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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

The white- and brain-washing of the fast fashion industry | Cultspiracy

Kim Schneider April 16, 2024

Growing up, I loved Brandy Melville. I remember walking into the Santa Monica storefront for the first time in 2015. Despite its offensive lack of diversity and openly problematic “one size fits most”...

Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Challenging fast fashion through childlike fantasy

Madison Forrest February 22, 2024
Trends are more focused on disconnecting and playing the persona. Yes, each has articles of clothing associated with each aesthetic, but they are not specific enough to encourage fast fashion, and they can be easily found in a second-hand shop or your own closet. These trends are reopening the doors for disconnect and imagination. 
Elijah Chacko | Graphic Artist

When did Halloween become a glorified fashion show?

Westray Keeler November 2, 2023
Societal pressures plague us all the time, especially in the age of the internet where everything is documented and publicized — can’t we have one day a year off?
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The dupe dilemma: how ‘dupe culture’ undermines originality

Lea Rivel October 3, 2023
More than ever before, it seems like the public is in search of — and favoring — quick and easy replacements for items they don’t have the funds or time to seek. The larger part of this issue connects to the already existing and increasing speed of trend cycles.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Spring cleaning and decluttering sustainably — dorm style

Isabella Lapriore March 31, 2023
The realization sets in, come the second semester, that your closet is full of clothes you no longer love. When this happens, it’s time for spring cleaning.
Verde PRLan

BU students spearhead public relations campaign for medical apparel brand

Hailey Pitcher December 1, 2022
A PRLab team worked with the founders of VERDE, which makes sustainable scrubs.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Graphic Artist

Is my personal style even mine anymore? | Is it Just Me Or

Grace Donahue November 9, 2022
Being secure in a sense of style that feels unique has become increasingly hard as trends and influencers dominate social media. 
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Graphic Artist

Is Fast Fashion Unavoidable? | Is it Just Me Or

Grace Donahue October 13, 2022
Fast fashion has become a bit inescapable.
Sophia Flissler / DFP Staff

Wear Me This: Leather is an unlikely key to sustainable fashion

Sujena Soumyanath October 18, 2021
Leather — the classic villain of environmental welfare — could serve as example of how to consume fashion sustainably and mindfully.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Sincerely, Ally: The rift in thrifting

Alexia Nizhny March 23, 2021
When thrifting, we need to be mindful about what our clothing could mean to someone else.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: We shouldn’t celebrate a Chick-fil-A food truck

Editors January 29, 2021

If you’re on campus this semester and have walked past Boston University’s College of Communication, you might have seen a big, red food truck. At the beginning of the year, Chick-fil-A began parking...

Kara Chen/DFP STAFF

Mind Your Business: Conscious consumerism is not ethical consumption

Abbigale Shi October 21, 2020
The concept of conscious consumerism does not equate to ethical consumption, because it is not absolute. There is no ethical consumption under capitalism.
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