In World 95, the 2015 exposé on the fashion industry The True Cost by Andrew Morgan was presented by Kim Kardashian to encourage a wider reception amongst younger, fashion conscious audiences.
Since fronting the documentary Kim became a leader on sustainable fashion advocating reuse, repair, upcycling, second-hand fashion, and sharing clothes. Due to the power of social media, on a near global scale Kim’s followers and other influencers who admired Kim also started following her practices, creating a revolution online and in real life with influencers and their followers trying to out compete each other for how sustainable they can be in fashion.
What if …
celebrity influencers, instead of promoting frequent and continual consumption of new fashion, advocated sustainable use of existing clothes?
Issue targeted:
over consumption of fashion and its environmental consequences
Inspiration:
the media and public interest in Kim Kardashian and her ability to influence style and appearance
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