My work grants me access to supply chain data from all of the leading apparel and footwear brands in the world. Without this, it is virtually impossible to know how a company is performing both environmentally and within social and labor standards. New disclosures from the EU are driving greater transparency but they won't tell the whole story. Some of the fast fashion brands actually have fairly impressive supply chain performance but a glut is a glut. And no one is talking about degrowth. At one of the more progressive conferences in our sector, several years ago, the keynote speaker implored brands to consider degrowth strategies and you could hear a pin drop. He was basically laughed off stage. My team, a smart and exceptionally educated climate crew, all wear Uniqlo, especially the Lemaire collabs. The dissonance is real.
Thanks for sharing these insights! Your last sentence gets to the bigger point of how we unfortunately live under the fucked up reign of capitalism. Although your team is made up of people who are smart and educated around the topics of the environment and clothes, I'm sure they, as we all are to varying degrees, are somewhat subject to the pressure of social media, consumerism and wanting to have some of the social and cultural capital that comes with cool looking clothes.
Unfortunately, the truly sustainable/responsible and beautifully designed brands are few and they tend to be small operations charging $$$, making them rather inaccessible for people without disposable income. Furthermore if these types of companies scaled up, unfortunately they would need to start compromising in certain places because a lot of these local sustainable producers have a cap on how much cotton they can grow or how much wool they can shear, etc.
Of course, a solution could be to buy from these expensive brands (or name their own!) and only own 1-2 sweaters instead of 6, a couple of pants, etc., like people used to do before mass manufacturing and consumption, but unless we break the capitalist machine, deciding to do this will come with the cost of deciding to shun social media and trends and consciously adhering to a more minimalist and stoic lifestyle.
Love the sletter (as always!), great source of information AND inspiration. I may have a think or three about your point on coats' ideal length - mind you, not for you/taller humans but for more, err, vertically challenged ones such as myself :p
I've always stayed away from "GPS" as I don't want people endlessly scrolling through thousands of photos, staying on my page, all the while consuming an ad every four photos. If you wanna see all my work, head to my website, or better yet, head to the neighborhood!
First picture that came to mind when I saw let "the Grid Pics spray" was that shot from One Battle After Another lol. You know the shot! Love the post as always
yah the all blacks are great - the green suede just dials up the warmth and gorpiness a hair, and dials down the coldness and scandinavian gallerist energy (complimentary) a hair
For full-time creators, engagement rate is one of (if not the) top metric brands assess when looking at partnering which sadly disincentivizes this type of behavior. I’ve worked with a couple volume shooters similar to Lotta who refreshingly do their thing regardless of any impact it may have on their bottom line. For us lay citizens, I’m all on board let it rip
My work grants me access to supply chain data from all of the leading apparel and footwear brands in the world. Without this, it is virtually impossible to know how a company is performing both environmentally and within social and labor standards. New disclosures from the EU are driving greater transparency but they won't tell the whole story. Some of the fast fashion brands actually have fairly impressive supply chain performance but a glut is a glut. And no one is talking about degrowth. At one of the more progressive conferences in our sector, several years ago, the keynote speaker implored brands to consider degrowth strategies and you could hear a pin drop. He was basically laughed off stage. My team, a smart and exceptionally educated climate crew, all wear Uniqlo, especially the Lemaire collabs. The dissonance is real.
Thanks for sharing these insights! Your last sentence gets to the bigger point of how we unfortunately live under the fucked up reign of capitalism. Although your team is made up of people who are smart and educated around the topics of the environment and clothes, I'm sure they, as we all are to varying degrees, are somewhat subject to the pressure of social media, consumerism and wanting to have some of the social and cultural capital that comes with cool looking clothes.
Unfortunately, the truly sustainable/responsible and beautifully designed brands are few and they tend to be small operations charging $$$, making them rather inaccessible for people without disposable income. Furthermore if these types of companies scaled up, unfortunately they would need to start compromising in certain places because a lot of these local sustainable producers have a cap on how much cotton they can grow or how much wool they can shear, etc.
Of course, a solution could be to buy from these expensive brands (or name their own!) and only own 1-2 sweaters instead of 6, a couple of pants, etc., like people used to do before mass manufacturing and consumption, but unless we break the capitalist machine, deciding to do this will come with the cost of deciding to shun social media and trends and consciously adhering to a more minimalist and stoic lifestyle.
Love the sletter (as always!), great source of information AND inspiration. I may have a think or three about your point on coats' ideal length - mind you, not for you/taller humans but for more, err, vertically challenged ones such as myself :p
I've always stayed away from "GPS" as I don't want people endlessly scrolling through thousands of photos, staying on my page, all the while consuming an ad every four photos. If you wanna see all my work, head to my website, or better yet, head to the neighborhood!
First picture that came to mind when I saw let "the Grid Pics spray" was that shot from One Battle After Another lol. You know the shot! Love the post as always
Loving the green suede explorers! I got them in black leather a few weeks ago at rendezvous and they are so good.
yah the all blacks are great - the green suede just dials up the warmth and gorpiness a hair, and dials down the coldness and scandinavian gallerist energy (complimentary) a hair
Do these go to 13 US?
Yes, believe the range is US 5 Mens - 13 mens, with half sizes
>scandinavian gallerist energy
100% hahah I wish these would've been out when I was in paris. I do love the black ones but the suede is definitely a chiller take on the shoes
For full-time creators, engagement rate is one of (if not the) top metric brands assess when looking at partnering which sadly disincentivizes this type of behavior. I’ve worked with a couple volume shooters similar to Lotta who refreshingly do their thing regardless of any impact it may have on their bottom line. For us lay citizens, I’m all on board let it rip
shout out to the nonengagementcucked volume shooters
All this book talk reminds me to ask if you have ever read Lars Svedsen's Philosophy of Fashion. Seems right up your alley.
No, we’ll check that out - thank you