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Fashion & Consumption - Fashion Revolution

Why does Nike not sell concrete trainers?

Fashion Revolution

 

Session for secondary schools

Because we wouldn’t buy them!
Orsola De Castro, Founder and Global Creative Director of Fashion Revolution, encourages you to think about your consumer buying power. She’ll discuss some of the problems surrounding fast fashion but also offer up a vision for better practice in the industry. Product design and development can be driven by consumer needs and wants. What can you do to demand and affect change?
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11-16 years old
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Fashion

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