New Zealand’s First Ethical Fashion Show will be revealed on the catwalk at the Sustainable City Showcase at The Cloud on Friday 23 November at 6pm.
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Gap is among a raft of brands that have turned the Citarum River in West Java into an unnaturally florid chemical cocktail, according to Greenpeace. 
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I am so sad that GAP did it to my country.. I am Indonesian and I am also curating about fashion business.. Thanks for sharing this!
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