Thursday Apr 17, 2025

Pay up, babe: fashion worker wages

Fashion, Really? is back with a fresh take on the fashion industry's latest chaos: from half-baked sustainability policies to corporate greenwashing with a glossy finish.

This week, we’re catching up after a whirlwind of fashion events and runways, before it’s time to unpack some big moves (and missteps): the EU’s watered-down sustainability regulation, India’s bold decoupling strategy, and whether the fashion industry is actually making a dent in its decarbonisation promises.

We’re also joined by the brilliant Delphine Willot from Fashion Revolution, who gets into the thick of it on what it really means to pay a living wage to fashion’s garment workers.

And of course, it wouldn’t be an episode without our favourite segment—greenwash of the month. This time, we’re calling out the Natural Fiber Alliance and WWF for dressing up misinformation in eco-friendly packaging.

Make yourself comfortable, this episode is jam packed. It’s fashion and politics for people, animals and the planet—unfiltered.

Each of our episodes will be broken down into short and sharp sections, find episode one breakdown below:

0.00: Welcome!

1.36: First things first: what are we wearing?

4.53: The latest fashion gossip and news… but green

19.58: You’ve got to read this

31.42:: Our two cents: wages: with guest Delphine Willot from Fashion Revolution

45.47: Green-wash of the month

56.07: Wrap-up and next time

Book, articles and other things to look at:

The EU has massively watered down what were meant to be landmark sustainability regulations impacting large fashion brands

Vogue Business: is fur still a faux pas?

Vogue Business: Can India triple the value of its fashion sector while halving emissions?

Ecotextile: US secondhand fashion market ‘up 14% last year’

Learn more about next-gen leather materials

full 26 page complaint by Tanja Gotthardsen and Forbrugerrådet Tænk (a consumer council think tank) submitted to the Danish Consumer Ombudsman reporting both CPHFW and participating brands for green-washing.

Pay up, babe: fashion worker wages

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