Slow Fashion

When Did Slow Fashion Start

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When did Slow fashion Start

When did Slow Fashion start?

table of contents

  1. What Is Slow Fashion?
  2. When Did Slow Fashion Start?
  3. How To Do Slow Fashion
  4. Can You Recycle Slow Fashion?
  5. How To Know If I Have Too Many Clothes
  6. Summary

what is slow fashion?

Slow Fashion is a growing movement that is getting more and more traction, with more people concerned about their carbon footprint and aware of how the clothes they wear are actually destroying our planet.

This movement is trying to stop fast fashion, which is the term used to describe clothing designs that move quickly from the catwalk to stores to take advantage of trends. Fast fashion describes incredibly cheap clothing that moves quickly from design to retail stores to meet trends, with new collections being introduced continuously. Fast fashion has an enormous environmental footprint for both its production and disposal. Read more about fast fashion here.
When did slow fashion start

when did slow fashion start?

Slow fashion was named in 2007 by Kate Fletcher in an article published in The Ecologist, where she compared the eco / sustainable / ethical fashion industry to the slow food movement.

But actually, sustainable fashion was first introduced into the contemporary culture by the hippies in 1970, who prefer locally-grown, handmade, and pesticide-free products. Second-hand clothing was also worn by hippies, rejecting the mass-production culture that dominated America from the 1950s.

The first brands to take some action against fast fashion were Patagonia and Esprit, who began pioneering sustainable clothing in the late 1980s, as their founders observed the negative environmental impacts of the clothing manufacturing industry.

Here you can find out more about modern brands who are in the sustainable fashion movement.

How to do slow fashion

The best and most basing thing you can do to achieve a sustainable clothing industry is to be informed, many people don’t even know what fast fashion is, so how are we going to achieve sustainability in the clothing industry and change the world for the better if most people don’t even know about fast fashion?

It is surprising to know that many people haven’t heard that term when fast fashion is responsible for 10 percent of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions and 20 percent of global wastewater and uses more energy than the aviation and shipping sectors combined.

One of the best practices to reduce your carbon footprint is the 30 Day Rule. Basically, every time you buy something, always think, „Will I wear it a minimum of 30 times?” If the answer is yes, then buy it. But you’d be surprised how many times you say no.

Quality beats quantity. Buying better quality, more sustainable clothing is likely to cost you more money than buying a cheap high-street product that doesn’t tick the right boxes. However, even if it costs more, you’re likely to have it for longer and will be buying less per season overall. Buying just a few high-quality items a year, rather than lots of cheaper, less eco-friendly pieces, will dramatically reduce your carbon footprint.

Can you recycle slow fashion?

Yes! Just like any other clothing, Slow Fashion is 100% recyclable. … Any clothes, shoes, accessories, or household textiles that don’t sell at thrift stores are sold in bulk as salvage to recyclers. And these recyclers sort the used textiles for further distribution and repurposing.

When clothes end up in landfills they create greenhouse gases, so recycling instead of throwing them helps diminish the forces that contribute to climate change. Reusing the fabric in old clothes means fewer resources, both monetary and environmental, are wasted in growing fiber for new ones. You can learn more about recycling your clothes with Planet Aid.

How to know if i have too many clothes?

According to a survey of 1000 USA women, the average woman has 103 items of clothing in her closet. But she only wears around 10% of them and considers 21% to be unwearable, 33 % too tight, and 24% too loose.

A good indicator to know when you have too many clothes is the What? When? From Who? rule. If you start asking those questions when you see an item of clothing in your closet for the first time in many months or years, then you know you probably have too many clothes that you don’t need.

Don’t feel guilty about having many clothes in your closet, as long as you wear all of them and you didn’t buy and forgot about them after a couple of uses. Maybe you’re someone who likes to express themselves through clothes, or you are someone minimalistic who doesn’t need a large variety of clothes, it depends on every person, and that’s why you should always decide how many clothes you need and how much is too much.

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Summary

Slow fashion is a fast-growing movement that is aiming for a sustainable fashion industry, which is right now one of the biggest polluters of our world. Everyone can take part in this movement, even without any money or resources, and you can begin making a big change from your own house right now.

