Whether you’re looking to accessorize or need a whole new outfit, you can opt for stylish eco-friendly products you can feel good about wearing.
Being socially and environmentally conscious doesn’t mean giving up designer clothing. Eco-friendly fashion companies are changing the way clothing is made to be more environmentally conscious so that you can look great and feel great about your carbon footprint at the same time.
Animal friendly fashions
One way to choose environmentally friendly fashion is to invest in vegan clothes. Vegan clothing companies offer stylish clothes and accessories that contain no animal products and offer the latest designs made solely from renewable plant products.
Biodegradable clothing
Biodegradable fabrics can be composted safely. When your favorite shirt is too threadbare to wear, you can dispose of your shirt naturally without harming the environment if it is made from materials such as bamboo, silk, or cotton. This reduces landfill waste, which means old clothes aren’t producing methane gas that harms the planet.
Chemical-free fabrics
Buying clothes made from plant products isn’t enough to ensure they’re environmentally friendly. Many plant products used to make clothing are treated with chemicals. Choosing clothes made from pesticide-free plant, such as soy cashmere and industrial hemp, helps reduce the use of harmful toxins in the environment.
Natural dyes
Synthetic dyes consume excessive amounts of water during the dying process, and the runoff dumps dyes into the water system. This can reduce the amount of light absorbed, affecting algae. Once one part of the food chain is affected, the entire ecosystem of rivers and affected water sources can be damaged. Using natural plant dyes helps reduce harmful runoff.
Reduce, reuse and recycle
Even chemical-free plant-based clothing products leave a carbon footprint. It takes energy to grow, harvest, and process materials. Plants also consume water and require land, which can be damaged from overuse and erosion. Caring for your clothes and re-wearing them is one of the best ways to help protect the environment.
Overusing resources harms the environment. Reducing dangerous substances put into land and water sources and producing materials for fabrics in a more environmentally friendly way is possible. By supporting eco-friendly fashions, you can encourage more clothing companies to take steps to reduce their carbon footprint.
