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Shein factory employees work ’18-hour shifts’, paid ’36c per item’

Fast fashion sewing
Fashion and Beauty

Fast-fashion fallout: Young people in the UK are embracing sewing

Lalela Mswane is showing off her upcycled Miss Universe looks
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Twice as nice: Lalela Mswane upcycles fashion at Miss Universe

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Lifestyle

Shein factory employees work ’18-hour shifts’, paid ’36c per item’

Fast fashion sewing
Fashion and Beauty

Fast-fashion fallout: Young people in the UK are embracing sewing

Lalela Mswane is showing off her upcycled Miss Universe looks
Fashion and Beauty

Twice as nice: Lalela Mswane upcycles fashion at Miss Universe

Keep calm and carry on: Miss S
Lifestyle

Keep calm and carry on: Miss SA Lalela Mswane’s sustainable pageant wardrobe

By Megan van den Heever16-11-2021 12:05

Miss SA Lalela Mswane may be keeping mum on her participation in the Miss Universe pageant, but she has embraced the beauty pageant’s requirement for sustainable fashion.

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Environment

Shoppers beware: The environmental cost of fast fashion

By Mia Russell24-07-2020 17:00

With our fast-paced lives and our access to social media, fast fashion has become the norm. But at what cost to the environment?

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Studentlife

Put your foot down and don’t be a ‘fast fashion’ victim

By Cara-Lee Compton15-07-2020 17:34

Consumers need to know what fast fashion is because demand to keep up with trends can be a vicious cycle which harms the environment.

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