90% of clothing that we buy in Britain is manufactured abroad, often in poor working conditions. Sublime talks to Tom Glover, managing director of Peregrine, a British, family-owned brand since 1796.
Fashion
Icelandic Seaweed Innovation
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Iceland has utilised green energy for decades, harnessing geothermal power for the nations heating source and generating electricity for the national grid. It will come as no surprise that Iceland…
Sustainable Innovation 2021
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Sustainable, structural and systemic change in global fashion and clothing sectors is now paramount and presents both challenges and opportunities for innovation. Sustainable Innovation 2021 will provide an insightful and…
Commuting with Confidence
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Sublime: What made you choose to focus on people’s commute specifically when thinking about your vision? Randell Sergeant: Film and photography have always romanticised travel, with a focus on the…
Ethical vs Sustainable Fashion
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“Ethical” and “sustainable” fashion have entered the mainstream as tools for social impact and environmentalism, respectively. The bottom line? Companies can’t promote workers’ rights while creating products that destroy the environment, and they can’t label themselves as “earth-friendly” while endangering their workers.
Do the Right Thing
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In 1983 Katharine Hamnett launched her first protest t-shirts. They caught the spirit of a generation, worn by the likes of Wham!, Queen and Naomi Campbell, as well as countless…
Todays Colonial Masters
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“I see the Western world stocking up on food while garment workers are going hungry. Where are the brands who claimed to be sustainable now? I will never forget how…
Organic Versatility
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Sublime: What inspired you to set up elliot. organics? Alex Elliot: I’d actually been thinking about launching my own range for about ten years before I finally did it. I’ve had…
Evolving Fashion
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Buying clothes has never been easier – and cheaper. 80 billion items of clothing are made per year. By 2050, clothing sales could triple because as today’s consumer, we are hungry for more, cheap fashion.
