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Sustainable Alternatives to Fast Fashion Favourites

When it comes to finding alternatives options to our fast fashion favourites, we are often intimidated by the price tag on ethical and sustainable clothing items. However, despite fast fashion brands being more inexpensive, it is important to recognize that these brands were not designed to be consumed as quickly as fast fashion. Rather, these […]

Top Second-Hand Clothing Apps

There are two main aspects to sustainable fashion, the production of the clothing, and how they are disposed of. The former is rather difficult for us to control in our daily lives, but there are methods we can employ that allow us to sustainably dispose of clothing. The most prominent way is give away your […]

Ways to Shop Sustainably

There are a variety of different ways that you can shop sustainably. Making some changes to your shopping habits are an easy way to reduce our carbon footprint and protect the planet’s natural resources.  Here are some ways to sustainably shop for your clothes and build a sustainable wardrobe.  Buy from sustainable brands. Choose ethical […]

Why Care About Sustainable Fashion?

With humans now consuming 400% more clothing than we were 20 years ago, we are buying more clothes than ever, yet wearing them a lot less. A lot of this can be explained by the growth of fast fashion in the past two decades. However, the over-consumption of cheaply-made clothing has led to a massive […]

Mini Assignment #2

Hey guys, this is your friendly neighbourhood Spiderman coming to you from Dressing Sustainably! I’m writing this guest post to inform you all about the advantages of creating your own clothing. During my days fighting crime in New York City, way before I was recruited for the Avengers, I would design and sew my own […]

Sustainable Fashion (And Other Fashion Terms)

So, sustainable fashion, what is it? Well, the term ‘sustainability’ ultimately refers to limiting environmental impacts to sustain the world in which we live in. Generally it involved three factors—environmental, social, and economical. Sustainable fashion is a movement where all the categories of sustainability are applied to the fashion industry. Below are other conscious fashion […]