Imagine this:  it’s 7:42 a.m., and Kingston’s wind feels like it has a personal vendetta. You’re already running late for class, your laptop half-charged, your favourite crewneck still in the dryer. There’s a pile of clothes on the chair– hoodies, cargos, shirts you swear you’ll fold later, and a pair of shoes waiting by the door. A notification pops up: “New Arrivals” from a brand you keep telling yourself you’re done with. You stare at your closet and think, I have nothing

At risk of sounding like Miranda Priestly from The Devil Wears Prada, are you aware that today's most innovative sustainable fashions are directly influenced by The Ballroom Scene? Assuming your answer to my rhetorical question was no, let me divulge into what the ‘Ballroom Scene’ is, and how it was pivotal for fashion sustainability. In the mid-nineteenth century, drag balls were hosted by African-American and Latino LGBTQIA+ individuals seeking to find a safe space for expr

Is clothing from companies such as Temu and Shein actually cheap, or is there a hidden cost? Fast fashion moves at a pace that sustainable brands cannot match, but their speed comes at the cost of ethical production. Fast fashion brands can be identified by their unreasonably low prices, rapid turnover of trends, outsourced manufacturing, and a general lack of transparency. These traits alongside an illusion of scarcity promote impulsive shopping without an informed understan