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Too Hot to Handle?

Record temperatures in Europe, the US and Asia this summer point to the real and present risks of climate breakdown. Fashion isn’t ready.
The Empire State Building cloaked in haze from Canadian wildfires with a large Bulgari billboard in the foreground.
The Empire State Building was cloaked in haze from Canadian wildfires last month, just one example of the fallout from extreme weather this summer. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images)

It’s been a record-breaking summer — and not in a good way. Last month was the

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Sarah Kent
Sarah Kent

Sarah Kent is Chief Sustainability Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in London and drives BoF's coverage of critical environmental and labour issues.

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