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The end of lockdown and a second hand wardrobe update
Having lived in a pair of lockdown leggings and a selection of my daughter’s cast off...
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HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR #ZEROWASTECLOTHING CAMPAIGN
During COP26, we launched #ZeroWasteClothing to explore the climate impacts of...
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Use your voice to slow down fast fashion
Using your voice and influence is one of the most impactful things you can do in a...
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Top tips - Wear your clothes for longer
Around 30% of clothes in UK wardrobes has not been worn for at least a year. All...
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How much clothing do you own?
With our #ZeroWasteClothing campaign, which we’re running throughout COP 26, we’re...
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Clothes - Top 5 tips for buying better
We buy a huge amount of clothes in the UK – over 26kg per year which is around 160...
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How can I help slow down fast fashion?
Throughout COP26, we'll be focusing on a significant source of CO2 emissions - the...
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How to care for your clothes better
Did you know that how you wash, dry and iron your clothes has a significant...
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Podcast - Can Leeds change the face of fashion once again?
TV and Radio Presenter, Peg Alexander, explores the past, present and future of...
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From pre-loved to re-loved
By guest bloggers Sam and Michelle, owners of Leeds' zero waste shop - Ecotopia...
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Is Textiles in schools dying out?
Over the next few weeks we'll be hearing from a series of guest bloggers. This week's...
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Leeds Fashion Futures Week
In February we held Leeds Fashion Futures Week - a celebration of the things we’ve...
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Leeds Textile Trail
We recently launched Leeds Textile Trail, a journey through some of the people,...
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Sunny Bank Mills
As part of our #LeedsFashionFutures project, we recently spoke with Sunny Bank Mills...
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A conversation with Community Clothing
As part of our #LeedsFashionFutures project, we recently spoke with Jenny Whisker...
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Leeds Fashion Futures and The RSA
To launch our Leeds Fashion Futures Week, we hosted a Facebook Live conversation with...
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Who was Sir Montague Burton?
One of the themes that we're exploring throughout #LeedsFashionFutures week is the...
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#LeedsFashionFutures interview with Dr Mark Sumner
As part of our #LeedsFashionFutures project, we were joined recently on our Facebook...
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Calling all makers!
Love sustainable fashion, live in Leeds and want to help others learn to sew? We are...
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Leeds Fashion Futures
Many of us want to make more sustainable clothing choices but don’t know where to...
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Leeds - how can we make more sustainable fashion choices?
What can we do together to reduce the environmental impacts of our wardrobes? That's...
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Sustainability in fashion - why and how?
We’re focusing on fashion, clothing and textiles. Why? A recent report from waste...
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Join our fashion revolution
Many of us want to make more sustainable clothing choices but don’t know where to...
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