Growing up, I loved Brandy Melville. I remember walking into the Santa Monica storefront for the first time in 2015. Despite its offensive lack of diversity and openly problematic “one size fits most”...
Trends are more focused on disconnecting and playing the persona. Yes, each has articles of clothing associated with each aesthetic, but they are not specific enough to encourage fast fashion, and they can be easily found in a second-hand shop or your own closet. These trends are reopening the doors for disconnect and imagination.
More than ever before, it seems like the public is in search of — and favoring — quick and easy replacements for items they don’t have the funds or time to seek. The larger part of this issue connects to the already existing and increasing speed of trend cycles.
The realization sets in, come the second semester, that your closet is full of clothes you no longer love. When this happens, it’s time for spring cleaning.
If you’re on campus this semester and have walked past Boston University’s College of Communication, you might have seen a big, red food truck. At the beginning of the year, Chick-fil-A began parking...
The concept of conscious consumerism does not equate to ethical consumption, because it is not absolute. There is no ethical consumption under capitalism.
In a world where fast fashion brands like Shein and Urban Outfitters are all the rage, finding alternative ways to buy cute and affordable clothes without contributing to the dangers of fast fashion takes...
