written for eluxe magazine
Eluxe is a London based paper and digital publication, dedicated to showcasing luxury brands that demonstrate a strong commitment to good ethics and environmental sustainability.
I’ve written for them, and will write for you too, if you ask.
ELUXE MAGAZINE:
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH OF ABATTOIR WORKERS
“Most of us would be deeply mentally disturbed by taking the lives of thinking, feeling animals, day in and out, for the sake of our needless desire for animal-based food and fashion. We cannot justify paying for products which demand someone else go through this trauma for us. The testimony I read of one abattoir worker stated simply that ‘you become emotionally dead’ doing this work.”
ELUXE MAGAZINE:
What’s Better: Buying Ethical Labels of Thrifting?
“If we can opt out of this dangerous and maddening linear cycle of exponential production leading to this inevitably exponential amount of waste, that would be a wonderful thing. A circular fashion economy – one that doesn’t involve burning clothing or burying it in landfill – is better for so many reasons.”