Intentionality, raising global environmental consciousness through fashion.
Sustainable fashion goals in 2022 might seem unachievable due to the industry’s inability to set the standard and stick with it. Below are some of the sustainable fashion trends to look out for this year. Introduction The fashion industry has been championing sustainability for over a decade with very little success due to issues such …
Introduction The world is seeing a lot of innovations with regard to the growing threat of climate change and socio-environmental damage in favour of profits. One such innovation, aimed at reducing the impact of waste on natural resources, is Upcycling. This article will focus on one woman making a difference in this regard, Winnie McHenry. …
“For this article we look at the work of Thando Simelane and Katlego Tsoagong, two young sustainable innovators making use of pre-existing sneaker soles and cultural influences to design their version of Air Imbadada. Imbadada are sandals made from cut-up tyres typically worn by people of the Zulu culture, but also revered across the country.”
Textile waste combines a group of reusable materials used in building construction with different possibilities of application…
The production of fashion begins with the extraction of natural resources such as pure cotton to be turned into fibres which are then turned into fabric which becomes the garments we buy from our favourite retail stores.
Custom made recyclable shopping bags provide marketing, a decrease in ecological destruction and involves consumers in a movement towards change.
….Responsible waste disposal forces us to engage with the ‘waste management value chain’. Analysing the value chain helps us to better identify the different steps in waste management, starting from waste collection to the commercialisation of secondary products and the actors involved.
Fast fashion alone produces 20% of global wastewater, contaminating rivers, oceans, drinking water and soil. It also emits 1.2 billion tons of CO2 per year, more than air travel and shipping combined. With such clear and convincing statistics on how fast fashion is an environmental and social threat, why do we still buy cheaply designed and massively produced clothing?