45 - The Clout of Couture

With fashion week(s) among us, the 2024 fall/winter collections are making their debut. Setting the tone for fashion trends for the year -- and sometimes, years --ahead. In this episode, Ari and Lexi discuss the influence "high" fashion has on the rest of the fashion industry, the fashion industry’s impact on the environment, and the themes we can expect to see defining the fashion agenda in 2024.

Sources:

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  https://artdepartmental.com/blog/devil-wears-prada-cerulean-monologue/

• BoF Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bof/https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/resources/updates/sustainable-fashion/
• https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/fashions-tiny-hidden-secret
• https://unctad.org/news/report-maps-manufacturing-pollution-in-sub-saharan-africa-and-south-asia
• https://www.wri.org/blog/2017/07/apparel-industrys-environmental-impact-6-graphics

Interesting articles:

• https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/sustainability/the-state-of-fashion-2024-report-sustainability-regulations-eu-fashion-value-chain/?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=likeshopme&utm_content=www.instagram.com/p/C11lkQIs2kX

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  https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/sustainability/best-of-2023-sustainability-climate-change-greenwashing-regulation/?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=likeshopme&utm_content=www.instagram.com/p/C1WZAAfMZ4U