Fashion Revolution Fiji

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Tomorrow is , a moment to step out into our environments and lend a hand in leaving the Earth a little better then we found it – whether you take part in a beach cleanup, public park or your own back garden 🌱 🌎

In March 2020, cofounder took part in , an all female sailing voyage to tackle plastic pollution in our oceans. Prior to setting off, the crew embarked on a beach cleanup at their starting point in the Galapagos.

Carry writes, “Our first task was a macro and microplastic survey at Playa de las Apuntias, known locally as Veinte Barras. This is an infrequently visited beach and we needed special permission to visit. The beach looked pristine but as we bent down to look closely at the tideline, specks of colour came into view. Turquoise rope fibres, blue plastic from bottle caps and my first textile find - a synthetic pompom which was clearly attached to a toy or item of clothing before floating here on the currents. We collected a large sack of plastic from the assessment area. Plastic fibres from our clothing are everywhere, in the sand, sediment, surface water and deepest depths of the ocean.”

Clothing and textiles are significant contributors to plastic pollution, with discarded sandals a common sight on beaches around the world and all synthetic clothes leaving behind a trail of microplastic pollution.

If you can, learn more about how to take part in day via .LDIW

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Can tech help us create a better fashion industry? Fashion Revolution USA has been hosting a series on IGTV to shed light on topics such as using technology in times of COVID, the use of cloud-based technology in sustainable fashion and what blockchain exactly means.

Watch the series here ⬇️ https://www.instagram.com/fash_revusa/channel/

#FashionTechRevolution Talks: The Latest Technology Helping Our Industry Work Toward Sustainability - Fashion Revolution Supply chain in times of COVID, the use of cloud-based technology in sustainable fashion and building a successful business from unused fabric.

We believe that when we can hear the voices and stories of the people who make our clothes, we are better able to ensure that they were made in safety and dignity.

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Toni Morrison’s words are a powerful reminder of our responsibility to use our power and our freedom to stand up for those with less privilege. At , that means advocating for the millions of workers around the globe who make the clothes we wear.

The impact of COVID-19 on the people who make our clothes has been devastating, and amplified the struggles for decent wages, safe working conditions and the right to collective action. COVID-19 hasn’t created the conditions whereby workers’ rights are inhibited, but magnified an already broken system.

Together, we can stand up for workers and demand that brands , protect those in their supply chains and use their immense power to create more equal systems of production.

Take a stand: https://www.fashionrevolution.org/covid19/

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Today is the World Day against Trafficking in Persons.

❓So, what is human trafficking and how does it unfold in the global fashion industry❓

According to the Global Slavery Index by , Human Trafficking is just one of many forms of modern day slavery. It involves transporting, recruiting or harbouring people for the purpose of exploitation, using violence, threats or coercion.

“Demand for cheap labour means that human trafficking will happen. People are promised employment, an opportunity for a better life, and then exploited. Where there is a demand for such labour, traffickers use the promise of a good job and better life to lure people in vulnerable situations into a life of exploitation,” writes Lizzy Jewell of in our latest publication, ‘ACTION REQUIRED’.

Modern slavery most often takes place in the shadows, but putting an end to exploitation starts with shining a light on problems and using our voices and our collective purchasing power to drive change.

Here’s what you can do TODAY to make an impact:

✅ Email a brand or pop them a DM and ask ?

✅ Follow up with questions and don’t be afraid to get nitty gritty. Ask them how they work to ensure that their supply chains are free from modern slavery. Ask how they ensure that migrant workers are protected and retain their rights. Ask them if they publish their 1st, 2nd and 2rd tier manufacturing facilities.

✅ Share their response on social media. Tag them and hold them to account.

✅ Sign our manifesto at the link in bio.

Who Made My Clothes ?
Share a post/story of your favorite local designer/tailor/seamstress and tag us! We would love to know how sustainable and ethical is your closet👕👚

・・・ While many people ask fashion brands and brands themselves show the people who manufacture their products, I've been thinking about the bigger textile industry. We not only wear them, but we also use textiles in our homes and I especially use a lot of textiles in my crafts. We should ask the exact same questions here as we do with fashion.
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I do make clothes myself - very few - but mostly I make textile products in many shapes. Bags and pins and rugs and tapestries, stuff that isn't exactly fashion. So instead of I will proudly say . More precisely I'd have to say "I made your textiles with waste materials" for full transparency. ♻️🌿
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As masks have rapidly risen to wardrobe essential status around the globe, we want to see and celebrate the people who make them.

