun/22/cost-cheap-fast-fashion-workers-planet 
  • Fashion Revolution's guides on understanding fashion issues and actions to take (scroll to bottom of page for resources)  https://www.fashionrevolution.org/emergency-measures-resources/ 
  • Good On You – fashion brand review  https://goodonyou.eco/ 

  • Hurrcollective.com and byrotation.co.uk for rental options

  • Depop for selling and buying  https://www.depop.com/ 
  • Extinction Rebellion Buy Nothing New Challenge  https://www.xrfashionboycott.com/ 
  • Tips for unwanted clothes including running a clothes swap  https://www.loveyourclothes.org.uk/unwanted-clothes?cat=67&article_type[]=38&article_type[]=37&article_type[]=35&article_type[]=36 

  • Antiform clothing label made from waste materials  http://www.antiformonline.co.uk/  
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