UNIVERSAL REMEDY

 

From my last blog you might have understand how the fashion industry is effecting our environment and us. In the blog I have came with solutions .I believe there are solutions and alternative to mitigate these problems. The first step lies in building awareness and willingness to change.  

SOLUTIONS:-

NATURAL FIBRE -

Natural fibers or natural fibres that are produced by plants,  animals, and geological processes They can be used as a component of composite materials, where the orientation of fibers impacts the properties.

Choose eco friendly fibre or go for recycle fibres .Organic textile permitted process chemicals and recommendations for dyeing and finishing techniques .Organic cotton is reducing pesticide, fertilizer, and water use. Choose Lyocell or Tencel instead of rayon, modal or viscose. Buy less, buy better quality of clothes . Recycled polyester, often called pet, is made from recycled plastic bottles. From abandoned net nylon 6 is created. Recycled Nylon has the same benefits as recycled polyester. Recycled wool is also very sustainable option . Linen is a natural fiber which stems from the flax plant. Many natural fabric are recycled and used to reduce the growing pollution , such as recycle cotton, recycled viscose and recycled wool.

THE THREE R'S

REUSE

RECYCLE

RECREATE

In this video Yarn are recycle, upcycle, reused, repurposed and reclaimed. There are four steps.
Yarn are made from recycle plastic.
Yarn upcycled from fiber and fabric mill waste.
Yarn made from reclaimed fabric and other materials.
Reclaimed yarn made from previously knitted sweaters.

 Ethics + Aesthetics = Sustainable Fashion

Sustainable fashion refers to clothing that is designed, manufactured, distributed, and used in ways that are environmentally friendly. There are some companies who work with sustainable fashion .

1. ZERO WASTE DANIEL -

 Zero Waste Daniel is a unisex New York based clothing designer .This is the first company making 100% zero waste clothes. Pattern making techniques, appliqués, tiled mosaics and embellishments absorb one hundred percent of the textile goods that are brought and  reroll technique, they make unique fashion pieces by applying the art of sewing to the fashion industry’s waste. By reimagining sewing and having also reinvented fabric. They provide zero waste Reroll fabrics to companies and individuals who are looking for innovation and sustainability. The use recycled and recyclable materials in shipping, packaging and office materials as well as a zero waste mind set in everyday company life by eliminating trash wherever possible.

2.ECOALF

Ecoalf was created by Javier Goyeneche  . This brand is  based from Spain, Greece, Italy and Thailand .To  realise innovation in recycled clothing. it is a mission to create the first generation of recycled products with the same attention to quality, design and technical properties as the best non-recycled products in the market. The idea is to collect marine debris with the help of Fishermen and recycle them into consumer products. Fishermen are pulling up a huge amount of plastic in their nets. Ecoalf has produce high quality fashion. It has recovered around 600tonnes of waste. After collecting bottles they refine the recycle  plastic and turn into chips. The chips are heated and pulled into fibres and spun into yarn. There is a good range of goods available is jackets, waistcoats ,handbags ,and shoes. The main objective is to zero greenhouse gas emission and zero plastic waste from ocean .

3.Recode -

RECODE is Koreas upcycling fashion brand. RE is to create and CODE is to spread sustainable culture .The brand gives a second life to the old materials . The have collaborated with designers transform waste into a valuable item. They have upcycle materials such as tops, jackets ,bags shirts, shoes. Each piece is created by a master craftsman in their store across Korea. Each piece is created by a craftsmen in their store which hosts small spaces for a limited time to complimentary designers and craftspeople. This is to fulfills their mission to share the brand and give opportunities to design, manufacture and promote their work.  They give second life to old materials.

4.RubyMoon-

Rubymoon makes some of the most beautiful activewear pieces. Its gym and sustainable swimwear  are created from used fishing nets and plastic bottles taken from the ocean. By turning polluting waste into their beautiful garments, they have reduced their carbon footprint by 42%.As the world’s only not-for-profit swim and activewear brand. They have committed to a circular economy business model, a restorative approach in each step Clean oceans by using regenerated waste. Slow design producing multifunctional activewear and swimwear. They use digital and certified printing methods to allow efficient use of ink and fabric. Zero waste approach by using packaging or tags only when strictly necessary. They re-claim used swimwear and other stretch fabrics to re-use. Help to close the loop and send unused stretch items to get 5% off on your next Rubymoon piece.

In this documentary the people are showing the FUTURE related to clothing . They are bringing living and biological materials into fashion and sportswear. New innovation and techniques are applied and generated . There is brand Patagonia whose ideology is recyclability of the fabric. This documentary has also talked how chemical dyes are harming water bodies. The revolution of DRY DYE.  This dye use carbon dioxide instead of water. This documentary is on innovation of new techniques and new future.

  

BIBLIOGRAPHY-

(https://compareethics.com/9-recycled-and-upcycled-clothing-brands-you-shouldnt-pass-in-2018/, 2020)

(https://www.thegeniusworks.com/gamechanger/ecoalf/, 2020)

(https://rubymoon.org.uk/impact/, 2020)

(http://zerowastedaniel.com/, 2020)

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