Synopsis
What is greenwashing? What really happens to our old clothes? Is vegan leather worth the hype? And why is fast fashion so cheap? Join Alice Cruickshank as she brings fashion’s dirty secrets out of the closet so that we can all make conscious decisions about what we buy.
- Programme: The Conscious Closet
- Episode: Sustainability and Style
- Channel: BBC Scotland
- Broadcast year: 2022
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