What Is Desserto Cactus Leather and Is It Sustainable?
So many designers are creating capsule collections out of Desserto cactus leather. How does this plant-based leather alternative stack up...
Megan Doyle
sustainable fashion journalist & consultant
- 4 days ago
What Is Desserto Cactus Leather and Is It Sustainable?
So many designers are creating capsule collections out of Desserto cactus leather. How does this plant-based leather alternative stack up...
- Aug 9
From 30 wears to 30 years: How Long Should Our Clothes Last?
For years, the benchmark for buying a new purchase has been a minimum of 30 wears, but is this enough? Written for Harper's Bazaar. Read...
- Jun 8
The TrusTrace Traceability Playbook
A fashion industry guide to supply chain traceability, written in collaboration with Fashion Revolution and Fashion for Good. Written for...
- Mar 31
The Best Eco-Friendly Handbag Brands
EcoCult: If there is any sustainable fashion “investment” you should make, it would be a handbag. Sustainable purse and handbag brands...
- Mar 18
How Should We Think About What We Pay For Clothes?
The price on the tag has to factor in the materials, labor, transportation, taxes and of course a retail markup, among other costs. When...
- Mar 3
Could Digital Fashion Be an Eco-Friendly Replacement for Fast Fashion?
Do you spend your days on Zoom calls, do all your shopping online, or spend your evenings building your dream world on The Sims? Like...
- Jan 31
Are Take-Back Schemes From Fashion Brands Truly Sustainable?
But what happens to your clothes after you hand them back to the brand? And are these initiatives actually an impactful way to tackle...
- Jan 11
Can Bioplastics Really Make Fashion More Sustainable, Biodegradable, or Recyclable?
The fashion industry is experimenting with bioplastics. Is this “green” alternative to petroleum-based plastics really is as good as it...
- Jan 5
Fast Fashion is a Master Manipulator – Here’s How
Fashion brands have become master manipulators at getting us to spend money. They do it by tapping into our subconscious brain, using...
- Dec 17, 2021
Is Renting Your Closet Really More Sustainable? Let’s Find Out
Is fashion rental really a guilt-free way of experiencing fashion, or – as a study recently claims – is it worse than throwing clothes...
- Nov 24, 2021
What Happens to Clothes You Return? They Might Get Trashed
If you’ve been shopping under the impression that your returns end up back on a brand’s virtual (or actual) shop floor, what really...
- Nov 16, 2021
Cool Faces Of Bastet Noir: Meet Megan Doyle, Sustainable Fashion Journalist
Ethical womenswear brand, Bastet Noir, interviewed me for their blog! Read here >
- Nov 2, 2021
Greenwashing Check: Is Allbirds As Sustainable As It Claims To Be?
Even if the name Allbirds doesn’t ring any bells, you’ll probably recognize the brand’s comfy wool sneakers. But when a company comes out...
- Oct 21, 2021
Why Can’t Fashion Brands Just Make Less Stuff?
Conversations on sustainability in fashion tend to revolve around innovative new materials, zero-waste design, or the myth that we can...
- Oct 1, 2021
What Responsibility Does the Fashion Media Have to Promote Sustainability?
In conversation with fashion editor turned activist, Bel Jacobs. Bel Jacobs is a former fashion editor turned writer, speaker and...
- Sep 29, 2021
Fashion Relies on the Amazon. Here’s How One Brand is Giving Back.
The Amazon is being cleared for the production of various fashion commodities, including leather, cotton, man-made cellulosic fibers...
- Sep 1, 2021
What Can Be Done About Fashion’s Plastic Problem?
It can be difficult to grasp the true scale of fashion’s plastic problem. Maybe it’s the “micro” in “microfibre”, the innocuous-looking...
- Aug 12, 2021
Greenwashing Alert! What is Bamboo Fabric, and is it Sustainable?
The way ethical fashion brands promote bamboo fabric, you’d think that it’s a sustainable wonder material that’s revolutionizing the...
- Aug 4, 2021
One Compelling Reason Why H&M, Zara & Tommy Should Sign the Bangladesh Accord.
At the end of August, the Bangladesh Accord is set to expire, with potentially devastating impacts for the country's 2.7 million garment...
- Jun 23, 2021
20 Sustainable and Ethical Australian Fashion Brands You Should Know
Australian fashion may be synonymous with swimwear brands—and with some of the best beaches in the world, that stereotype is true—but...
- Jun 21, 2021
Watch: Old, New Renewed. Sustainable Material Solutions
Join a conversation hosted during Graduate Fashion Week 2021 between fashion journalist Megan Doyle, sustainable textiles expert...
- May 28, 2021
Adaptive Clothing Will Be the Next Big Ethical Fashion Trend. Here Are Some Indie Brands We Love
The market for adaptive fashion is largely untapped, even though it has an expected global value of $349.9 billion by 2023. Here are some...
- May 22, 2021
D’Amelio’s Social Tourist Launch Is A Social Disaster (And Environmental Flop)
Another day, another celebrity clothing line. This week, its influencers – Charli and Dixie D’Amelio – the all-singing, all-dancing...
- May 18, 2021
Inside The Earthrise Summit, Huckletree's 1st Virtual Sustainability Festival
8 hours. 60 speakers. 4 stages. 1 high-impact Sustainability Summit. You’d be forgiven for mistaking Huckletree's inaugural Earthrise...