It’s been a few millennia since mankind started using wool to protect themselves from the elements by making it into clothing and house decor like rugs and blankets. For all that time it’s been loved by everyone for its soft and cozy feel and for its wonderful natural properties: Wool offers all weather practically: not …
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IS VISCOSE A SUSTAINABLE FABRIC? There is something magical and almost spiritual about forest. I think I have had a special connection with the forest my whole life. It was literally my playground when I was growing up, as our house was just on the outskirts of the city. By chance, now I also live …
PART 2 – DENIM (R)EVOLUTION IS HERE! Credit: G-Star Raw pART 1 After several decades of unregulated and environmentally destructive practices, denim industry is finally cleaning up its act. As one executive from the Spanish denim finishing company Jeanologia said in River Blue documentary in 2016, “three years ago, about 16% of the jeans in …
PART 1 – WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOUR COTTON T-SHIRT One of the most common items in everybody’s wardrobe is a cotton t-shirt. We all love those cool logo tees from our favorite brands and designers or those with probably a thousand reiterations of “keep calm and carry on” phrase printed in any possible context. Yet …
PART 2 – WHAT CAN YOU DO TO REDUCE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF COTTON In the previous post I outlined some of the negative impacts that cotton production has on the environment as well as on farmers and garment workers’ lives and health. And remember, cotton t-shirt is just an example here, in fact about …