Journal
What is slow fashion and how to join the movement?
In a world that has embraced consumerism, slow fashion is an alternative to the market, that carefully considers the processes and resources required to make clothing. This movement is an awareness and approach to fashion that focusses on timeless, high-quality designs, produced on a small or medium scale.
How we should care for and mend our clothes
We must make amends in our relationship with our clothes. How about investing in quality garments and mending our clothes when necessary? That way, we can extend the life cycle of our clothes, reduce our consumption, and ensure that less goes to waste. Caring and mending is an act of resistance in a fast fashion system. But how should we do it? That is what we are going to unveil here.
Which textile materials are more sustainable?
All this news about the climate crisis makes us want to make sustainable choices when buying clothes and prioritise sustainable textile materials. But what exactly are sustainable materials? That’s the million-dollar question! The truth is that determining a raw material’s sustainability isn’t a black-and-white matter. There’re a variety of factors to consider, including those we’re going to talk about here.
Clothing labels: To cut or not to cut them, that is the question
How many times have you felt a certain discomfort caused by some label? In some cases, the labels on our clothes sting or make us itch, and so the habit of cutting them has become very common. However, this could be a mistake, because when we cut this accessory, we are increasing the probability of the garment being damaged early.
Fast fashion: What it is, impacts, and alternatives
How many of us follow fashion trends and renew our wardrobe regularly? This happens because fast fashion has shaped us this way. A culture of producing and buying at each new season was created, shortening the product's life cycle, which is produced with less quality and is discarded more quickly. This is great for those who sell and those who buy, since the products also reach consumers in a more affordable way, but terrible on an environmental and social level.
