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Sustainable Fashion Might Not Sustain

Hello y'all!

In the previous post we talked about the Steve Madden and Trashie partnership, which revealed a nuanced view of sustainability’s impact on fashion, particularly in the e-commerce space. 

On Sept. 12, Vogue published an article talking about the financial impact of integrating sustainability in fashion, with insights from brands like Mara Hoffman and KitX. 

And both cases show how challenging it is for brands to maintain ecological responsibility while navigating the economic realities in the fashion industry.

In Steve Madden’s case, the partnership with Trashie employed a circular economy model where consumers could recycle old apparel in exchange for store credits, reflecting the growing sustainability trend in the fashion industry.

However, the success of such initiatives is often limited to large brands with substantial resources, which Steve Madden is. So it can afford to offer credit to consumers and drive sales while also addressing waste reduction.

However, Mara Hoffman and Kit X’s experience reveals the difficulties that smaller, independent brands face when scaling sustainable fashion. Hoffman, known for pioneering sustainable practices, ultimately had to close her label due to a financial strain on operations.

Sustainable materials, ethical labor, and environmentally responsible supply chains dramatically raised production costs and priced brands like Hoffman's out of the market. So despite consumer demand for sustainability, fast fashion continues to dominate, offering cheaper alternatives and making it harder for sustainably focused brands to compete.

The intersection of sustainability and e-commerce has its fair share of opportunities and challenges. While e-commerce does allow brands to reach global audiences and integrate recycling, transparency in supply chains, and ethical sourcing into the online shopping experience, independent labels like Mara Hoffman are finding it difficult to maintain profitability on their eco-conscious models more than global brands, like Steve Madden, which can leverage customer loyalty to promote sustainability initiatives in e-commerce.

So I think that although sustainability in fashion is in demand, its economic viability remains uneven for the industry. 

What do you guys think? Let me know in the comments!

Until next time,

Cheers!

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#You Know What That Is? Growth

[inmybubblesblog]

Nick: we keep escaping parties to hang out with each other

Charlie: are we going to do it every time?

Nick: i hope so

[vagabond-umlaut]

you: hey 'toru, can you help me with this zipper? gojo: sure thing, sweets you: you: up, satoru gojo: right, of course

[nobitchs-world]

When y/n gets too annoying to the point you want to stop reading

[ncknelsns]

Why are you looking at me like that?

NICK & CHARLIE in 3x07

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NICK NELSON & CHARLIE SPRING — 2x08 "PERFECT"

I am absolutely obsessed with this bit because it feels like an intentional way of giving the audience a glimpse into Nick and Charlie's future as a married couple. It's just the two of them saying goodbye to their friends, but you get the sense that this house is theirs — it's their home; they just hosted a party, and now they're going to bed. They're teenagers but already so established and so comfortable in being together that they look like they've been married for 10 years. It's so beautiful and, in a way, quite subtle, but I'm in love with it.

[radios-silent]

The way charlie just says "no" so calmly

[ohmygodshesbi]

chappell roan’s good luck babe, personified

[admireforever]

Kisses

[bairdthereader]

There's one in every friend group (and we love them).

Bonus--Confused Nick is confused:

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[inmybubblesblog]

Alice Oseman made them in a lab :)

[vagabond-umlaut]

gojo: when my wife is mad, i tighten the lids on all our jars so she has to ask me for help *sound of glass shattering in the kitchen* gojo: it doesn't always work, though

[nobitchs-world]

My ancestors looking down at me as I talk about how much I love white men

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NICK & CHARLIE in 3x07