Sustainability is a word I hear a lot when looking at clothing brands, it seems like every large fashion label wants to be "sustainable". Looking past repurposed clothing / diy fashion, idk how possible it is for a small brand to be truly sustainable / ethical. Sourcing the right fabric & finding an ethical manufacturer sounds great & should be the path a brand takes, but too my understanding it's not possible without serious investment. Coming up, I feel like you are pressured to finesse & cut costs in order to bring your vision / potential to life, & when the money finally comes in you can localize your outsourcing or use better fabric. Better fabric in terms of being "ethically made", you can get what is perceivable as "quality" fabric for cheap.

I'm definitely pretty ignorant on this subject & hope somebody responds w/ a different experience, but I feel like true "Sustainability" in manufacturing is only accessible to wealthy brands / designers.

one of my favourite IG profiles, always a standout when i'm scrolling through my feed

dam. their 100% hoodie looks great but the colours suck too bright for me besides the black

Looking for some shorts for the summer and preferably from a sustainable/ethical brand. Anyone have any good suggestions?

patagonia.com.au/pages/let-my-people-go-surfing Great read. It may seem like a giant marketing essay but I think Patagonia has a proven track record, enough so that I appreciate the values Yvon has spread throughout such a large company. It's just interesting to see the decisions he's had to go through too

It's available on libgen if you guys dont wanna pay

What's your IG

@​ but i dont rly post anything fashion related

Word, well I just hit you with a follow
@capladpoet

Got you

Damn, still a lot more to do but this is huge

15% off site wide right now but a lot sold out

Chipotle on the future dust sustainability wave organic cotton dyed w avocado pits they use at the restaurants.

I only wear chipotle brand now tbh

prnewswire.com/news-releases/chipotle-introduces-responsibly-sourced-line-of-goods-including-upcycled-avocado-dyed-apparel-301104528.html

these would go great w those stussy x dior chipotle print items

Story mfg s***s be looking cute then I saw the price tag god damn I’m too broke

industryofallnations.com

Good set of basics, obviously not something you'd get unless you needed it though based on the price

kinda want the sunday service look in sweatsuit form lol, unbleached and natural/neutral dyed pieces (preferably with traditional practices as well)

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Came across these too

thepangaia.com/collections/men-track-pants
losangelesapparel.net/collections/men-pants

LA apparel has some really nice colours actually
Pangaia needs to do away with that awful text

these colours are specifically so hard
losangelesapparel.net/collections/pigment-dye-collection/products/copy-of-hf09gd-unisex-garment-dye-14oz-heavy-fleece-hooded-pullover-sweatshirt?variant=31528464121918

Gonna grab the hoodie in 'patchouli'

Edit: wait is this the revamped american apparel with the weirdo ceo

It's funny how my go to brands say that they're ethical but are owned by none other than H&M.

Yeah

instagram.com/p/CKEjmGkpgTs/?igshid=18oi5xwktw1u4

fully “edible” sneaker

kotn.com

Really like KOTN for sustainable practices. They use Egyptian cotton and contribute back to the region directly by building and funding schools. Read about it in the about section.

Check out Marine Serre youtube youtube.com/channel/UCy2NRkQOETUmw8QKFw1zfhQ/videos look at what they do with old clothes/fabrics

anyone have suggestions on where to get patagonia like baggies for a cheaper price? doesn't need to be patagonia specifically, but if it's from a sustainable or ethical company, I'm down