We’ll be adding an poster on our website very soon. Let us know which other posters you want to see in the repertoire!

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Lately, we’ve been reflecting on discussions around whether sustainable fashion is “affordable”. It’s a hefty debate, with fair points to be made on both sides. Most important, perhaps, is the reality that exploitation isn’t an issue that only lives on the high street, and that even the most expensive brands operate some of the most opaque supply chains.
So whenever we do consume fashion, whether it’s by way of swapping, thrifting, or buying new, the most important affordability question is whether we can afford the consequences of that purchase on our conscience.
A healthy rule of thumb, regardless of the buy, is to do our research, ask questions, and find out. This means no matter where we buy, and no matter the price point, we should ask the brand how they’re ensuring the rights and freedoms of everyone in their supply chain, and how they are mitigating the environmental impacts of their production.
Let’s ask   and demand that every level and facet of fashion respect workers and conserve resources.


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Did you know that children’s school uniforms are some of the worst textile culprits when it comes to unsafe chemicals?

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On our blog, cofounder writes, “The UK government has said it wants all pupils back at school in the autumn, but there is uncertainty as to what children will be permitted to wear… School uniforms are frequently advertised as stain-resistant, non-iron or easy-care, but many of the chemicals designed to make uniforms easier for parents to launder are known to be damaging to human health and to wildlife.”

And it’s lack of transparency that makes this already murky issue even more difficult for consumers to make safe decisions about school uniforms.

Carry writes, “Fashion Revolution’s Fashion Transparency Index was released in April 2020 and included 250 of the world’s biggest brands and retailers, including all of the major UK high street school uniform retailers. 60% of the brands in the Index weren’t publishing a Restricted Substances List, so there is often no way of knowing what chemicals are, or aren’t, permitted to be used in the manufacture of school uniforms.”

Learn more about how you can take action and ask by reading the full article at the link in our story.

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Even revolutionaries have vacation days. On that note, our social media feeds will be out of office from tomorrow until July 1st, 2020. In the meantime, we’re challenging our community to make, mend and celebrate the notion that .
On our YouTube channel (link in bio), you can find our series of How To films, featuring (📷 ⬆️ teaching us how to sew on a button), , , , , , and more!
We’ll also have some exciting Instagram story takeovers from a few of our global network teams 🌎🌍🌏 so stay tuned.

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Our friends at recently conducted a survey on the impacts of Covid-19 on our relationships with our wardrobes. Surveying 500 UK adults randomly selected on Facebook during April, the findings show some exciting inclinations that vibes are on the rise.
On our blog, The Seam’s Sarah Tulej () explains how the fashion industry’s current upheaval is generating a new cultural mindset around clothing care and community connection.
Sarah writes, “Today, buying an item of clothing from a large fashion brand requires such little transactional input from us that we often create little to no emotional attachment to our purchase. The process of choosing to repair or customise our clothes creates a major shift in the relationship we have with them. A more emotional connection encourages us to take better care of the things we buy and keep them for longer. We certainly haven’t seen the end of the chaos facing the fashion industry which has revealed itself to be highly fragile to sudden disruptions. A global recession will further dampen demand for new clothes. And many people point out darkly that COVID-19 is a mere taster of the chaos to come as a result of climate change.” You can read the full article at the link in our story. 🌟

Support local businesses, support Fiji fashion, support women in fashion. ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

Repost “WE STILL CANT BREATH BUT WE WEAR OUR MASKS SO THAT HOPEFULLY ONE DAY WE CAN! . .
Economic well-being and health are a big part of sustainability ... especially for Black led enterprises! 🖤 Today I am joining in asking ? This mask was made ethically in New York City by women trained in ’s programs, but many garment workers producing face masks are subjected to unfair pay and dangerous working conditions. Garment workers are essential workers and deserve to be valued for their contribution in this time of crisis. | For those that don’t know works with systemically targeted communities - ie. low income & immigrant women through a rigorous incubator program in sustainable fashion design. Since the pandemic, these women (garment product specialist) in Harlem have been making masks to protect the community and provide income for their family! SUPPORT SMALL BRANDS - THIS IS THE SUSTAINABLE FASHION MODEL WE NEED TO SUPPORT! Visit to find out how you can support the women behind your 🖤🖤🖤” ?

