Sustainability Pulse #35
Sustainability Trends & News Worth Exploring — May 8th, 2022
Athens locals help sustainable fashion efforts in the community
In Athens, many people contribute to the community's sustainability efforts. Local businesses such as Greendragon Thread, Cricket Jones Jewelry and Coral Marie do their best to help the Athens community be more sustainable in its fashion production by upcycling and reusing materials.
UpCycle Ohio Thrift helps small businesses by providing access to its Community Makerspace. The space is equipped with a tool library where people can check out tools for at-home projects. UpCycle Ohio Thrift also offers a sewing/fabric shop, woodshop and metalwork tools.
To make our wardrobes sustainable, we must cut how many new clothes we buy by 75%
While this seems incredible, it's not. Over the past 15 years, clothing production has doubled while the length of time we actually wear these clothes has fallen by nearly 40%. In the EU, falling prices have seen people buying more clothing than ever before while spending less money in the process.
This is not sustainable. Something has to give. In our recent report, we propose the idea of a well-being wardrobe, a new way forward for fashion in which we favor human and environmental wellbeing over the ever-growing consumption of throwaway fast fashion.
Parley's Latest Adidas Originals Collection Favors A White And Black Look And Boost-Cushioning
For almost a decade, Parley for the Oceans and Adidas have done their part on the sustainability front, turning waste disposed at sea into materials for footwear and apparel. Their latest collaborative collection places a "Cloud White" and "Core Black" color combination onto five different Adidas Originals designs and drop-in Boost midsoles.
Met Gala Designers Finally Made Steps Toward Sustainable Fashion
More than anything else, however, the Met Gala can be a time for fashion to really push itself. While it certainly is fraught with superficiality and self-congratulation, it’s also an opportunity to make bold statements — whether they be political or otherwise. To that end, then, it’s not surprising that we saw designers finally take steps toward sustainable fashion. After all, with the climate crisis growing increasingly dire, there are few bolder statements to make than integrating sustainability into your own fashion collection.
Met Gala 2022: 9 Sustainable Fashion Moments
1.Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian took Marilyn Monroe's iconic "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" dress out for a spin.
2.HoYeon Jung
Squid Game star, supermodel, and fashion "it" girl, HoYeon Jung wore a denim mini dress from Louis Vuitton's 2017 cruise collection.
3.Camila Cabello
Referring to the Met Gala's theme this year, the Gilded Age, Camila Cabello said how ironic she thought the overconsumption and excess of this period was, since "all of those things have gotten us to the climate crisis."
Podcast Alert: Sustainable Fashion 2.0 – Kerry Bannigan, Conscious Fashion Campaign
You’ll hear:
How the fashion industry really works and prioritizes.
Why fashion consumers are demanding more sustainable fashion and corporate responsibility – on the part of all players in the fashion world.
What the fashion industry needs to do now to evolve to meet the moment and ESG reporting requirements.
How really bad “fast fashion” really is for the environment and the workers, and what you can do with your clothing dollars.
Plus, great career advice….
7 Career Tips For Women From A Leader In Sustainable Fashion
What are you wearing these days? How have your clothing choices evolved since you put down your sweat pants and donned real pants again as life reopens post-pandemic?
There’s a one in six chance it was made by a woman, according to the UN. There’s also a one in eight chance a woman bought it for you since women make or influence 85% of consumer purchasing decisions. For example, “millennial women spend 226% more on clothing per year than their male counterparts,” according to Smart Asset. How each of us spends our clothing budgets has power.
BRITISH FASHION JUST TOOK A LEAP FORWARD TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING - THE FASHION TECH INNOVATION CENTRE
KORNIT DIGITAL AND FASHION ENTER LTD LAUNCH THE FASHTECH INNOVATION CENTRE IN THE HEART OF LONDON.
It’s a bold move, and a smart move. One that brings together two change makers in one location. The result is a smart manufacturing hub powered by the latest digital technologies in sync with decades of sewn production skills. The project delivers Smart manufacturing, and signposts a new era of sustainable production on-demand.
When we all talk of nearshore or close proximity production, there is always an unspoken truth. Sewn manufacturing (or CMT to those within the industry) – and its local availability. Textiles once printed, are always cut and sewn into a final product. Supply chain challenges of the last two years have exposed a sewn skills gap, and further highlighted a significant lack of manufacturing knowledge readily available here in the UK – making the reshoring of sewn goods in any volume a difficult proposition.
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