Author Archives: Tullia Jack

Chatting to Oxfam 3things

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Tullia Jack

‘Sometimes I hear myself playing back and I’m like “Yeah! Now that guy really knows what he’s talking about!”‘ – Arj Barker I had that feeling reading over this interview I did with Oxfam 3things.  Lauren, who interviewed me, has … Continue reading →

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Nobody was Dirty: challenging collective conventions of cleanliness

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Tullia Jack

I presented some of my work at the ESA Consumption Research Conference in Berlin this week. It was a brilliant chance to test some of my ideas on the super intelligent social theorists:  Warde, Halkier, Miles and Truninger were all at the conference which … Continue reading →

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If you WANT something buy the best quality, if you NEED something buy secondhand

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Tullia Jack

I feel like my last post left something unresolved, what to do when you become more aware of consumerism?  I really don’t know the answer to that, but buying best quality ‘wants’ and secondhand ‘needs’ seems to work in a … Continue reading →

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Ignorance?

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Tullia Jack

One of my friends suggested the the couple in my past post were just ignorant, which is a valid reaction.  I have definitely been swept away in the excitement of buying cheap socks or earphones, and would prefer to think … Continue reading →

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Are these people boasting about abusing workers?

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Tullia Jack

These people are on all the bus stop signs in Brisbane and Melbourne at the moment and since my last post on Nerida’s concern about the true cost of cheap fashion, I feel like these guys are blatantly screaming “Look … Continue reading →

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Nerida Lennon: Cheap Phenomenon

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Tullia Jack

“We have experienced a long history of conditioning to expect most items we purchase to be on sale and in abundance. However, through my journey of learning the sad closet tales behind cheap clothing, I no longer view it with … Continue reading →

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Michael Green and Kate Brown

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Tullia Jack

Eco Journalist, Michael Green wrote a piece about laundering in last weekend’s The Age newspaper, mentioning my Nobody was Dirty research.  Often I get emails after such pieces, and I am always very interested to hear what people think about … Continue reading →

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Jason Hewitt- a new voice for sustainable fashion

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Tullia Jack

“While purchasing with the idea that the item will last for an extended period of time is not a groundbreaking phenomenon, or one that will save the environment, it is an idea that will perhaps help to combat the throw … Continue reading →

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Guide to Sustainable Fashion

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Tullia Jack

Model and sustainability entrapreneaur Nerida Lennon put this short documentry together with the clever people at EcoTopia. It looks at different elements of sustainable fashion including interviews with Georgia McCorkill and Alex Trimmer and a brief use phase appearance from … Continue reading →

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Fashion Incineration for The Vine

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Tullia Jack

I explore the possibilities of using fashion waste as fuel.

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