Reducing Our Fashion Footprint With Tiffanie Darke
While oil and energy garner the bulk of attention for the climate crisis, there is another major culprit - the fashion industry that is responsible for 8 to 10 per cent of global carbon emissions.
Impacts include water and plastic pollution and fashion is also a major human rights issue through fast fashion\u2019s unethical production.
There is a lot of work to do for the industry to align with the Paris Agreements 1.5-degree pathway and in Australia, we are large fashion consumers. With a population of approximately 26 million, on average, Australian\u2019s buy 56 brand new items of clothing a year.
So here to help me explore how we can all improve our fashion footprint is\xa0communication and brand specialist Tiffanie Darke.
With over 30 year\u2019s experience in editorial sensibility and commercial strategy, Tiffanie is the co-founder of Ibiza\u2019s luxury sustainability fashion boutique,\xa0AGORA and the creator of Rule of Five \u2013 a global movement where participants only buy five fashion items a year.
Tiffanie and I discuss what makes a garment truly sustainable from fabric and production to sale. She also offers advice on how to shop sustainably and even alter current items in our wardrobes to give our clothes longevity. We also discuss the sustainability concerns around new plant-based materials and the responsibility of designers to create fashion items with circularity.
Tiffanie\u2019s transformation from luxury fashion consumer to one of sustainable fashion advocate is inspiring and achievable without costing the earth. \xa0
I hope you enjoy the episode.
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This audio was edited by Peter Magill.