Ethical and Sustainable Fashion News in Brief
Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Publication (Outlet/Website): Purple Impressions (Unpublished)
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2016/12/10
Stella McCartney speaks out on the fashion industry
Bazaar reported that the designer Stella McCartney is an outspoken critic of the fashion industry on the topics of “animal rights, animal cruelty and sustainable fashion.” Of the luxury brands, McCartney is the only one to not use animal skin, fur, or leather in the collections.
“Fashion really is getting away with murder. There needs to be more systems in place, more vigorous testing,” McCartney said, “and as a customer you can do that, you can challenge the people who are making your fashion.”
She noted the importance of being mindful of personal decisions in purchases. Furthermore, she emphasized the reduction in animal product through the use of faux as opposed to real fur because customers “really can’t tell the difference.”
Eileen Fisher acknowledges negative environmental impact of the fashion industry.
According to Triple Pundit, the public wants to make more sustainable fashion decisions in their personal purchases. Customers are more aware of their negative impact on the environment.
The Savers State of Reuse Report described that “more than half of North Americans report they are more likely to practice reuse after learning about the clothing industry’s environmental footprint.”
However, if the sustainable and ethical products are not on the shelves of the stores, then the general public as consumers cannot purchases those products. It becomes a problem. People know more, want to make the choices, but the options are not available.
Sustainable fashion: the whats, the hows, and the getting started
As well, HuffPost Style, states that 13 garment workers “died from a fire or the waste and pollution fast fashion is causing” and the rapid breakdown of fast fashion products for those even recently bought.
They quote the Green Strategy in definition of sustainable fashion as “clothing, shoes and accessories that are manufactured, marketed and used in the most sustainable manner possible…”
The sustainable fashion movement can include being made locally, “green & clean,” in a fair and ethical manner, being remade, reused, and even upcycled. Also, people can rent, loan, or swap clothes, even buy second hand ones to reduce overall waste. All important in sustainable consumption and fashion.
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