Just a buzz word? What sustainable fashion means today

Looking at sustainable fashion through transparency, innovative design and ethical practices, plus what we can all do to dress more sustainably.
Image is of a man in a red shirt holding to the poles of a carousel. Gown by Kate V M Sylvester made from deconstructed t-shirt for We the Makers Sustainable Fashion Prize 2023. Image: Supplied.

‘We have enough clothes for the next six generations,’ says Kate V M Sylvester, whose work My Favourite T-Shirt was selected as a finalist of We the Makers Sustainable Fashion Prize 2023.

This year, the Sustainable Fashion Prize shortlisted 20 entries from Australian and international emerging fashion designers. In trying to understand what sustainable fashion actually entails from an artist/designer and consumer perspective, ArtsHub speaks with Sylvester and fellow finalist, Arrernte woman Jasmine-Skye Marinos.

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Celina Lei is ArtsHub's former Content Manager. She has previously worked across global art hubs in Beijing, Hong Kong and New York in both the commercial art sector and art criticism. She took part in drafting NAVA’s revised Code of Practice - Art Fairs, and was the project manager of ArtsHub’s diverse writers initiative, Amplify Collective. Celina is based in Naarm/Melbourne. Instagram: @lleizy_