Sustainable fashion’s year-end reading listIn Mayer’s words: “The future of fashion must be decentralised and rooted in regionality. If fast fashion alienates consumers from what they consume and where it comes from, fibersheds — local areas that produce all the resources needed for clothing production — are the antithesis of that.”
Why fashion activist Aditi Mayer considers sustainability as an interrogation of power As a multi-disciplinary professional, Aditi Mayer’s creative interests and expertise span filmmaking, photojournalism, writing, content creation and fashion. “If sustainability is about challenging the dominant way our systems have operated (in fashion and beyond), it’s because we’ve been fed a narrative that has glamorised disposability,” she points out.
Why A Wardrobe Audit Can Help You Be More Sustainable In 2023Once you’ve been through your entire wardrobe, it’s time to decide what you’re going to keep, and what you’re going to let go of. “In the process of taking everything out of your closet, you’ll begin to set certain pieces aside that you don’t wear much,” says sustainable fashion activist Aditi Mayer. She suggests asking yourself the following questions in order to work out what to do with each item: “Is it because you forgot it existed? Is it because it needs to be tailored or mended? Is it because it no longer fits or serves your style?”
Global Eco Artisan Awards Spotlight ‘Endangered Craft’ and Community in TextilesThe GEAA platform — put on by the Agaati Foundation — is designed to celebrate and champion the global artisan community and endangered craft. In the inaugural event held last year, designer Bibhu Mohapatra was among the judges. This year, sustainable fashion advocate Aditi Mayer, fashion designer Naeem Khan and Global Fashion Exchange founder Patrick Duffy were on the judging panel, which spanned categories of craft, textiles, jewelry and décor.
Aditi Mayer: On Culture & the Crisis of ConnectionAditi Mayer is a Punjabi-American creative, born & raised between Los Angeles and Orange County. Her work focuses on storytelling within the sustainable fashion space. She’s someone everyone wants around: warm, genuine, well-spoken, creative, fashionable, and curious. She was kind enough to take the time to speak to me on a hot, humid yet rainy day in India. I left our conversation feeling full. I hope you will too.
Sustainability activist and photojournalist Aditi Mayer takes a trip across India’s homegrown fashion landscape: See photosActivist, content creator and photojournalist Aditi Mayer takes a long journey through India to deepen her sustainable fashion practice via the lens of her motherland—a journey spanning a nation’s agriculture, its artisans and beyond.
Lakmé Fashion Week Was Full Of Tactical TheatricalityTo further stakeholders’ engagement with the conversation, RISE Worldwide and British Council India also organised a talk on ‘Fashion, Climate & The Role Of Women’, moderated by sustainable fashion blogger, photojournalist and labour rights activist Aditi Mayer.
The best street style photos at the Spring 2023 Copenhagen fashion showsThere are two street style camps at the Spring 2023 Copenhagen fashion shows. On one side there’s preppy tailoring and on the other Balenciaga-inspired coolness, which means vests, trousers, sporty sunglasses, and leather are all making the rounds. Follow along all week long as we capture familiar faces and newcomers alike with a fresh take on street style in the Danish capital.
3 tips to help you maintain a more sustainable wardrobe Sustainable fashion blogger and labor rights activist Aditi Mayer shares why she believes it’s important to view sustainable fashion through a "human-centered lens."
Activist Aditi Mayer On Sustainable Fashion, Slow Travel And Reconnecting With NatureThe Indian-American activist, who has campaigned for garment workers’ rights in her home of Los Angeles, is a leading voice in the sustainable fashion space, recently speaking at the Global Fashion Summit and Billie Eilish’s Overheated conference. Below, Mayer shares her thoughts on living sustainably in her day-to-day life.
60 Seconds on Earth with Aditi MayerSustainable fashion advocate and photojournalist Aditi Mayer joins us to chat about intergenerational wisdom, leading with love, and current projects she’s working on.
Amber Valletta, Christopher Bevans, and Aditi Mayer on Subverting Existing Structures to Help the PlanetIf you are a citizen with power on social media, you should use it in the right way. Why we create, and what we aspire to, are two big themes that need to be addressed and reimagined. Mayer refers to the “attention economy” of social media. “It is one of the biggest drivers of fast fashion. The sheer rate of information we’re consuming; the sponsored ads that are tied to an aspirational image.”
