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What is Eco-friendly Fashion and Why it is Important
Eco-friendly or environmentally friendly fashion or sustainable fashion seems to matter more today than ever before in history. Environmentally aware and fashion-conscious consumers seem to be looking for more sustainable clothing items globally in the same way as they do for other eco-friendly products and services. It is surely not just a frivolous fad or an ephemeral short-lived […]
Continue readingHow to Give your Clothes a Longer Life and Help the Planet in the Same Time
The clothing industry is known to be the second biggest polluter in the world. Some eye-opening facts and tips on how to give your clothes a longer life. Right after the oil industry, clothing production is known to be the second biggest polluter in the world. Is not that surprising? We have collected some eye-opening […]
Continue readingChanging our fashion habits. Is that the biggest personal move one can make for the sustainable future?
“Clothes have a story. If you wear something once, then throw it in the bin, it hasn’t had a story. You want to know there’s life in these things.” says Lauren Cowdery, a member of Leeds Community Clothes Exchange. Buying from the fast-growing supply of vintage and secondhand clothing, not keeping unnecessary items in your […]
Continue readingOrange Fiber: our clothes from oranges
Take two Sicilian women and a brilliant idea: thus Orange Fiber, the startup that dreams and creates a sustainable and ethical fashion. They are Adriana Santanocito and Enrica Arena and they were able to see and then create a fabric where others saw only an orange. The start-up develops sustainable and innovative fabrics combining oranges […]
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