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JOY Drive

13 Feb 2025

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: KMart Shirt

Consumer Affairs, Fashion & Beauty, News & Politics, Popular Culture, Social Media, Society & Culture

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: KMart Shirt

There is a viral TikTok debate over a $25 Kmart dupe of DISSH’s $139.99 blue shirt. What started as a simple fashion controversy has evolved into a discussion about class, exclusivity, and whether dupes democratise fashion or just another cog in the fast fashion machine.

Guest: Lauren Rosewarne, Associate Professor in Public Policy, Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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