Go big or go green? Why British fashion struggles with sustainability

Despite the excitement surrounding recent runway shows at London Fashion Week featuring pre-loved items, British fashion is struggling with sustainability. Photo: AFP

In an industrial underground space in central London, models in contrasting period dresses and playful streetwear strutted down a brightly lit London Fashion Week runway.

But unlike most other shows, all the floral dresses, trending workwear and double-denim outfits were second hand at the event by charity Oxfam and online used clothes retailer Vinted's "Style For Change".