Tansy E Hoskins

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'The only thing worth doing is fighting to bring down the system, and one's humanity is central to that'

A personal reflection of grief on the loss of Neil Faulkner which I hope will bring some comfort

Newsletter No.05 - The jumper Kate Dibiasky wore to die

'Don't Look Up' in jumpers, Leigh Bowery exhibition, plus are your old sneakers really recycled?

Newsletter No.04 - Life In The Time Of Vaccine Inequality

Pandemics in a stupid economic system. Plus industry news and Abba's tax affairs

Newsletter No.03 - Can they buy style or must they buy fashion?

On 1930's fashion critiques and the "horrid little man" that is the industry

Need a guest lecturer at your university, school, conference or museum?

Insightful intros or academic deep dives into labour rights & sustainability, journalism & fashion ethics

Newsletter No.02 - Garment workers, brickies, firefighters

Unravelling fashion's threads of chaos, plus protest fashion, Myanmar, & a $665 million lawsuit

Newsletter No.01 - Wage Theft: defining the pandemic

Stop referring to brands as 'buyers'. 2nd edition of Stitched Up, new articles, & a writing prize

Project - Mapping the Covid rights roll back

How the RMG Colectivo used cross-border journalism to document the impact of Covid-19

Italian Foot Work: Lavorare con i piedi

The first translation of Foot Work has arrived and it's Italian. Grazie mille!

Article - RANA PLAZA: Imperialism vs Internationalism

Eight years later, in the midst of a pandemic, brands are still sacrificing people for profit

Article - Bleak Friday: capitalism's drive to consume

Why do we keep shopping even in the midst of a pandemic? How do we escape the trap?

Article - People In Primark Queues Aren't Your Enemy

'Fast fashion' must be critiqued as a corporate drive for profit not as the fault of the working classes