So after a great conversation today, i have vowed to myself to step back into the world of fashion and design.
Along with my ramblings, I will be starting to share my research, designs and my tips for new trends on this blog.
I wanted to start with giving you my favourite sustainable fashion and creative businesses out there.
Sustainable fashion is a movement and process changing fashion products and manufacturing towards a greater ecological integrity and social justice. It is something i have followed for a few years, as i analysed my own contribution to fashion waste as a designer, it became clear i needed to combine my own values with my career. It has resulted in starting Fylde Repair Cafe C.I.C and now i choose to look at sustainable brands and design for clients and personal shopping.
While "fast fashion" describes clothing that is cheaply made and intended for short-term use, "sustainable" (or "ethical") fashion is the opposite and is sometimes even referred to as "slow fashion." It takes into account the full lifecycle of the product — from the design, sourcing, and production processes — and looks at everyone and everything being affected by it, from the environment, to the workers and communities where it’s produced, to the consumers who purchase it.
The best way to shop of course is to support our local makers and small businesses and my next post will talk about that but for now here are some of my favourite projects, brands or retailers who are doing their bit…..
Alongside repairing and reusing your current clothing, we can still treat ourselves right? of course but choose wisely……..
Check out these brands and start your “shopping for eco fashion” journey right now!
1.Ashara-lifestyle
Ashara provide a alternative to synthetic active wear by ,turning waste into something good instead of polluting our oceans and environment.They have produced a collection that is ethically made, beautiful looking and at no extra cost to the planet or our skin. Their leggings are awesome!
2. Levis
A well known brand worldwide, they have created a brilliant project called Secondhand Drop off your old Levi’s®jeans and denim jackets at any store and receive a gift card for a future purchase. They professionally clean, sort and list clothes on SecondHand.levi.com, keeping garments in use and out of landfills.
https://www.secondhand.levi.com
3.Raeburn
Christopher Raeburn established his eponymous brand with responsible and intelligent fashion design for a global audience. The RÆMADE ethos in particular has pioneered the reworking of surplus fabrics and garments to create distinctive and functional pieces.An absolute inspiration!
https://www.raeburndesign.co.uk/
4. BEEN
Everyone involved has the same intention: to help BEEN London have a real, measurable impact on the fashion industry by proving that waste can become beautiful, inside and out. They create bags from recycled materials resulted from their ethos ‘‘Waste’ is only waste if no one uses it. Imagination can dream up a second life for used materials. Innovation can make it happen.”
https://been.london/pages/about-the-brand
5. The Level Collective
Believe that “as humans; the clothing we wear, how they are made, and the brands we choose to support; are all an expression of our values and identity. Our money is our voting tokens.
They aim to inspire people to support ethical, sustainable and independent brands – buy less, buy well”
Their collection of products are handmade in Britain & beyond in small batches in collaboration with artists and makers – bringing ideas and sketch book scribbles to life.
https://thelevelcollective.com/about
Happy Shopping!!