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Buying eco friendly clothing (and vintage clothes) can make a difference in our world. As consumerism is growing, the earth's resources reduces. On this page you'll find tips on how you can give back to mother earth by reusing clothes, buying and wearing eco friendly fashion - from reusable shopping bags to organic clothing and eco-friendly jewelry.
So What Exactly Is Eco Friendly Clothing? It refers to items considered to inflict little or no harm to our environment. Just think about it for a minute and look at the big picture. Sure, it's glamorous and exciting to buy the newest clothes and accessories from your favorite retail store but have you ever come to think about how it's impacting our earth?By earth, I mean, the air we breathe, the water we bathe in, the animals, and the beautiful trees and flowers that makes you go "aaaah, life is beautiful". There's no doubt that we take a lot from earth without giving anything back.
How Clothes and Accessories
Damage Our Planet
The clothes we wear are made of fabric and materials can cause great damage to both nature and people like you and I.
That's Because:
So What Exactly Is Eco Friendly Clothing? It refers to items considered to inflict little or no harm to our environment. Just think about it for a minute and look at the big picture. Sure, it's glamorous and exciting to buy the newest clothes and accessories from your favorite retail store but have you ever come to think about how it's impacting our earth?By earth, I mean, the air we breathe, the water we bathe in, the animals, and the beautiful trees and flowers that makes you go "aaaah, life is beautiful". There's no doubt that we take a lot from earth without giving anything back.
How Clothes and Accessories
Damage Our Planet
The clothes we wear are made of fabric and materials can cause great damage to both nature and people like you and I.
That's Because:
- The chemicals farmers used to protect the textiles as they grow can harm wildlife (think about those sweet pandas), contaminate other products and get into the food we eat
- The clothes we throw away take up landfill space. Most of it is hard to decompose.
- The chemicals used to bleach and color textiles can damage the environment and people's health
- People (even elderly and young children) who make the clothes often work in awful conditions. Most of our clothes are bought from the cheap South (like for example India, Taiwan) and the workers work hard and long for very little money. Guess how much an Indian sweat shop worker receives for a designer piece you paid 100 dollars for? A couple of cents.. a day! Resource: British fashion documentary where teenagers spent a couple of weeks in India for a month to experience what happens behind the scenes in clothing factories.