Life
TOPIC Life
Let the New Year Bring Change for the Better
Emma Elwin: "For 2019, I wish that we would all wake up…
TOPIC Life
Have You Kept Up With Make it last This Year? Here’s a Recap!
We’ve listed some of the most interesting reads from the past year…
TOPIC Life
I Never Liked Yoga Until…
Six months ago Emma had a change of heart about practicing yoga.
TOPIC Life
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Emma tries out a Carrie-esque hair do and reflects on personal development.
Charity Auction for Every Mother Counts
As it's Mother's Day in Sweden today (May 28), Motherhood is launching…
TOPIC Life
It’s Mother’s Day—Women, Unite!
In Sweden we celebrate Mother's Day on Sunday, and Emma is in…
#ICYMI: Ralph Lauren receives backash after dressing Melania Trump, first ever fashion brand gets certified by eco label Svanen and UK garment workers earn less than half of the minimum wage
In Case You Missed It keeps you up to date with news…
#ICYMI: New footwear label challenges the perception of nude, PETA buys stakes in LVMH and Scandi brand labels all garments in men’s and women’s sizes
In Case You Missed It keeps you up to date with news…
#ICYMI: Selfridges unveil their next sustainable fashion venture, Stefano Gabbana endorses Melania Trump and Vivienne Westwood wants you to switch to green energy
In Case You Missed It keeps you up to date with news…
#ICYMI: Luxury brands in design copy dispute, Bangladeshi garment workers sacked, the most game-changing happenings in 2016
In Case You Missed It keeps you up to date with news…
#ICYMI: Plus-size trans model scores a fashion campaign, next day delivery hits hard on warehouse workers and Dior unveils its first campaign under feminist-prone Maria Grazia Chiuri
In Case You Missed It keeps you up to date with news…
#ICYMI: The designer gender imbalance continues, PETA taps Alicia Silverstone in campaign against the wool industry and Benetton unveils a conscious designer collaboration
In Case You Missed It keeps you up to date with news…
A moment with Suzie Winsor
The florist and illustrator behind The Good Natured talks plants, flowers and…
#ICYMI: Vogue condemns brands that won’t feature plus size, discarded garments turned into jet fuel and luxury brands poor at protecting against forced labour
In Case You Missed It keeps you up to date with news…
#ICYMI: Is all fur bad fur?, Uniqlo opens eco-innovation center, ASOS accused of breaching employment laws
In Case You Missed It keeps you up to date with news…
#ICYMI: Hadid body shaming, Suno closing down and aging beauty in the new Pirelli calendar
In Case You Missed It keeps you up to date with news…
#ICYMI: spider silk sneakers, designers ditching Melania Trump and a dead mouse sewn into Zara dress
In Case You Missed It keeps you up to date with news…
#ICYMI: harmless perfume, hijab-wearing CoverGirl and the American fashion industry on their new president
In Case You Missed It keeps you up to date with news…
TOPIC Life
Always darkest before the dawn
We are all waking up to a nightmare. How could this happen?
Khloe Kardashian, fishing net swimwear and a pledge for a fur-free future
In Case You Missed It keeps you up to date with news…
TOPIC Life
Something about Scandinavia
"There’s something about Scandinavia – whether or not it’s true – that…
Editor’s letter by Lisa: Resource or waste?
Make it last co-founder Lisa Corneliusson shares her thoughts on the current…
Moving with Fortum, part 2: The packing
The preparations for Emma's big move from the city to the suburb…
On our minds: The plastic soup
Washing man-made materials like polyester adds to the plastic pollution of the…
Anita Falkenek, Åhléns: Sustainability makes good business sense
Make it last talks to Åhléns' sustainability manager about why companies that…
On our minds: Sustainable festival merch
Gothenburg-based music festival Way Out West decided to swap their annual mass-produced…
TOPIC Life
Whole earth catalog
Throwback Friday! Two years ago in Make it last's first office space.
On our minds: India taps fast fashion
Top Indian retailers are looking to tap into the fast fashion business…
On our minds: Trump’s questionable garment production
Donald Trump's position on garment manufacturing is, unsurprisingly, questionable.
On our minds: 38 charged with murder for Rana Plaza collapse
A good three years after the Rana Plaza disaster, a Bangladeshi court…
On our minds: The milestone sustainability covenant
An important milestone on the journey towards a better fashion future has…
On our minds: The (Re)create Project
A new initiative aims to change the fashion industry’s perception of upcycling.
On our minds: Coco Rocha’s model agency
Coco Rocha wants Nomad Mgmt to provide new models with the guidance…
On our minds: High street store removes dressing room mirrors
As 52 percent of women are left feeling ‘body conscious’ in a…
On our minds: Fashion’s threat to world forests
Canadian forestry non-profit Canopy highlights the fashion industry's links to deforestation.
On the runway: Acne on the runway
Is Moto Guo ridiculing the skin disease or diversifying runway beauty?
On our minds: Say something nice
Amazon Fashion's latest social media campaign encourages people to compliment rather than…
On our minds: I’m Not A Trophy
I’m Not A Trophy raises awareness about the extinction of endangered species.
