If you have read my first blog, you are likely to know more about fashion sustainability.
In this article, I will be sharing tips on the evolving meaning of ethical fashion. You'll also learn about:
The truth behind fast fashion.
The beauty of ethical fashion.
Ethical fashion designs.
Most times, we want to know the truth about fast fashion and when we eventually do, we find it hard to believe because it feels unreal. Fast Fashion is one of the most profitable and beautiful industries in the world yet the people who bring out the real beauty in fashion work extremely long hours and get a little in return.
Ethical Fashion is a way of finding solutions to wrongs affecting the fashion industry.
The Truth Behind Fashion
The truth behind fashion is how fast fashion has globally taken over the world. It takes us back to how human rights are being violated in the fashion world and how humans are being affected by different ecological disasters. If you are addicted to fast fashion, watching this video will help you get rid of that nasty habit and mould you into being an ethical fashionista.
The beauty of ethical fashion is being able to be sustainable, buying what you really need, being economical, supporting the fashion sustainable journey, and sharing the ethical fashion guide amongst your friends, family, and loved ones to make the world a better place.
Ethical fashion varies depending on the designs, colours, sizes, etc. To understand an ethical fashion design, you need to be aware of the following:
Intellectual Property and Copyright
Environmental Impact
Animals and Speciesism
Sizes
Intellectual Property and Copyright
People most times ask why designs are being stolen or copied and how designers can prevent their designs from being stolen? An ethical fashion design must be created with a unique identity and a reputable image. This will help identify a brand faster and distinguish it from other brands.
Environmental Impact
There should be zero waste pattern cutting. The guide to this is to have a sustainable fashion drive.
Animals and Speciesism
Not using fur, wool, leather, silk, and exotic skin can be used to produce an ethical fashion design.
Sizes
Sample sizes, fitting models, size range planning, and fashion drawing should be integrated into your fashion style.
Do you
know that lifestyle changes play a major role in climate change? By practising sustainability, we can together cause a fashion revolution.
Fashion is one of the most
evolving, biggest polluters and contributors to textile waste. The increasing
demand for fast fashion is damaging the serenity of our planet.
In this article, I will share
tips that will help you embrace sustainability in your fashion choices. You’d
also learn about:
The textile recycling journey
Recycling skin-friendly textiles
Making a profit from recycling clothes
Living an eco-friendly lifestyle
The inexistence nature of perfect fashion
sustainability
Revolutionary
Guide to Embracing Sustainability in Fashion
Sustainability starts from our mindset and to
embrace it, these basic steps must be considered:
Buy essentials
Embrace quality over quantity
Cloth care
Afterlife Cloth Care
Buy Essentials
Before
shopping, ask yourself questions like where I can wear these to? what I will
wear these with? Will they be out of style in a few months? and how long will I
wear them for?
Embrace Quality Over Quantity
While shopping, check the quality and sewing of the fabric to avoid
anything that will likely fall apart or fade off after a few washes.
Cloth Care
Hand washing is best for your clothes to
reduce generating heat from washing machines. Sorting out clothes based on
colours and textures, and using a cool air-drying method, cool water temperature,
and delicate bags for sensitive materials to achieve a long-lasting impact.
Mend worn-out clothes and dye faded clothes instead of disposing of them.
Afterlife
Cloth Care
When your clothes are completely worn out, ask yourself
if they can be recycled and give them a new lease of second life and not a
throwaway culture. A guide to fashion sustainability clip:
Textile recycling is an
important part of the fashion journey as a solution for a sustainable fashion
future.
Here is How the Textile Recycling Journey can be Achieved:
Transport your used clothes to the textile recycling services
Choose textiles that are easy to recycle
Maximize repairs
Transport your used clothes to the textile recycling services
Buy or Donate to Charity
Transport Your Used Clothes to the Textile Recycling Services
Recycling services can be found on
social media, the internet, etc. To help recycle your clothes for a better
appearance and to help reduce environmental pollution.
Choose Textiles that are Easy to Recycle
Not all textiles can be recycled and
it’s best to use recycled fibers.
Maximize Repairs
Sewing kits like needles, threads,
scissors, buttons, zips, etc. can be used to maximize repairs.
Clothes that can’t be repaired can be turned into rags or
dishcloths, cut into strips for cushion padding, or sewn together to make a
rug and create face masks. This is a good way to save textile resources
and costs.
Buy or Donate to Charity
Support sustainable fashion by being charitable. Buy clothing from charity shops or second-hand shops. Charity
homes are a good source of recycling because they mend and give life to old
clothes and resell them at an affordable price so people to enjoy pre-loved
items and be happy.
Your donations can also earn you a tax deduction if
you itemize (Bankrate.com has a guide to help you
value your giveaway items). You can search for a site near you to find a
charity to pick up your items.
The best skin textile for recycling is natural fibers and not all
textiles can be recycled. Textile recyclingis skin-friendly which can be achieved without
compromising quality through:
Avoid blending fabrics with spandex, cotton, and other materials; this
will decrease the quality of the fiber.
Avoid blending cotton and polyester, they are difficult to recycle and
sometimes will be turned into things like cleaning rags. Skin-friendly textiles clip:
Recycling is another way to make a profit at your
promising time through:
Selling recycled clothes on several online resale marketplaces
Turning a profit on vintage clothes is great
Selling recycled clothes to recycling companies
Selling Recycled Clothes on Several Online Resale Marketplaces
Selling recycled clothes on several online resale
marketplaces like Poshmark, or even putting together a garage sale. To achieve
this, pictures of your clothes and set-up prices must be activated. Some apps charge
a flat fee for all sales and a commission for more expensive orders while the buyer
pays for shipping.
Turning a Profit on Vintage Clothes
Vintage clothes are trendy right now and a pre-loved
fashion marketplace. If you're clever you might be able to spot boot sale
goodies and flip them for profit in stores like Depop.
Selling recycled clothes to recycling companies
Selling recycled clothes to recycling
companies as a Job opportunity. How to make a profit recycling:
In Existence Nature of Perfect
Fashion Sustainability
Recycling most times is seen to be 20-30-% instead of 100%. Even if we
can’t get 100% recycled material, some textiles can be recycled into an original
fibre quality such as:
100% pure synthetics like polyester.
Synthetics made from plastic bottles,
old clothes, etc.
Nylon made from a recycled fishing net.
We need a healthy planet, not only to survive but also to inspire the
creativity that drives fashion and design. This choice lies in us. We can
recycle and repurpose, and we can change our attitude towards fast fashion.
Sustainable, clean, and considered fashion should be our lifestyle.
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