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Tag Archives: consumerism
Electronics industry is facing a ‘Nike moment’
Here is a brilliant video from Greennovate, a non-profit sustainability consultancy and education initiative, highlighting not only what the issues are with the electronics industry, but how we can help catalyse the process for positive change. Go to their page … Continue reading
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Tagged boycott, buycott, China, consumerism, electronics, GECKO, Greenovate, Nike moment
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If you WANT something buy the best quality, if you NEED something buy secondhand
I feel like my last post left something unresolved, what to do when you become more aware of consumerism? I really don’t know the answer to that, but buying best quality ‘wants’ and secondhand ‘needs’ seems to work in a … Continue reading
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Tagged being 'on trend' is passé, consumerism, ethical, quality, secondhand, wants vs needs
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Ignorance?
One of my friends suggested the the couple in my past post were just ignorant, which is a valid reaction. I have definitely been swept away in the excitement of buying cheap socks or earphones, and would prefer to think … Continue reading
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Tagged $4 T-shirt, cheap crap, consumerism, don't buy cheap crap, ignorance is bliss, story of stuff, sweatshop, wilful negligence
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Are these people boasting about abusing workers?
These people are on all the bus stop signs in Brisbane and Melbourne at the moment and since my last post on Nerida’s concern about the true cost of cheap fashion, I feel like these guys are blatantly screaming “Look … Continue reading
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Tagged bust stop advertising, cheap crap, consumerism, fast fashion, landfill, marketing, Nerida Lennon
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Alternative Hedonism for TheVine
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Tagged Alex Trimmer, Alternative Hedonism, Cartier, consumerism, don't consume crap, Hermès, Karen Webster, Kate Soper, Living better with less, longevity, Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy, Luxury, LVMH, make a choice, Manolo Blahnik, Montblanc, Noir, Piaget, quality, Richemont group, sustainable fashion, Vivienne Westwood
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The Melbourne Review Issue 3
Latest fashion column in The Melbourne Review looking at luxury, modern consumption and the shift towards Alternative Hedonism.
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Tagged Alternative Hedonism, Cartier, consumerism, consumption, Elegant Sufficiency, Fashion, Hermès, Karen Webster, Kate Fletcher, Kate Luckins, Kate Soper, Luxury, LVMH, Manolo Blahnik, Niels Egelund, Noir, Slow Fashion, Sustainability, The Melbourne Review, The Richemont Group
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