In 2015, Madhu Vaishnav attended a wedding in rural Rajasthan and noticed women owned sewing machines as dowry, but had no income opportunities.Inside Saheli Women, the atelier rewriting Rajasthan's fashion rules.
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Afghanistan has 7,000 years of textile tradition. Right now, handicrafts are one of the few sectors where women can still legally earn income. Inside the artisan networks providing economic survival thebluestack.substack.com/p/afghanista... #SustainableFashion #Artisans #Afghanistan

France is considering a ban on Shein after 37,000 fashion jobs have vanished in a decade. Court hearing on the suspension just got postponed to December 5th.

Inside the push to regulate ultra-fast fashion:

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70 brands signed climate pledges at COP30, but their emissions rose 7.5%.

The gap between fashion's sustainability promises and reality, and why voluntary commitments keep failing.

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Just launched The Bluestack: ethical fashion journalism. Industry analysis, artisan stories, conscious style. First pieces on Substack and thebluestack.art:
France moves to ban Shein
Fashion's COP30 emissions problem
Curated weekly ethical fashion
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