Feeling disheartened by the treatment of animals when it comes to the world of fashion, yet not quite as impassioned to the point of standing half-naked in the street protesting with PETA? You can make informed consumer decisions that you feel good (and green!) about by avoiding certain products and taking the extra time to search out cruelty-free options.
When it comes to people’s everyday fashion choices, fur, leather and wool are the most commonly used animals products. If you want to have an animal-happy wardrobe, these are the top three products to avoid:
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To make one cotton t-shirt:
1/2 lb of chemicals are used
Cotton plantations account for more than 10 per cent of pesticides and 25 per cent of insecticides in the world
These chemicals are among the most harmful on the planet and many are carcinogenic
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From basic burlap to luxuriously soft bamboo, sustainable fashion has come a long way. In her first post in a series on eco fashion, new ethicalDeal blogger Magaly Fuentes-Sagan tracks its rise from the fringe to the runway.
Katharine Hamnett
Fashion Evolves
The birth of sustainable fashion started with the 1960s tree-hugging hippie dedication to locally grown, pesticide-free, and handmade goods, but has grown into one of the most sophisticated and highly influential markets in the world, and has spread its value-based philosophies to every nook and cranny of the business, in the hopes of making the world better through fashion.
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