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Sophie Benson

@sophiebenson_

Author and freelance journalist working with a focus on sustainable fashion, the environment, workers’ rights, and consumerism

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Reducing production + increasing remaking for a circular fashion economy. What would the repercussions be for the labour market and how do we ensure a just transition for workers? I explore the issue on p48 of The Interline's 2024 Sustainability Report: theinterline.com/2024/09/30/the…

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This is the TV genre I refer to as 'white guys doing stuff'. White guys go on a road trip, white guys get a boat, white guys open a pub, white guys do up a car...

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Per Muck Rack's 2024 State of Journalism report: "Nearly a quarter of journalists produce 11 or more stories weekly". That's already a huge number. Eight per day is untenable.

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Want to Know the Ingredients in Your Beauty Products? Good Luck, Babe! As Good On You launches its Beauty Sustainability Scorecard, I delved into ingredient transparency, and the picture is rather bleak: goodonyou.eco/beauty-ingredi…

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Humour an old lady who only views TikToks when they’re posted on other platforms. Are people routinely watching videos on 2 x speed?

Humour an old lady who only views TikToks when they’re posted on other platforms. Are people routinely watching videos on 2 x speed?
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Worked out that with the amount I paid in Jan plus this pre-payment, it will likely work out that HMRC have taken around ONE THIRD of my entire income this year.

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A gripe: quite a lot of small scale knitwear brands say their pieces are knitted by ‘grannies’ or ‘old ladies’. They’re trying to create a charming, cosy image but I find it patronising. They’re experienced practitioners! (And not all older women are grandmothers)

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Shein wants us all to get in the "HAULliday" (ugh) spirit with its early access Black Friday sale running from now until 30th Dec. The brand will continuously roll out discounts of up to 90% off 300,000+ items, further eroding the value of clothes one discount at a time.

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Israeli forces in Gaza just kidnapped well-known young journalist Aboud Battah. Aboud became famous in the Arab World, always offering positivity and poking fun at whatever he could, displaying resilience during genocide. Pray for his safety so we see his smile again soon.

Israeli forces in Gaza just kidnapped well-known young journalist Aboud Battah.

Aboud became famous in the Arab World, always offering positivity and poking fun at whatever he could, displaying resilience during genocide.

Pray for his safety so we see his smile again soon.
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Bought a ‘vintage’ cardigan. Discovered a fast fashion label while carefully handwashing it, so now I’m hand beading the entire design to make it feel special again. Super slow fast fashion.

Bought a ‘vintage’ cardigan. Discovered a fast fashion label while carefully handwashing it, so now I’m hand beading the entire design to make it feel special again. Super slow fast fashion.
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Trump winning demonstrates that it wasn’t enough for the Dems to “not be the bad guy” to beat him this time. They needed a radical, positive vision for an increasingly unstable world. The Labour government must take note.

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Proud to be on this list with our joyful cover, featuring Aja Barber and Sophie Benson's wonderful story about the many pleasures to be found in choosing secondhand fashion

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McKinsey: “Sustainability has fallen off the agenda, with only 18% of fashion executives citing it as a top-three risk for growth in 2025, down from 29 percent in 2024.” If we frame everything through a lens of capital we miss the wider picture. What about the risk to humanity?