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During this time of pandemic, amidst the challenges that have swept the world, our healthcare workers are one of the forefront in the crisis. The lack of personal protective equipment (PPE's) and protective mask supplies have been an urgent common problem throughout the world. On average, each healthcare worker uses at least 3 up to 15 PPEs for one patient in a week.

The local fashion community in collaboration with local garment workers rose to the challenge. Giving a much needed livelihood to the local garment workers and artisans and helping fulfil the need for PPE's. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Last Fashion Revolution Week, created the campaign to showcase the people who work hard to create these PPEs. This was inspired by Fashion Revolution's campaign. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

.th - Back to normal? Let’s have a quick review on what was normal and together, let’s grow towards what we can become instead! This is a good chance to start our own version of a new normal, let’s start with ourselves 🌱😊✊🏼💓
Posted • Normal is 2 billion people without enough food to eat.
Normal is millions of underpaid and under-supported essential workers.
Normal is an underfunded healthcare system.
Normal is at least 5 trillion plastic particles choking our oceans. Normal is 60% of species extinct and unprecedented and alarming biodiversity loss on the way.
🔥Normal is a planet on fire. 🔥
Do we want to go back to that?
We don't. We want to 🌈💚
🌱Put the health of people and planet first, no exceptions.
🌱Provide economic relief directly to the people not polluting corporations.
🌱Invest in a green jobs and sustainable cities and societies.
🌱Create resilience for future crises.
🌱Build solidarity and community across borders.
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“...brands do listen to what the consumer want, and they also do listen to what governments want. So consumers who stand up and tell brands 'hey brands. I really like the clothes that you're making, you're really my favorite brand I love the clothes you are making, I wear them every day. But what can you tell me about who is making my clothes. What can you tell me about the conditions there and what can you tell me about what you have been doing in order to improve the conditions of that person and is that delivering results?' The more people that ask these sort of difficult questions. The more brands will take them into account.”
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More lessons on greed and growth in our latest fanzine, ACTION REQUIRED📘 📈 💵
Covering 10 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and their relationship to the fashion industry, this compendium of solutions looks at the way fast and unmitigated growth have changed the fashion landscape into a system of exploitation, overproduction and extreme waste.
Writing on SCG 8: Decent Work & Economic growth, Lizzy Jewell of writes, “The rate at which clothing is bought, replaced and disposed of creates a culture in which producers are encouraged to focus on high speed and low cost. The truth is, here in the UK, we’re buying clothes at a volume which has never been seen before… A sudden drop in demand for clothing, or an overnight removal of the industry would leave millions unsupported. There must be a complete economic and social systems change, where we place value on work and pay what it is worth. We call on brands to slow down production, pay workers fairly, and improve health and safety conditions for everyone who is part of the industry. Beyond minimum wage, we need to push for a realistic living wage. This is the only way forward.” 🧵🧵🧵 This zine is the outcome of an exciting collaboration between , , and . Get your copy now at the link in bio.
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❓ Does the pursuit of greed and endless growth undo our collective ability to sustain life here on Earth❓Is capitalism an inherently unsustainable model ❓Can we (and should we) put a price on nature❓How can we balance the extreme wealth held by the biggest fashion CEOs with the extreme poverty faced by many of the people who make our clothes ❓What kind of systems changes do we want to see as we emerge from our current pandemic❓
We’ll be exploring these questions all month long, and getting solutional in how we can collectively challenge corporations and demand better legislation to hold brands to account.
But first, we want to know YOUR thoughts and questions to help us share knowledge and have constructive discussions. Share your perspective in the comments below and join us as we dive into our theme of “greed & growth”. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ ?

The Rise Of Upcycling: Five Brands Leading The Way At London Men’s Fashion Week 2020 Sustainable fashion has gone mainstream with big and small brands alike announcing collections using recycled plastics or other synthetic materials. And some brands are going further by repurposing existing garments to create new ones.

