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In the wardrobe / Re: Article on sustainable fashion
« on: March 11, 2020, 00:05:26 AM »
Here's another article from the ABC in Australia yesterday.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-10/sustainable-fashion-tips/12038770
I find some of the figures in the article to be mind boggling - I'm certainly not contributing much to the pile!
I think we're on the right track as sewing folk. We can custom-fit and style our garments. If things don't work out, we can tweak the garment or reuse the fabric in something else entirely. We have an appreciation of the effort that goes into construction and know that some poor soul isn't being paid sweatshop rates to make our clothes, while we then pay for the tiny label (or sometimes large ugly logo emblazoned) on it.
I've always hated being labelled as a 'consumer' - it conjures visions of locust swarms laying waste to the landscape. I much prefer being a creator.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-10/sustainable-fashion-tips/12038770
I find some of the figures in the article to be mind boggling - I'm certainly not contributing much to the pile!
I think we're on the right track as sewing folk. We can custom-fit and style our garments. If things don't work out, we can tweak the garment or reuse the fabric in something else entirely. We have an appreciation of the effort that goes into construction and know that some poor soul isn't being paid sweatshop rates to make our clothes, while we then pay for the tiny label (or sometimes large ugly logo emblazoned) on it.
I've always hated being labelled as a 'consumer' - it conjures visions of locust swarms laying waste to the landscape. I much prefer being a creator.