How to make your wardrobe sustainable
1 year, 7 months ago

How to make your wardrobe sustainable

BBC  

How to make your wardrobe sustainable Getty Images A 2022 report suggests that a "sufficient" wardrobe consists of 74 garments and 20 outfits When a report concluded that a planet-friendly wardrobe should have no more than 74 garments, three writers decided to conduct personal wardrobe audits, with surprising results. "That's where the economics of the situation is another barrier – it's much cheaper to buy something new than get it mended or changed," says Williams, who recommended to the UK government to remove VAT from repair, mirroring the policy in Sweden. "And yet wool is the most incredible fibre – it lasts longer and it's thermo-dynamic, meaning it keeps you warm in winter and cool in summer," says Williams, stroking my chunky wool jumper.. Even though Martha's leggings are made from "sustainable" viscose, to give them stretch they contain – like most – some elastane, a synthetic, fossil-fuel derived material. Javier Hirschfeld Journalist Ana Santi and sustainable fashion professor Dilys Williams carry out a wardrobe audit Will's sportswear wardrobe includes skiwear, which he only wears once a year.

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I’m a fashion editor who was told I could only buy five things this year – so how did I do?
1 year ago

I’m a fashion editor who was told I could only buy five things this year – so how did I do?

The Independent  

For years now I’ve been actively curious about how we can make fashion sustainability feel compelling and exciting rather than abstemious and joyless. It goes back to the Victorian saying: “I’ve had an elegant sufficiency, any more would be superfluity.” What it doesn’t come from is responding to comparison culture, status anxiety, and global marketing campaigns from luxury fashion houses …

Why you need a 'wellbeing wardrobe'
2 years, 3 months ago

Why you need a 'wellbeing wardrobe'

BBC  

Why you need a 'wellbeing wardrobe' lechatnoir/Getty Images Buying second-hand clothes is one more environmentally-friendly way to change your wardrobe People are buying more clothing than ever before in some countries, but it's not sustainable. In our recent report, we propose the idea of a wellbeing wardrobe, a new way forward for fashion in which we favour human and environmental …

Here’s How You Can Create Sustainable Wardrobe and Contribute Towards Better Planet
2 years, 8 months ago

Here’s How You Can Create Sustainable Wardrobe and Contribute Towards Better Planet

News 18  

The perils of fast fashion in this consumerist era are galore. Not only does fast fashion destroy the planet, many leading brands that promote this trend do not treat their employees from the global south with fair working conditions. Let us take a look at other ways you can promote slow fashion that is climate conscious: Do your research As …

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