Sustainable Fashion Report

Running head : SUSTAINABLE FASHION

Sustainable Fashion : How Does it Work

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Sustainable Fashion : How Does it Work

Sustainable fashion or Eco-Fashion has been defined as clothes that take into account the environment , the health of consumers and the working conditions of people in the fashion industry (Sustainable Technology Education Project or STEP . The clothing is manufactured with the use of organic or recycled materials and environmental-friendly procedures (BBC .com . Sustainable fashion can also be referred as the Go Green fashion

Right now , Go

Green fashion is very hot in the market , not only in sense of aesthetics . Aside from this , Go Green fashion has an advantage over clothing that uses artificial or synthetic fibers such as nylon and polyester . Since Go Green fashion are not made from these , people are hundred percent sure that what they wear could not harm them . Synthetic fibers use chemicals and dyes that might cause cancer (BBC .com Furthermore , the preparation of synthetic fibers are said to be hazardous to farmers and workers

Aside from this , using the Go Green fashion will make people feel good Knowing that they have helped in the preservation and saving of the environment , they will be glad in purchasing Go Green fashion clothing

On the other hand , sustainable fashion is rather more expensive than clothing being produced by conventional method (Vogue Magazine , 2007 Because of this , critics of the said fashion trend argue that it is becoming an elitist , selling luxury goods by making people feel their action is morally uplifting

As of today , sustainable fashion seems here to stay . With the advent of the critical global warming , truly the use of sustainable fashion today is a helpful act in fighting the situation . It is an effective way on preserving the environment . Everyone in the fashion industry - from framers to designers - will be benefitted . Moreover , people will have the chance to save Mother Earth without sacrificing the aesthetics of what they wear

References

West , Larry . Why is Eco-Fashion So Hot . About .com . Retrieved on 11 September 2008

HYPERLINK "http /environment .about .com /od /earthtalkcolumns /a /ecofashion .htm http /environment .about .com /od /earthtalkcolumns /a /ecofashion .htm

Organic and Eco Fashion . BBC . Retrieved on 10 September 2008

HYPERLINK "http /www .bbc .co .uk /blast /art /articles /organic_and_eco_fashion .shtml http /www .bbc .co .uk /blast /art /articles /organic_and_eco_fashion .shtml "Earth to Fashion " Vogue (May 2007 .

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