On our minds: Whoopi’s new show
Strut is a new reality TV series about the world's first exclusively…
On our minds: Crossing the boundaries
Angela Luna's collection designed to meet the needs of refugees bagged her…
Baby preparations with Emma and Tradera
Today our latest collaboration launches and it's one we're really excited about!
On our minds: My body is not yours to judge
On our minds is Swedish designer Minna Palmqvist’s new line of t-shirts…
On our minds: Suited
Lena Dunham's upcoming documentary Suited touches base with the dressing dilemmas of…
On our minds: Fashion in a sharing economy
What if the concept of renting services also could be applied and…
Tradera bargain hunt: For the balcony
Make it last suggests you get your balcony ready for cozy summer…
On our minds: Luxury fashion lacks transparency
It shows some key high street retailers rank better on the transparency…
On our minds: Just don’t throw your clothes in the bin
Textiles recycler Savers' installation visualises the vast amount of clothing thrown in…
No plans for the weekend? Tomorrow is Nordic Swap Day!
A bunch of local swap meets will be arranged throughout Sweden, Norway…
Emma Elwin, 7 months pregnant: “It is such a surreal feeling”
We asked our co-founder Emma about feelings some two or so months…
On our minds: the child labour experiment
A hidden camera project questioning the contradictive attitudes towards child labour in…
On our minds: Syrian refugees in Turkish garment factories
The vulnerability of refugees cannot be taken advantage of, says Fair Wear…
Editor’s letter by Lisa: Buy less, discuss more
With Fashion Revolution week and Fashion Transformation Week coming up, Lisa thinks…
On our minds: The Body Studio
Selfridges' makes another effort to promote beauty diversity with The Body Studio.
Swedish fashion’s digital revolution
How do we adjust fashion production–Sweden's largest growing export industry–to actual demand…
On our minds: Lidl’s suspiciously cheap denim
Lidl's new range of denim costs less than the ingredients for tonight's…
On our minds: Reshoring production back to Europe and the US
Several multinational brands are bringing their manufacturing back home.
On our minds: Rip Curl’s dubious manufacturing
Rip Curl's production of ski wear, marked "made in China", have been…
On our minds: Forcing models to eat?
Although intentions were good, this brand has brought controversy to the table.
On our minds: SeeMe
SeeMe is the fair-trade organisation which empowers women that have been victims…
Global Change Award allocates €1 million to these game-changing ideas
The winners of the Global Change Award have been announced by the…
On our minds: Not charity, just work
Ethical Fashion Initiative’s recurring showcase promoting emerging African talent got some extra…
On our minds: EcoChic Design Award live
Watch the EcoChic Design Award final, streamed from Hong Kong Fashion Week,…
Rest in peace, David Bowie <3
Make it last remembers an ever-changing man with an immeasurable influence.
On our minds: Veganuary
High profile vegans join forces with UK-based movement Veganuary that wants to…
On our minds: best of 2015
Downloadable designs, gender-fluid campaigns and brands launching dedicated CSR sites. Make it…
On our minds: Homework
On our minds are homeworkers – the outsourced garment workers sewing clothes…
On our minds: Trouble in paradise
Vivienne Westwood releases a short film criticising governments for the lack of…
Editor’s letter by Lisa: Choices
We can't keep being on that next plane, says Lisa Corneliusson, who's…
COP21: The summary
After three all-night sessions, a global climate agreement was finalized on Saturday.…
TOPIC Life
Are you Make it last’s new intern?
We're looking for a curious and organizationally skilled individual to join our…
TOPIC Life
On our minds: Uniqlo hires refugees
Uniqlo recently revealed a plan to expand their self-reliance program offering in-store…
On our minds: post-Black Friday
Everlane diverted the profits made during the "Black Friday" straight to their…
Editor’s letter by Lisa: we simply must
In this week's editor's letter, Lisa Corneliusson wonders why COP21 is virtually…
Editor’s letter by Lisa: climate summit as peace summit
Two of the world’s leading thinkers on climate change shared the stage…
On our minds: the model climate march
Model and environmental activist Cameron Russell marches for the climate with a…
TOPIC Life
COP 21: Nike in the making
The countdown to COP21 has officially started. Make it last highlights some…
Editor’s letter by Lisa: #isitworthitletmeworkit
Is hashtag activism powerful or pointless? Lisa Corneliusson weighs in on the…
On our minds: the new Barbie
The duo wanted to create Barbies that challenge the perception of “perfect”…
Sustainability and profitability are not opposites
Luxury producer Kering shows that profitability and sustainability is a match made…
A community for the next generation
A new network aims at creating opportunities for emerging designers within the…
TOPIC Life
On our minds: International Day of the Girl
Barneys NY transforms its fourth floor Manhattan penthouse into a Girls’ Lounge…
Editor’s letter by Lisa: Thoughts from Paris
Lisa Corneliusson wanders the parks of Paris and thinks about the coming…
TOPIC Life
On our minds: Vivienne Westwood wants to save Venice
The Vivienne Westwood Gold Label collection for SS16 worked to mirror the…
On our minds: model calls for mp:s to regulate the industry
Petition to encourage legislation against "dangerously skinny" models gains attention in the…
Editor’s letter by Lisa: upheaval as norm
Generation Z cares more about values and innovations than heritage and traditions.…
Editor’s letter by Lisa: Change at last?
