We want more meaning in our clothes! 

...But what does meaning really mean?

Join us for a short provocation, followed by an open discussion

Hosted by Sara Arnold

Hi all,

Would love to share this new report on Fashion and Degrowth published by Research & Degrowth!

https://degrowth.org/blog/2025/11/10/clothing-the-planet-within-limits/

Some of us were consulted in this process and Fashion Act Now and defashion are mentioned so it's exciting to see the outcome!

Let us know your thoughts!

Hi everyone, I will present the research and findings from my master's project Feminist Fashion Futures: Feminist Perspectives on Degrowth and Commons in Fashion at tonight's monthly member's forum. The project examines what feminist degrowth can teach us about building just and sustainable alternatives to the industrial fashion system.

The report – which I have attached below (please don't share outside this community) – explores how feminist theory, degrowth and the commons can come together to challenge fashion’s extractive and exploitative foundations and gender opression.

During this session we will consider question such as:

•What can defashion learn from feminist degrowth?

•How can commons-based models redistribute care and labour more equally?

•What role can cooperatives play as transitional pathways towards post growth fashion systems?

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