Lydia Gilbertson
Lydia joined the Evangelical Alliance on the graduate scheme in October 2024 and works on the Being Human team. She studied fashion and textiles at university and previously worked in the fashion industry. Lydia is involved in varying ages of children’s work at her church and wants to see her generation come to know and love Jesus.
Fast fashion: does our relationship with clothing reveal an identity crisis?
5 December 2024Gaining millions of views online and the rise of “clothing hauls” on TikTok and Instagram have started to normalise the overconsumption of fashion. These social media videos often involve showcasing huge amounts of clothing, concerningly low-price tags and are usually purchased from brands with questionable ethical standards. Trending phrases such as “quiet luxury”, “cottage core” and “mob wife” are all being used to describe different aesthetics – encouraging people to use clothing in order to…
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