You have already made a big step most people did not, and that is getting interested in slow fashion and being willing to learn about it, Congratulations! Now the next big step is taking action, even if it’s a small one.

We are part of the slow fashion movement ourselves, and we invite you to look into our journey, our mission, our team, and many more things we prepared for you in our About Us page.

What is slow fashion

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What is Slow Fashion?

Table Of Contents

  1. What Is Slow Fashion?
  2. Is Slow Fashion More Expensive?
  3. More Information On Fast Fashion
  4. Best Sustainable Slow Fashion Brands
  5. Summary

What Is Slow Fashion?

Slow fashion refers to the exact opposite of fast fashion, and it is considered a movement that wants to stop the terrible environmental, economic, social, and moral outcomes of fast fashion.

Slow fashion wants to achieve sustainability in the fashion industry, which is the second-largest polluter in the world just after the oil industry with environmental damage that is increasing as the industry grows.

The slow fashion movement wants clothes made from biodegradable materials, made with non-polluting production methods, and hiring people with a decent wage, without exploiting the workers from 3rd world countries (The end goal is not to refuse those people the job, but to pay them decently).

Is Slow Fashion More Expensive?

Slow fashion involves producing clothes with non-polluting processes and ethical work, which is naturally more expensive as the costs fast fashion outsources to the environment and 3rd world countries are eliminated by slow fashion.

For now, slow fashion still remains a little more expensive directly on the customer, but the clothes slow fashion offers are more durable, are more personalizable, and, most importantly, ethical and sustainable.

As more people become aware of the dangers of fast fashion and decide to shop responsibly, slow fashion is going to become more profitable, which is going to make room for innovations and new inventions that will make this ecological alternative much cheaper.

More Information On Fast Fashion

You can watch this video here which will explain in more detail what fast fashion is and why it’s bad, as well as how to avoid and fight it.

What Are The Best Sustainable Slow Fashion Brands?

Grammar NYC: This beautiful store sells one of the best clothes out there, not only do they use the best quality materials, but they also make their designs with FASHION in mind. The only bad thing about this brand is its price, which is arguably very high, but at least the quality and sustainability match the price greatly. You can visit their store here.

Two Days Off: This store uses locally produced, ecological clothes made with recycled materials. They use linen, cotton, wool, and hemp for their products. Like the last one, price is not their strength, but they do offer original and stylish clothing. You can visit their store here.
ABLE: This Ethical Slow Fashion Brand has clothing and accessories made fairly by makers around the world. They are taking a big step in the way for transparency in the fashion industry by publishing their wages. Their clothes are more affordable than the other brands but still not as cheap as one would like to. You can visit their store here.
Valani: This colorful Plant-based clothing brand creates mostly feminine clothing for a lighter living. Valani’s dreamy garments are made from low-impact fibers like hemp, Tencel, and banana viscose, a bit like Two Days Off. Additionally, the brand uses strategic cutting techniques and reuses fabric scraps to minimize waste. They have really colorful clothes that you should check out here.
PLEA: This is our own brand! We too offer sustainable slow fashion clothing that you can buy. We mostly focus on t shirts, hoodies, and accessories, but they’re at an affordable price, and not only that, but we offer customizable clothes, That’s right! You can create a custom t shirt, hoodie, or accessories so we can then make them and sent them to you because we use a revolutionary method that does not involve creating tons of clothes before selling them, we just produce them on command! You can check out our shop here.

Summary

The fashion industry is the second most polluting industry and is responsible for a lot of the contamination in the world, but that doesn’t need to be the case anymore. All of this can change and will with your help, everyone can do something to help, and being informed about the issue is one big step. What really surprises us is the fact that fast fashion, as bad as it is, is almost unheard of, and we want to change that, one blog post at a time.

Anyways, this article ends here, check out our other blog posts about this issue on our blog page or check out our shop, or better, our about page to know who we are, what our mission is, and how we are going to fight fast fashion.

Stay safe and shop responsibly 🙂
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