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What's the point of being carbon literate?
A friend asked me this and it's a good question. Why bother? I think it's really important we all become carbon literate in 2025 and start reducing our…
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Gemma Metheringham
Is mending my clothes a good thing to do?
Would you buy secondhand clothes that I've mended? It's a question that polarises opinions and leaves me wondering whether mending my clothes extends…
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Could you buy what you're wearing today secondhand?
There are around 23 billion secondhand clothes in circulation, yet people still tell me that shopping preloved can be difficult. Why? Last week I…
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What would you pay for my old clothes?
Prices in the secondhand market are inconsistent and highly subjective. To find out more I designed a series of experiments asking what my 'much loved…
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Meet the innovators reinventing secondhand fashion's future.
Our third “Is Fashion’s Future Secondhand?” panel explored how innovation, creativity and technology could transform the future of fashion resale and…
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Gemma Metheringham
Is a secondhand fashion future inevitable?
Is the FT Weekend right? Is the rise of secondhand relentless? My research suggests there may be issues the resale market needs to consider before…
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Do you really need that new frock?
Now #underconsumption core is trending on TikTok, are you trying to buy less stuff? If so, try asking yourself these seven questions before you click…
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Is fashion's future secondhand? The growing resale market has been described as the most accessible way to reduce fashion's carbon emissions. Follow my journey to understand whether this is true; and if so how?
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