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Photo dump from the last week 🪴

Photo dump from the last week 🪴

Sustainable Laundry — As well as thinking about

Sustainable Laundry —

As well as thinking about how we shop, it’s also important to look at how we are looking after our clothes. Making sure we prolong it’s lifespan as much as possible, and also minimising the impact of our laundry. Laundry is responsible for around one quarter of the carbon footprint of clothing. But here are a few ways we can change up our habits to reduce this impact:

• Make The Most Of Air Drying - as the warmer months approach, now is a great time to make the most of air drying our clothes (if we can). Machine dryers use up the most energy out of any household appliance, it also causes a lot more wear and tear on clothing than air drying. So by air drying you can save your clothes, energy and a bit of money.

• Wash At A Cooler Temperature - washing our clothes at 30°c uses 38% less energy than washing them at 40°c. And exposing garments to warmer temperatures can put stress on clothing and fades the colour, which shortens their lifespan, so it’s a win win.

• Be Selective About What You Wash - items can be worn a few times until they need to be washed, and certain items such as jeans will last longer if they aren’t put in the washing machine as often (try getting marks out with a wet cloth before putting them in the machine). Also, make sure you’re only doing a wash when you have an adequate sized load.

• Use More Sustainable Cleaning Products - this can be quite expensive, but if it is within your means there are some great sustainable laundry products out there. I would recommend checking out @smolproducts or @ecoegg_uk and using a @guppyfriend to reduce the amount of micro plastics running off into our waters.

Sources: Guardian & WRAP

Fashion week may be over for this year but the wor

Fashion week may be over for this year but the work isn’t.

I meant to post this a few days ago but hey ho. Here’s a little bit of info with just a few ways we can demand justice for garment workers, because fashion should not come at the cost of someone’s life. And even 8 years after the Rana Plaza factory collapse we are seeing too many factories collapse or go up in flames, and not enough garment workers protected. And as @elizabethlcline says so well, we need less conscious consumers and more consumer activists, so if you have a spare moment please go and ask brands #WhoMadeMyClothes and are you paying them?

🌎 Fashion’s impact on the Earth 🌎 As toda

🌎 Fashion’s impact on the Earth 🌎

As today is Earth Day and the 4th day of Fashion Revolution Week, I thought I’d share a few facts about fashion’s impact on the climate crisis.

• Fashion accounts for around 10% of global carbon emissions (BBC & UN) and has a larger carbon footprint than the aviation and shipping industries combined.

• 20% of industrial water pollution comes from textiles treatment and dying.

• 20,000 litres of water are needed just to produce 1kg of cotton. This puts strain on the water supplies in countries such as India and China, where water scarcity is already an issue.

• The textile sector still represents 10 to 20 percent of pesticide use. (The State of Fashion, McKinsey)

• Nearly 70 million barrels of oil are used each year to make the world’s polyester fiber, which is now the most commonly used fiber in our clothing. But it takes more than 200 years to decompose. (Forbes)

• Fashion accounts for 20 to 35 percent of microplastic flows into the ocean. (The State of Fashion, McKinsey)

Fashion should not cost the Earth.

We need less greenwashing from fashion brands and more action to create sustainable practices and produce less clothes. As consumers there are a few ways we can help, such as using your voice and asking brands #WhatsInMyClothes and also shopping less, being as conscious as possible about the materials of our clothing and making our clothes last longer - washing them responsibly and being conscious of what happens to them once we no longer wear them.

{Dress is from @depop}

A little photo dump from yesterday, had my hair cu

A little photo dump from yesterday, had my hair cut at possibly the most aesthetically pleasing salon I’ve seen (Scandinavian and Japanese fusion is a bit of me) @blusheshair who did an amazing job (this was kindly gifted to me but I would highly recommend using their services)

And then thrifting, bookshops and coffee with the lovely @maidinoxford 🤍

Today marks the anniversary of the Rana Plaza inci $Today marks the anniversary of the Rana Plaza incident, the fourth biggest industrial disaster in history. Which also makes today the first day of fashion revolution week. On 24th April 2013, the Rana Plaza factory collapsed killing over 1000 people, and injuring many more. Thus, Fashion Revolution began and hosts a week of action on this tragic incidents anniversary to call for more transparency from big brands and ask the question #WhoMadeMyClothes This year’s theme is rights, relationships and revolutions. Supply chain workers are still underpaid, overworked and unprotected by big fashion brands, especially since the pandemic hit, and sadly we are still seeing too many accounts of gender based violence, union busting, factory fires and much more. I’ve got a few more posts around this coming up, so will explain more then. But for now you can head over to @fash_rev to learn more. They also have a list of ways you can get involved such as: • Ask your favourite brands #WhoMadeMyClothes and #WhoMadeMyFabric (print outs and resources are on the Fashion Revolution website) • Email brands asking for more transparency within their supply chain • Share & amplify the voices and grassroots doing the work • Educate yourself - @fash_rev have some great events lined up which I’d recommend you join if you’re available! I also recommend following @ajabarber @aditimayer @zainab.slow.fashion and @ssustainably_ { oootd - coat and boots are old fast fashion, trousers are @depop }$

@hm the mighty greenwashers are back at it again.

Woke up to snow so I’m looking through old pictu

Woke up to snow so I’m looking through old pictures of the summer to brighten my mood 🌞

Very excited for the day I can go to another cloth

Very excited for the day I can go to another clothes swap. It’s a great way to be more sustainable without spending a penny🤍

#oootd ~ coat is from @maidinoxford clothes swap last year, jumper is @depop

From a quiet morning back in the autumn 🍂 Missi

From a quiet morning back in the autumn 🍂 Missing walks around the city and sheltering in coffee shops a lot at the moment

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