Sundance Channel’s “The Green” Does Fashion
I stumbled across this post while perusing Twitter and thought it was an important topic for our community.
There are a lot of good links and videos to watch.
May 6, 2008
After previewing tonight’s episode of the Sundance Channel’s Big Ideas for a Small Planet, I couldn’t help but think that this week’s topic — fashion — tied in very closely with last week’s show on food. After all, we all eat, and we all dress. Our clothes, like our food, generally start off as crops in fields, and the process of transforming those crops into garments typically involves heavy chemical inputs and many miles traveled (especially in this era of globalization). The fashion industry has a heavy environmental footprint, but a number of designers and manufacturers are challenging those norms, and creating clothing that’s both fashionable and sustainable. Take a sneak peak at one of these companies featured in tonight’s episode: Del Forte Denim…
click here to read the full thought provoking post about the impact the fashion industry has on the environment and what companies are doing to change.
Stay tuned for Chicago based smashing designer Lara Miller she will be featured on the show Big Ideas for a Small Planet. The show will now be airing Tuesday June 10, 2008 at 9 pm Eastern.
…also making a difference, designers of Funk Divine are using such fabrics as hemp and organic cotton. Type in eco fashion or recycled to find the many designers in our community doing their part to change the impact of fashion on the environment.
Black Hemp and Organic Cotton Zip-up jacket
We are all in the fashion business, buying or selling, I would love to hear you. What are your thoughts on trying to lessen the damage to the environment. It can be small. It is one small act at a time that can add up to something big. Please share, you may give someone an idea they haven’t thought of already.
