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Day 1: Fashion Revolution

published on 1 May 2019

'We believe that positive change can happen if we all think differently about fashion and demand better.' Explore day one of the Fashion Revolution Tumblr curation.

'We believe that positive change can happen if we all think differently about fashion and demand better.' Explore day one of the Fashion Revolution Tumblr curation.

We are Fashion Revolution.
We’re here to tell a different story about the clothes we wear.

We believe that positive change can happen if we all think differently about fashion and demand better. We want a cleaner, safer, fairer, more transparent and more accountable fashion and textiles industry. We want fashion to become a force for good. We believe in an industry that values people, the environment, creativity and profit in equal measure.

This week, we’ll be sharing our stories on the SHOWstudio Tumblr, from small designers who are shaking up the fashion industry as we know it, to the voices of garment workers we seldom hear. Stay tuned for a feed full of fashion’s greatest potential.

Find out more about Fashion Revolution here.

If the girl who made your skirt’s not paid

you cannot say it’s beautiful

if the pay is less than living wage

you cannot say it’s beautiful

if the coloured dyes now lie in rivers

poisoned fish, polluted waters

if there’s no sick pay, no toilet breaks

if the factories are in decay

no matter what the mirror says

or how stylish you might look today

you cannot claim it’s beautiful

by Hollie Poetry @holliepoetry 

#FashionRevolution #WhoMadeMyClothes #IMadeYourClothes
#FashionRevolution #WhoMadeMyClothes #IMadeYourClothes
#FashionRevolution #WhoMadeMyClothes #IMadeYourClothes
Quoted by Celine Semaan in her essay, ‘The term Cultural Appropriation maybe overused, but only because the negative power dynamic that it is used to describe is all too common’ in Fashion Revolution’s fanzine 004: Fashion Craft Revolution.

A MANIFESTO FOR A FASHION REVOLUTION

1. Fashion provides dignified work, from conception to creation to catwalk. It does not enslave, endanger, exploit, overwork, harass, abuse or discriminate against anyone. Fashion liberates worker and wearer and empowers everyone to stand up for their rights.

Sign the manifesto here: https://www.fashionrevolution.org/manifesto/

A MANIFESTO FOR A FASHION REVOLUTION

2. Fashion provides fair and equal pay. It enriches the livelihood of everyone working across the industry, from farm to shop floor. Fashion lifts people out of poverty, creates thriving societies and fulfils aspiration.

Sign the manifesto here: https://www.fashionrevolution.org/manifesto/

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