The Walk-Through exhibit calls for radical change in the fashion industry
25 October 2019 -- Time to see through the clothes you wear. This was the tongue-cheek challenge of artists and advocates who gathered October 24 at Ayala Malls Circuit Makati for The Walk-Through exhibit. The event confronts negative practices within the fashion industry and calls instead for greater transparency, sustainability, and ethics in the trade. The four-day activity was organized by Fashion Revolution Philippines, part of a global movement that rose out of the Rana Plaza collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2013. Over a thousand garment workers died and another 2,500 were injured in the tragedy. “We don’t know where [...]
A revolution for sustainable fashion
by Ira Dominique H. Guerrero 21 October 2019 - Jose Mari Chan’s return to the airwaves signals a time to storm the malls in search for the perfect gifts to your loved ones! But should buying new threads really be the default? For members of a global movement that calls for greater transparency, sustainability, and ethics in the fashion industry, this shouldn’t be the case. Fashion Revolution began in response to the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh in 2013. More than a thousand people were killed and another 2,500 were injured. Majority of the victims were young, [...]
ICSC supports Fashion Revolution Philippines’ The Walk-Through
Editor's note: ICSC is supporting sustainable fashion and the circular economy through Fashion Revolution Philippines and its exhibit The Walk-Through, which will be launched this October 24 at Ayala Malls Circuit Makati. ------------------------- THE WALK-THROUGH is Fashion Revolution Philippines’ first artist collaboration activation wherein global fashion industry issues are communicated through creative media. This project seeks to take the conversation on sustainable fashion further, exploring in unexpected ways the delicate web of the industry that we currently find ourselves embedded in. This project is supported by the British Council as part of the Creative Commissions initiative which aims to inspire [...]