Fast fashion and Cashmere? Hereโ€™s the real deal

Fast fashion and Cashmere? Hereโ€™s the real deal

When you buy a cashmere sweater for a fraction of the cost of a designer one, you may believe that you’re getting a great bargain. But what you may not realize is that the lower-priced sweater is likely made of a much cheaper fabric, or much worse, from abused...
HOW PRINT-ON-DEMAND IS SHAPING SUSTAINABLE FASHION

HOW PRINT-ON-DEMAND IS SHAPING SUSTAINABLE FASHION

Did you know that thereโ€™s such a thing as โ€œmaterial footprintโ€? Itโ€™s a measurement of how much material is consumed to make a certain product. And it turns out that the fashion industry is one of the most material-hungry sectors in the world.  We often think that...
5 Great Reasons to Shop for Sustainable Fashion

5 Great Reasons to Shop for Sustainable Fashion

In this new series, we at Indie Republik want to shine a light on the other side of the coin: Sustainable fashion. Sustainable fashion brings consciousness into the way that our clothing is designed, made, distributed and used in order to make it environmentally...
Pinterest Faves this Week

Pinterest Faves this Week

Welcome to our new feature. We’ve become a little pinterest-obssessive recently, it has to be said, so we thought we’d post some of our favourite treasures each week. Here’s the first looks that inspires us in these days of the onset of...