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Fashion

Over 30,000 people trade in used clothing at Kantamanto market, Accra, Ghana.

How the West’s obsession with fast fashion compounds an environmental nightmare in Ghana

Environment

As the West continues to mass produce cheap clothes, a lot of it ends up barely worn, donated or in a landfill. In Ghana, the deluge of worn-out fashions has overwhelmed the West African country’s infrastructure and poses huge environmental threats to its coastlines.

Ayşe Yıldırım started her modest fashion brand, Miss Ayşe, over a decade ago.

Turkey’s modest fashion market hits its stride

Fashion
Men and women wearing red political shirts chant in front of a department store in South Africa

‘Racist’ hair care ad in South Africa sparks demonstrations

Protest
Divers under the sea

Shipwrecked scent: A perfumer re-creates a 150-year-old fragrance

History
An H&M store in New York.

Why ‘fast fashion’ might need to slow down

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An anti-Brexit demonstrator is seen wearing an EU flag cap and a t-shirt with "Cancel Brexit" protesting outside the Houses of Parliament.

Statement pieces: Fashion designers worry over Brexit’s cost to UK industry

Fashion

The UK economy benefits significantly from the fashion industry — to the tune of around $40 billion per year. But with one week to go before the UK is slated to officially leave the EU, Brexit woes are still trending among designers. 

tattooist

South Korea has a burgeoning tattoo scene. But most tattoo parlors are illegal.

Culture

Since 1992, the South Korean government has arbitrarily enforced a law that limits the act of giving tattoos to medical professionals.

A woman walks in front of the store Forever 21.

Forever 21 closing stores in bankruptcy filing shows limits to fast fashion, author says

Fashion

After Forever 21 filed for bankruptcy, some younger consumers are questioning the future of fast fashion as they look for more sustainable alternatives.

German designer Karl Lagerfeld stands before an ocean backdrop at a fashion show.

Fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld, known for elaborate visuals, is dead at 85

A craftsman who combined artistic instinct, business acumen and commensurate ego, Lagerfeld was known for his strikingly visual fashion show displays.  

Elizabeth Tyler as Cleopatra lounges on a red cushion, he straight dark hair decorated with gold beads.

An online campaign is rewriting Egyptian beauty standards

Women & Gender

For years, Egyptian women of all ages have felt pressure to straighten their naturally curly hair. But now, a group of women have said enough is enough. Through an online campaign, they’re trying to get Egyptian women to embrace their curls.

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