WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE FASHION?

 

You all have seen people talking about sustainable fashion everywhere on internet, but what it is actually?

Sustainable Fashion term comprises of two words: sustainable and fashion.💚

Sustainable is a word which can be defined as something which stays for long and focuses on maintaining an ecological balance along with taking care of natural resources. For e.g. using a chemical base makeup product which contains ingredients which will harm the environment in any manner can’t be counted as sustainable but in other hand something which doesn’t harm the same can be counted as sustainable. To be clear very rare things are completely sustainable but why can’t we try our best to make the most out of it and find the options which are more sustainable than others.

Fashion is a term we are all familiar with. It is a popular aesthetic expression of a particular time and place. There are a lot of things which comes under fashion. Out of all of them, here in my blog we will especially talk about clothing, footwear and accessories.

Now the question is what comes under sustainable fashion?👚

When we talk about sustainable fashion there are various terms we talk about-

·         Natural - Derived from nature, like natural dyes, yarns and fabric.

·         Slow fashion – A global movement which talks about slowing down production and consumption of apparel and goods.

·         Recycle- Transforming something into other by changing its original state using various processes. For e.g. recycling single use plastic bottles into t-shirt.

·         Reduce - Reducing the consumption.

·         Multipurpose – Using something in multiple ways possible. For e.g. using scarf as hairband and neck accessory.

·         Upcycle/ Repurpose - Transforming by-products, waste materials or unwanted products into new value-added materials not by changing its original state. E.g. using empty food cans as pencil stand.

·         Second hand – something already being used by one person and transferred to another person.

·         Thrifted – The items which are second hand, vintage, or are said second hand by brands because of minor defects are sold in a different segment. They are cheaper and, in a way, they are being saved from getting dumped, those are thrifted items.

·         Bio degradable – Something which assimilates in the soils easily, Like kitchen waste.

·         Repeat – Wearing or using the already existing pieces multiple times.

·         Green – Used for something which doesn’t harm the nature.

·         Conscious consumerism – Shopping what you actually need.

·         Less or no carbon footprint - Amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere as a result of the activities of a particular individual or community.

·         Zero waste – A lifestyle where we try our best to reduce the amount of waste we generate, as going completely zero in terms of waste is near to impossible.

·         Minimalism – it’s a lifestyle in which buy and keep the things in our life which we actually really need.

·         Capsule wardrobe – A minimal wardrobe which consist of 90% clothes which you would wear any day and which are really important pieces to you.

These are the one-line explanation for all these practices. There is a lot to explain about all of these terms.

If you are doing any of these, you have already taken your step towards it🌎. I will talk about more about them in my next blog.

Thank you for reading.🌻 

Author- Jaya Kumari aka Thegirlwhomended

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