Exhibition reminds Fashion Week goers to think ethical

When Fashion week hits London town excitement is in the air and wallets are at the ready. But a serious issue is often overlooked amidst all the garments and glamour. 

Dear Clare is a bi-annual human rights magazine that aims to shed light on the exploitation of workers in the clothes manufacturing industry. Creator, Claudia Janke is a documentary photographer who has a passion for empowering consumers to question what’s going on behind the scenes.

Claudia says: “It is easy to get swept away by the glamour of Fashion Week and forget about the distinctly unglamorous circumstances that many of our clothes are made in. While the spotlight is on fashion, we need to be thinking and acting on the too often ignored issues behind this massive industry, reflecting on the part we all play and how we can change things.”

Along with the release of the magazines next issue, a photography exhibition highlighting the issues that workers in India face will run alongside Fashion Week. Dear Clare’s aim is to provoke thought and inspire shoppers to take action in order to make the fashion trade more ethical. A series of powerful images will be exhibited along the Regents Canal, Islington from 16 to 25 September. 

When Fashion Week comes to a close the thought-provoking pictures will move to Lock 7, 129 Pritchard’s Road as part of the East London Photography Festival.