A woman has gone viral after warning viewers about the dangers of polyester. At the time of writing, Ryan-Alexandra (@ryanalexandrapetit) has amassed 1.6 million views on her cautionary TikTok. She ...

Today we make more clothing than ever before. And the driver for this is primarily economic, rather than human need. Over the past decade, the term “circular economy” has entered the fashion industry ...

TikTok user Marissa Christine (@marissachristineee) is the mother of a toddler who says she recently learned more about the fabric polyester. “I unfortunately now know about polyester, and you can’t ...

A young woman has slammed stores for charging high prices for products primarily made of polyester. TikTok user Amber Sabri (@missambersabri) - the daughter of parents who work in the fashion industry ...

What began as a home science project during COVID-19 lockdowns has sparked debate over the presence of plastic in synthetic fabrics around the world. When Hugo Keane decided to investigate how many ...

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Polyester clothes smell worse than cotton, following intensive exercise by their wearers, because bacteria that cause odor grow better on polyester, according to research. Freshly secreted sweat has ...

The fashion industry has proven to be adept at spin. It has an enormous environmental footprint, using up more energy than aviation and shipping combined. Thankfully, the public isn’t always gullible.