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Activism Appears on the Catwalk, Modest Fashion Gains Momentum

This week, designers use fashion shows to make political statement, while more mainstream brands are tapping the growing modest fashion market.
Christian Dior, Spring/Summer 2017 | Source: Indigital.tv
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  • Helena Pike

"Why Does Fashion Suddenly Care About Activism?" (Highsnobiety)
"A combination of activist slogans, clever casting choices and open declarations of individual views on social media characterise fashion's new age of political consciousness."

"One Simple Way to Empower Women Making H&M Clothes in Bangladesh: Stop Paying Them in Cash" (Quartz)
"Digital payments are safer than carrying home pay in banknotes, and they can give women greater control over the money they earn."

"We Have No Idea How Bad Fashion Actually Is for the Environment" (Racked)
"In this vacuum of research, the few unproven but legitimate-sounding 'facts' get seized upon by well-meaning advocates, wrested out of context, and splashed across the internet, creating a circular feedback loop of bad information."

"Got It Covered: Fashion Wakes up to Muslim Women's Style" (The Guardian)
"With the Islamic economy growing at double the global rate, mainstream designers are jumping on the 'modest wear' bandwagon."

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