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Learn about the link between fashion and the Sustainable Development Goals
The global fashion industry has an enormous social impact and ecological footprint. Many of us don’t understand how the clothes we wear every day affects the world around us.

On this course, you will learn how clothes are made, how fashion supply chains work and the importance of responsible production and consumption. You’ll also look at how the fashion industry can have a more positive impact for people and planet.

Upon completing this course, you’ll be empowered with new knowledge and ideas to contribute towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through your own wardrobe.

Follow us on Instagram and click on the link in our bio to register.

Behind every well tailored suit is an incredible suit tailor.
This is Ali. For the last four years of my life investing in my brand. This gentleman has been more than just a tailor to me, he has brought my dreams and visions of suits to life. His craftsmanship is beyond my imagination. Today I honor him during this incredible season in our lives as we stand together as Fiji and citizens to empower eachother.

There is no group that deserves more thanks for a brilliant week than the tireless and passionate country team coordinators and members on every continent. These dedicated volunteers are the people that truly power the
From virtual studio tours in Phnom Penh to fireside chats in Sydney; from digital exhibitions in Vietnam, Greece and Denmark to workshops on upcycling, mending, making and biodesign all over the world; from panel discussions, in-conversations and IG lives on illuminating and urgent topics in nearly 90 countries - such as gender and cotton farming in India, mapping sustainability in Italy and regenerative farming in the USA; you've made, mended, debated, shared and taken action on the most urgent issues the fashion industry faces.
THANK YOU COUNTRY COORDINATORS AND COUNTRY TEAM MEMBERS 🙏🏾🌟🤩💕👍🏿🙌🏻 If you’re lucky enough to know one or more of these amazing individuals, thank them for their dedication, talent, and energy. And, find your country team on the Fashion Revolution website by clicking on ‘Find your country’. You can follow their social media channels and keep up to date with events near you.
We’ll be highlighting their unique projects and initiatives that ran this week, from virtual exhibitions to talks, workshops, policy work, social media campaigns and more, in the weeks to come.
For now, if you want to help fuel all that we do, please consider donating to Fashion Revolution through the link in our story.
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Ending Fashion Revolution Week with inspirational quote from our project and events coordinator, Sera Sefeti.

We’ve arrived at the end of a Week like none other. Though face-to-face events, clothing swaps, and community get-togethers were missed, we instead saw a virtual and digital revolution explode around the world. This Fashion Revolution Week has proven that when dedicated and curious citizens come together to ask questions and demand answers, we can shake up business as usual and stand up for those who are vulnerable.
Let’s keep the momentum going! Fashion Revolution isn’t just a week, it’s a movement, and it takes EVERYONE to keep on holding brands accountable and giving supply chain workers a voice. Here’s how you can stay involved post-Fashion Revolution Week. 🧡🧡 Sign up for our weekly newsletter - it’s the best place to keep up with our campaigns, resources and find out what’s happening in the industry and around the world. The link to subscribe is in our bio. 🧡🧡 Donate. Everything we do is made possible by generous support from grants and people like you who use our free resources to create change. If you found our tools, templates, guides and resources helpful this week, please consider making a small donation. The link is in our bio. 🧡🧡 Get learning. You can educate yourself about the key issues by tuning in to our blog, reading the White Paper (link in bio), buying a fanzine, or (for the reading-phobic among us), checking out the educational videos on our YouTube channel. 🧡🧡 Find your country team. Fashion Revolution is a global movement. We have teams in over 70 countries run by dedicated and talented people. Click “find your country” on our website to join the team or keep up with them on their social platforms.
Let’s do this!

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Please join us today for our week closing event, Stitch & Bitch, at 5pm on the YouTube channel. Join myself, and many others from our team in the UK and our international teams + friends 💜 We will be talking about mending clothes, mending systems, and why we still need a Fashion Revolution.

Wise words from our media coordinator, Temesia Tuicaumia.

