There are well-known problems with synthetic materials such as polyester, which are essentially a form of plastic. These have a high carbon footprint, release microplastics when washed and are not biodegradable. Lots of reasons not to love it! Clothing brands are looking to alternative fabrics as a way of reducing their environmental impact. This isContinue reading “Are Bamboo clothes sustainable?”
Category Archives: Sustainable fashion
This changes everything
How and why will fashion be changed by coronavirus, and what does this mean for sustainability?
Sustainable Yoga Wear
Madrid-based yoga teacher and business owner Eliza talks about her sustainable approach to yoga clothes
Why the government needs to tax our fashion
Is this the moment for the government to ban sending new clothes to landfill, enforce the minimum wage for garment workers and use taxation to incentivise more environmentally friendly fashion? I say yes it is!
Sustainable yoga clothes
When I started doing yoga, I was so determined not to be ‘all the gear and no idea’ that I wore very old Topshop leggings and vest top in classes for months. And there is nothing wrong with that. I later succumbed to the temptation of acquiring a ‘yoga wardrobe’. I’m not proud, but I was aContinue reading “Sustainable yoga clothes”
Rethinking Fashion on International Women’s Day
Happy International Women’s Day! Today is a day on which to remember that so many issues which disproportionately affect women are epitomised by the fashion industry: – Garment workers are overwhelmingly female, and typically paid poverty wages to work extremely long hours in unsafe conditions. Globalisation has shifted garment production to countries which combine lowContinue reading “Rethinking Fashion on International Women’s Day”
Zara Join Life Review
I review Zara’s Join Life sustainable range. Is it any good, or is it a load of greenwashing?
Why isn’t fashion sustainable (yet)?
Firstly, as always on the blog this is not designed to make you feel guilty. And it’s not all bad news. People often ask why the fashion industry isn’t sustainable (yet). There are three big reasons, and they are: (1) The fabrics used to make clothes come at the price of a lot of carbon,Continue reading “Why isn’t fashion sustainable (yet)?”
Why I’m blogging about sustainable fashion
Why guilt and judgement doesn’t get people to adopt sustainable habits
Hello
Hello, I’m Jen. I blog about sustainable fashion and secondhand style. I’m a reformed shopaholic and one-time top customer at Zara. Now I shop pre-owned (mostly), sustainable fashion (sometimes) and fast fashion (occasionally – because nobody’s perfect). I write this blog for other people who love clothes and are interested in being sustainably stylish. There’sContinue reading “Hello”
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