Lisa is hoping for strong leadership and collaborations across boarders – as humanity must…
TOPIC Life
Help “bringing production home”
On our minds is Barneys New York’s latest initiative addressing the transparency…
Editor’s letter by Lisa: Fashion Week and World Water Week
How to dress for Fashion Week – and why more people should…
People, planet and profit at the GLASA Awards
GLASA pays attention to game-changers in the apparel industry. Make it last's…
H&M Conscious Foundation gives €1 million to groundbreaking ideas
H&M Conscious Foundation gives €1 million grant to pioneering ideas closing the…
Stop destroying the rain forest!
The Rainforest Action Network pushes the fashion industry towards a more forest…
TOPIC Life
Are you Make it last’s new intern?
We are looking for a curious and organizationally skilled person to join…
Topshop pulls skinny mannequins thanks to customer complaint
A complaint through social media – and Topshop promises to do better.
Ask the expert: Design that is deliberately made not to last
Brands that deliberately design and manufacture products with shortened lifespans are not…
The Sony Challenges S02E03: Biggest smile wins
It's early morning we've just arrived to Torö. The sun has not…
The Sony Challenges S02E02: Weather, please help me?
The past few days the weather forecast had really been driving me…
The Sony Challenges S02E01: Cold water surf
The first things you have to learn with surfing? Patience, and completely…
Child labour crimes are closer than we think
Abrinq Foundation and Save the Children team up for a print advertisement…
The Sony Challenges S01E05: Making fire
Sony challenges Emma Elwin to complete a series of extreme activities. During…
The Sony Challenges S01E04: Sleeping under the stars
Sony challenges Emma Elwin to complete a series of extreme activities. During…
Uber picks up your clothes and drives them to a local charity shop
Did you call Uber’s pick-up service?
TOPIC Life
Exploring fashion’s emotional stimuli
Brands have started to appreciate the gains of studying the nervous system.…
Ask the expert: 11 recommendations
How can sustainability principles be applied to the fashion industry?
The Sony Challenges S01E03: Losing track of time
Sony challenges Emma Elwin to complete a series of extreme activities. During…
The Sony Challenges S01E02: The complete white out
Sony challenges Emma Elwin to complete a series of extreme activities. During…
The Sony Challenges S01E01: The calm before the storm
Sony challenges Emma Elwin to complete a series of extreme activities. Season…
Is fashion an extension of the world we live in?
Can designers have a political ambition when making clothes? Join the discussion.
France joins global push against anorexia
France joining the ban (which is already put in place in Israel)…
Anna gillar: In the kitchen
Our favorite interior stylist Anna Mårselius and house photographer Pauline Suzor got…
Make yourself heard with BoF Voices
How can the fashion industry become more sustainable? Join the new platform…
Make it last’s guide to Lanzarote: the six best spots
We give you six of our best spots. Promise to cherish them!
Ask the expert: the water issues
These are the most pressing water-related challenges facing the fashion and textile…
On our mind: as good as Grey Gardens?
Iris Apfel has been filmed by the late Albert Maysles, the iconic…
On our minds: backpacks as portable chargers
We like to see more progressive products aligning environmental sustainability with facilitating…
A quick hello from our new contributor Camilla Engström!
Camilla quit her job as "an overworked fashion designer" to pursue her…
How they make it last: Ebba Lugani
It's less stressful to buy nicer and fewer things of higher quality
On our minds: Black Friday
Customers were encouraged to bring their used Patagonia clothing and change them…
On our minds: Zady’s “Sourced In”
We are excited about conscious e-commerce site Zady's latest move towards supply…
On our minds: The perfect body
A word of praise to Victoria’s Secret for responding to customer complaints…
On our minds: Loulou de la Falaise – the biography
The icon, who is most famous for being the muse preferée of…
Ask the expert: How to Avoid Toxics in Clothes?
Go for clothes marked with an eco-label – and avoid clothes with uncertain…
”We all have to pitch in”
Working as a sustainability manager at the department store Åhléns, Anita Falkenek…
Tansy Hoskins: “Like a black hole that can never be filled”
The fashion industry is carpet bombing our planet.
Ask the expert: no-no materials
Conventional polyester, nylon and acrylic cannot successfully decompose in landfills.
Body Confidence Awards
The Body Confidence Awards 2014 highlights brands that are promoting body confidence
Ask the expert: Which sweater to choose?
Make it last's sustainability expert tells us how to choose a warm…
Ask the expert: “ecological”, “organic” and “natural”
What is the difference between ecological, organic and natural?
How they make it last: Maria Nguyen
So much energy could be saved if we stopped ironing our clothes!…