Today we’re sharing a brilliant project from the team aimed at spreading awareness that the fashion industry is in crisis.
The project has spurred from the COVID-19 pandemic and takes the shape of a clothing webshop. “The fashion industry is still producing: millions of problems — workers are losing their complete livelihood. calls on fashion brands to take responsibility for their supply chains including the workers and their families”, says the team.
Head to the website at the link in our story and get schooled on the real cost of fashion.
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Today’s Fashion Question Time event was a forward thinking discussion on the nature of fashion consumption. Our theme was, “Mass Consumption: The End of an Era?” We are so grateful to Baroness Lola Young of Hornsey (Co-Chair of the APPG for Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion) for chairing our first *virtual* question time event, and to our brilliant panellists, Mary Creagh (Advisor on climate, sustainable development, green finance and MP 2005-19), (Fashion Director at ), Dr Lisa Cameron MP (Chair of the APPG for Textiles and Fashion), Kate Fletcher (Professor at , UAL & , @) and (Co-founder of ). In closing the event, told us, “We are seeing an increase in human empathy, and most importantly, we are growing a generation of kids that have been temporarily suspended from hero worshipping privileged celebrities and are getting to know the real heroes, the people - the doctors, nurses carers and public workers who save our lives, or make our lifestyles possible. We will have to look for balance after all this. Let's ensure this period of restrictions won't be followed by one of hyper excesses, or of business-as-usual times ten. There are ways to make an adequate amount of products, providing dignified work to the people who make them, while protecting and conserving our environment - we have to invest in them and implement them with rigour. So the call to action from this FQT couldnt be more simple. Go back to the event’s title: Mass consumption - the end of an era? And remove the question mark. Mass consumption - the end of an era. FULL STOP.” If you missed it, you can view the full event on our YouTube channel, at the link in bio.

PRACTICE THE 3S;

1. SWAP- Swapping clothes. Giving away the clothes you have outgrown to someone who needs it and is the suitable size. This small act actually has a huge impact. You get to reduce the large landfills of waste of clothes.

2. SECOND HAND- SHOP SECOND HAND CLOTHING! All of my clothes, I bought them from the different second hand shops in Suva. This is the most effective way of Sustainability because you do save the large masses of productions and reduce them.

3. SLOW FASHION- Using that piece of clothing for a long period of time until it wears out, for example, a T-Shirt. You buy it exclusively from Jack's, you wear it until the color fades, so you continue wearing it for casual/leisure purposes.

What has changed since Rana Plaza? And what are the biggest challenges that remain in shaping a fair and safe fashion industry?

Today, we launch our 2020 White Paper seven years on from Rana Plaza and five years on from the first White Paper we published in 2015. In the report, we investigate how the industry has changed and look at how we can achieve a fashion industry that values people and planet above profit and growth.

A lot has changed in 7 years. Many more people have become more aware of the problems in the industry, yet many people remain in the dark, unaware that their clothes may be contributing to the climate crisis and human exploitation.

You can read the report at the link in our bio and together we can come together and create a
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Fashion Revolution exists to hold brands accountable and encourage citizens to become increasingly aware of the complex topics that define today’s fashion industry. We go to great lengths to use accuracy as the lens by which we communicate, always choosing honesty above attention-grabbing sensationalism.
We were disappointed at the way communicated their position in our annual Fashion Transparency Index. To claim that they are the most transparent brand in the world is misleading and confusing.
The Fashion Transparency Index is not measuring who is the most transparent brand in the world. It is measuring who is most transparent among 250 of the world's largest brands and retailers. We don't rank every brand in the world. Undoubtedly there are many transparent, smaller brands leading the change as highlighted in our programme.
We review the world's largest brands because we believe that they have the largest negative impact, and therefore the moral imperative, and resources, to take action.
Transparency does not equal sustainability.
Our Fashion Transparency Index is not a shopping guide. It isn’t about which brand does the best, but about who discloses the most information. We will make this even clearer going forward. The Index measures brands' openness and their willingness to be scrutinised. Brands may be disclosing a lot of information about their policies and practices but this doesn’t mean they are acting in a sustainable or ethical manner. We know that the pursuit of endless growth is in itself unsustainable. However, without transparency we cannot see or protect vulnerable people and the living planet.
Public disclosure invites us in, and allows citizens’ to exercise their right to find out more. Non-disclosure perpetuates a non-inclusive system, where citizens are expected to trust brands who have continued to put profit and growth above all else.