Eco-Fashion
Click for original publication on delamina.com
With eco-fashion, going green has never looked or felt so good. It’s time to get creative. When shopping for your next outfit, remember – old is now the new new. Eco-fashion can take many forms, from clothing made of organic materials, to digging out your mom’s blouses from the ’50s, ’60s or ’70s. Either way you look at it, with eco-shopping, you and Mother Nature can both stay sexy.
Eco-friendly clothing can be animal free, like shoes and bags made from Amazonian rubber, or clothing made from natural products that have been grown without the use of pesticides and other toxic chemicals. Wool, silk, hemp, linen, bamboo and organic cotton can all be produced without the use of harmful substances. Clothes that are “Fair Trade Certified” can be another good choice. These items have been produced with standards that promote international labor laws, environmentalism, and social policies.
Stores like Goodwill and the Salvation Army, along with local second-hand shops, all have plenty of one-of-a-kind styles to choose from, with vintage looks from every generation. Not to mention, second-hand clothing offers a great discount.
You don’t even need to hit up a vintage clothing store in order to spice up your wardrobe. If you’ve never shopped in your mom, favorite aunt or best friend’s closet, what are you waiting for? The best part about recycled fashion is you can consume more without feeling guilty. (Plus, you’re helping them to clean out their closets, which they will surely appreciate.)
Fashion designers are now embracing the idea of using recycled materials, such as fabrics, metals or fibers from previous outfits, and reworking them into new designs fit for the runway, and the environment.
Some designers are even offering bags made out of candy wrappers, newspapers, food packaging, soda labels, maps and other paper materials that turn trash into treasure. Boat sails are now beach totes, and billboard ads have become wallets. Jewelry is even being created from the tin cans and caps of your favorite beer, and the corks of your last bottle of merlot. It looks like even “happy hour” has gone green.
