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The 24-30 April marks the third installment of Fashion Revolution, the organisation encourages radical change in the way that clothing is produced, sourced and consumed so that fashion is cleaner, safer and fairer for everybody and also the environment.
They hope for greater transparency in fashion through social media, investigative research, events and informative content such as their fanzine, ‘Money Fashion Power.’
Here are some vital statistics regarding the fashion supply chain: 75 million people worldwide work to make our clothes. 80% of these people are women between the ages of 18-24. The majority of the people who make clothes for the global market live in poverty, and are unable to afford life’s basic necessities.
Seize the opportunity to help by involving yourself in the fashion revolution! Here are five ways how:
Money Fashion Power Fanzine. Image courtesy of fashionrevolution.org/resources/fanzine/
1. Get the ‘Money Fashion Power’ Fanzine
This inaugural fanzine called ‘Money Fashion Power’ explores themes of sustainability, inequality, and ethics within the fashion industry. The zine features art and writing from exciting talents such as: Fashion features director of Tank magazine, Tamsin Blanchard, illustrator Alex Jenkins, artist Alec Doherty, Tyler Spangler and many more. The GARMENT WORKER DIARIES is documented in the zine, which is a yearlong research project about the lives and wages of hundreds of garment workers in Cambodia, Bangladesh, and India. The proceeds of this non-profit fanzine will support the cause of the fashion revolution, so get your zine here.
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2. Take part in Fashion Revolution Week
Fashion Revolution Week begins on 24 April 2017 and runs for one week exactly. The #whomademyclothes campaign happens during the previous date of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in 2013, where 1,138 people were killed and many more injured. This week aims to encourage millions to ask brands who made their clothes and demand greater transparency in the fashion supply business.
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3. Find an event near you
Take a look at the upcoming events page on the Fashion Revolution website to find an event near you. With these events occurring globally, there is no excuse to miss out since there is sure to be one within your radius. Craft workshops, fashion launches and sewing lessons all feature amongst the wide variety of potential activities to keep you creatively satisfied whilst engaging with the fashion revolution.
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4. Show your label
Take a photo of your label, and ask the question #WHOMADEMYCLOTHES? Post the photo on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter. In posing this question, you can help to promote transparency within the fashion industry, which will in turn expose and stop unlawful labour practices involved in garment construction.
Money Fashion Power Fanzine. Image courtesy of fashionrevolution.org/resources/fanzine/
5. Read the Garment Worker Diaries
The Garment Worker Diaries is a yearlong research project focusing on the lives of garment workers in Cambodia, Bangladesh and India. This series of articles aims to give insight into the lives of women and investigates their living and working conditions in more depth. Read the introductory article here.