Are Second-Hand Clothing Sites a Sustainable Form of Fashion? Bethany Chandler May 12, 2021 MESSFashion, MESSsubmissions, Sustainability, Sustainablefashion Never-ending streams of sales and promotions has bred a population of over-consumption in fashion. Second-hand clothing sites seem to offer a simple solution to this. But are these platforms truly as sustainable as they seem?
Digital Fashion, is it the Next in Fashion? Zeynep Yeniceri March 31, 2021 MESSFashion, Sustainability, Sustainablefashion The Fashion industry has embraced the digital world for a while now. The discovery of new trends and brands is done on Instagram and so is their marketing. But after a year of lockdowns and insecurities toward...
Giving Back to the People: The Journey of Roopa Pemmaraju Lillian Race March 19, 2021 Community, Creativity, Designers, Designers, Features, Interview, MESSFeature, Stories, Sustainablefashion, Travel, Women Roopa Pemmaraju is a luxury, ethical fashion brand with Indian roots and a heritage of Australian indigenous art. Creating timeless pieces through consciously slow fashion, Roopa Pemmaraju has an ethos that re...
How to Use Social Media to Effect Positive Change Lillian Race March 2, 2021 Community, Creativity, Features, Interview, MESSFashion, MESSFeature, MESSMedia, Society, Stories, Sustainablefashion, Women Following our recent investigation into whether social media is a genuine form of activism, we have opened the conversation up to global fashion movements and platforms fighting for environmental and social ju...
Fashion for Good: In Conversation with the woman behind Ilk + Ernie Lillian Race February 26, 2021 Community, Creativity, Designers, Designers, Features, Fresh Mess, Interview, MESSFashion, Stories, Style, Sustainablefashion, Women Mess Magazine has had the pleasure of interviewing Jess McCleave, the Founder and Creative-Director of the sustainable fashion brand, Ilk + Ernie. Their collections are full of gorgeous designs aiming to empow...
Is Social Media A Genuine Form of Activism? Lillian Race February 24, 2021 Community, Creativity, Interview, MESSFashion, Society, Stories, Sustainablefashion, Women This article is one of two that investigates how to use social media to necessitate change. We have been speaking to those within the sustainability community about how we can use our voice to produce mean...
Those who prioritise the planet: Interview with Jemma Finch of Stories Behind Things Lillian Race February 16, 2021 Community, Creativity, Features, Interview, MESSFashion, MESSFeature, News, Stories, Sustainablefashion, Women I have had the pleasure of interviewing Jemma Finch, the CEO and co-founder of Stories Behind Things: “A storytelling platform exploring sustainability and mindful consumption. We aim to empower humans to l...
Art imitates life: How the Designers of Copenhagen Fashion Week used their reality as inspiration Lillian Race February 10, 2021 Creativity, Designers, Designers, Fashion Weeks, MESSFashion, Shows, Sustainablefashion Copenhagen Fashion Week AW21 Digital Edition ran from the 2 - 4 February 2021 The latest coronavirus restrictions did not stop Copenhagen as they launched their fashion week completely online from t...
How the designers of CPHFW are practising sustainability Lillian Race January 26, 2021 Designers, Fashion Weeks, MESSFashion, Sustainablefashion Copenhagen Fashion Week AW21 Digital Edition: 2 February - 4 February Copenhagen Fashion Week, the leading Nordic fashion week, is fast approaching. Once again, we witness human capacity to ...
