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Social Goods | Stella McCartney to Use Ocean Recycled Plastic, Fashion's Glass Ceiling

This week, Stella McCartney partners with Parley for the Oceans, while this year's CFDA Fashion Awards raises questions about gender equality in the industry.
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  • Tamison O'Connor

Stella McCartney Commits to Using Recycled Ocean Plastic (New York Times)
"'To take something that is destructive and turn it into something that's sexy and cool, how can that not be luxury?' asks McCartney."

Does the Fashion Industry Have a Gender Equality Issue? (Fashionista)
"Sociologist Allyson Stokes coined the term 'glass runway' to address the way gay men are 'pushed down the runway' by receiving legitimation through awards and praise in a predominantly female industry."

The Case for Letting Robots Make Our Clothes (Motherboard)
"The case for automating certain garment factory jobs isn't a case for erasing workers, it's the idea that we should be investing in innovation and ingenuity."

The Importance of Non-Binary Models in the Fashion Industry (Teen Vogue)
"The fashion world is no stranger when it comes to challenging gender roles, but representation of androgynous and gender non-conforming models are limited."

Fashion Does Not Need Cultural Appropriation (Business of Fashion)
"Calling out cultural appropriation does not kill creative license, it simply forces those who control the narrative and means of distribution to cite their sources."

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