#FRUTFIBER

[arman-hossain]

Post 4, Week 6- Slow Fashion [Hold Values!]

Slow fashion is a movement and an approach to clothing production and consumption that advocates for more sustainable and ethical practices. It emphasizes quality over quantity and encourages consumers to purchase and wear clothing that is designed to last for a long time.

Circular fashion, for example, is an approach that emphasizes the reuse and recycling of clothing and textile waste, as well as the use of sustainable materials and production methods. This involves creating a closed loop system in which materials are continually repurposed and reused, rather than being discarded after use.

Slow fashion came at the heels of the “slow food” movement. Fashion and sustainability journalist and researcher Kate Fletcher first used the term in a 2007 article for The Ecologist (Vito, 2022).

According to a McKinsey study, for every five new garments produced each year, three garments are disposed of. Incredibly, research has shown that 90% of our clothing is thrown away before it needs to be (Marquis, 2022). The emergence of this Fast fashion has had significant negative repercussions on the environment and society. For instance, each year, workers at Zara alone make 840 million items of clothes, the majority of which are sold in the company's 6,000 stores worldwide (Marquis, 2022). Most of the clothes come from Bangladesh, China, and India where wastewater ruining the prosperous rivers and turning them into biological dead zones full of dangerous chemicals. Also, our water supply and food chain are being contaminated by the small plastic microfibers that shed from synthetic clothing after washing.

After emergence of slow fashion fortunately, sustainability is rising in the mind of many people around the world. Slow fashion pushes the general public, fashion brands, and retailers to transform the traditional take-make-waste system into a more regenerative and circular economy. Awareness and spread of slow fashion movements forced fashion brands to manufacture eco-friendly materials and clothes. For instance, Pangaia, the London-based sustainable apparel brand, has recently introduced two new 100% bio-based alternatives to its material line-up: “PlntFiber” and “FrutFiber”. These fibres consist of plant blends and agricultural waste (Slow Fashion Movement: Fashion's next big trend? 2022).

Overall, a trend, slow fashion is so much more. This is a revolution. There are several compelling reasons why its popularity is rising. We need to make and use better-quality clothing that is long-lasting, ethical, and environmentally sustainable.

References:

Vito, F. (2022, July 25). What is slow fashion and how can you join the movement? Earth.Org. [Accessed March 16, 2023],<https://earth.org/what-is-slow-fashion/ >.

Marquis, C. (2022, November 9). What does slow fashion 'actually' mean? Forbes. [Accessed  March 16, 2023],<https://www.forbes.com/sites/christophermarquis/2021/05/14/what-does-slow-fashion-actually-mean/?sh=4be0393e73b4 >.

Slow Fashion Movement: Fashion's next big trend? 3DLOOK. (2022, June 18). [Accessed March 16, 2023] , <https://3dlook.me/content-hub/slow-fashion-movement/ >.

[rensourcing]

Pangaia ♻️🌎 -English in the comment- TR: Malzeme bilimini odağına alan PANGAIA, atık bilincine sahip tüketiciler için gittikçe daha önemli bir marka haline geliyor. Doğrudan tüketiciye yönelik tekstil yenilikçisi PANGAIA için 2021 yoğun bir yıl oldu. Marka, pamuk görünümü ve hissiyatına sahip, bitkisel ve tarımsal atıklardan elde edilen PLNT FIBER™ ve FRUT FIBER™ isimli iki kumaşı piyasa sürdü. Kintra Fibers'ın kompostlanabilir, sentetik kumaş karışımlarına endüstrinin erişimini artırmaya yönelik destek sağlamak amacıyla iş birliğine girdi. Ayrıca daha fazla şeffaflık, izlenebilirlik ve döngüsellik sağlamak ve sorumlu tüketici seçimlerine ilham vermek amacıyla ürünleri için "dijital pasaportlar" oluşturmak üzere bu konudaki yenilikçi EON firmasıyla ortaklık bağlantılı ürünler yenilikçisi EON ile ortaklık kurdu. Peki PANGAIA'nın yenilikçi malzemelerinin detaylarını biliyor musunuz? C FIBER™; okaliptüs özü ve deniz yosunu tozunun birleşiminden oluşmakta, su tasarrufu sağlıyor ve %100 biyolojik olarak parçalanabiliyor. PPRMINT™; ürünlerin daha uzun süre yeni giyilmiş hissi vermesini sağlayan, dayanıklı bir koku kontrol uygulaması içermekte. FLWRDWN™; doğal, kurutulmuş kır çiçeklerinden yapılmakta, sentetik ve hayvansal lif kullanımına karşı duran bir bakış açısı taşıyor. PANhemp™; kenevir, organik pamuk, doğal indigo boyası ve nane yağı kullanılarak yapılıyor. PANetttle™; İtalya'da yabani Himalaya ısırgan otu ve organik pamuk kullanılarak üretiliyor. #rensourcing #pangaia #sustainability #sustainablefashion #sustainabletextiles #cfiber #pprmint #flwrdwn #panhemp #panettle #hemp #plntfiber #frutfiber #kintrafibers #eongroup #sürdürülebilirlik #sürdürülebilirmoda #sürdürülebilirtekstil 📸pangaia.com 📝sustainablebrands.com, pangaia.com (Ren Sourcing - Sibel Ege) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfCWuGErHEE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[younes-ben-amara]

الانطوائيون يفهمون الناس أفضل من المنفتحين

الانطوائيون يفهمون الناس أفضل من المنفتحين

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