Fashion Revolution week 2020
Last week was Fashion Revolution week, which happens every year in the week coinciding with the anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh.
“The Rana Plaza building housed a number of garment factories, employing around 5,000 people. The people in this building were manufacturing clothing for many of the biggest global fashion brands. The building collapsed and killed 1,134 people and injured more than 2,500 others, making it the fourth largest industrial disaster in history. The victims were mostly young women. During Fashion Revolution Week, we remember the lives lost and demand that no one should die for fashion.”
At Jag knitwear we are very conscious of our production and transparency of our brand and love showing how your garments and accessories are made and by who! Our values very much sit alongside Fashion revolution’s aims below-
Fashion Revolution’s aims are:
An end to human and environmental exploitation in the global fashion industry
Safe, dignified working conditions and living wages for all people in the supply chain
Redistributed and more equal balance of power across the global fashion industry
A bigger and stronger labour movement in the global fashion industry
A global fashion industry that works to conserve precious resources and regenerate ecosystems
A culture of transparency and accountability across the value chain
An end to throwaway culture and shift to a system where materials are used for much longer and nothing goes to waste
Heritage, craftsmanship and local wisdoms are recognised and valued
You can find out more on their website: https://www.fashionrevolution.org/
Throughout Fashion Revolution week, we here at Jag took part in a few different tasks and initiatives to celebrate second hand clothing and extending the life cycle of clothes in our own wardrobe. I have been reverse bleach dyeing old pieces of clothing in my wardrobe to give them a new lease of life and I took part in #thisoldthingchallenge on Instagram. This styling challenge was created by @Foreveryoursbetty and @pipjolley and I will be telling you all about both of these projects in my next blog, so keep an eye out!