Hearts On Our Sleeves

UK Fashion Exposed: It's a Race Issue


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Hosted by Charis Kibble and Paula Griffiths. Hearts On Our Sleeves takes a looks into the  the complex issues of fashion. It looks at where our clothes come from, where they are headed and how to change the fashion industry for the better.  In this series, Charis and Paula tackle some big questions about fast fashion, sustainability and social justice, getting advice from industry experts along the way.

Episode 3: In this episode we discuss the lastest fast fashion news, including the recent Boohoo slavery scandal. We also talk how racism and systemic oppression is an issue in the industry, in light of the Black Lives Matter Movement. 

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Some of the things we talked about:

Charis' Embroidery: https://www.charisesther.com/

Lucy & Yak:  https://lucyandyak.com/

People Tree:  https://peopletree.co.uk/

Shay and Blue www.shayandblue.com

Labour Behind the label:  https://labourbehindthelabel.org/report-boohoo-covid-19-the-people-behind-the-profit/

Sunday Times:  https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/boohoo-fashion-giant-faces-slavery-investigation-57s3hxcth

Pay Up Petition: http://chng.it/RjFmm7NPfG

Support Garment Workers: supportgarmentworkers.org

Remake Our World:  https://remake.world/

Clean Clothes Campaign:  https://cleanclothes.org/

Fashion Revolution:  https://www.fashionrevolution.org/

Fact Sources:

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jul/07/next-and-asos-drop-boohoo-amid-leicester-garment-factory-claims

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jul/07/pandemic-fast-fashion-boohoo-influencer-landfill

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/jun/11/racism-is-at-the-heart-of-fast-fashion-its-time-for-change

https://www.fastcompany.com/90226152/why-racism-is-so-entrenched-in-the-fashion-industry

https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/professional/reformation-founder-and-ceo-steps-down-after-accusations-of-racism

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