This week has been Fashion Revolution Week.
In the week of the 24th April, the anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster, the organisation Fashion Revolution campaign to raise awareness of exploitation in the fashion industry and encourage consumers to question #whomadeyourclothes. Carry Somers and Orsola de Castro set up this initiative which has grown globally to include events, seminars and promotes the importance of the annual fashion transparency index. This report ranks the top 200 fashion brands and how much information they share about their suppliers, supply chain policies, practices and social and environmental impact.
The Rana Plaza building collapsed on the 24th April 2013, killing 1,138 people and injuring many others. Just days before, the building had been evacuated due to cracks in the walls but workers were allowed or told to return. The building housed a number of garment factories that manufactured a variety of high street labels, and due to the high demand for fast fashion garments, led to poor working conditions and the exploitation of workers who worked to keep up with this demand.
Over this week, I've been sharing some of my eco projects and advice on how you can be more sustainable with your own clothing.
In honour of @fash_rev week, it's time to question #whomadeyourclothes . The consumption and disposal of #clothing has risen to alarmingly high levels and it's important to think about how they can be reduced . I hate to throw #clothes away, so I try to #reducereuserecycle as much as I can by #sewing my own #coats and #upcycling pieces to #repurpose them . I'll be sharing some of my #eco #projects over the next few days to share #ideas about how we can #makeachange . #fashionrevolution #fashionrevolutionweek #ecofashion #sustainability #lovedclotheslast #memade #makeityourself #recycled
For @fash_rev week, think about how you can #makeachange by #making your own #clothes . Using #commercialpatterns are a great way of doing this if you don’t want to #custom #pattern cut from scratch . I’m running a #course at @mac_birmingham #teaching how to use and #sew a commercial #skirt pattern soon . Come along and I can help you start on your #memade wardrobe so you know for sure #whomadeyourclothes . #fashionrevolution #fashion #eco #sustainability #ecofashion #lovedclotheslast #makeityourself #sewing #sustainablefashion #fashionrevolutionweek
@fash_rev week: let's talk #zerowaste . I #experimented with different zero-waste ideas to achieve #customfit with #preloved #clothes whilst at #university . One combines 6 discarded pieces into 1 to #repurpose #garments thrown away and 2 and 3 is #menswear turned to #womenswear without removing any excess #fabric . Even small #remnants of fabric discarded in the #manufacturingprocess can cause damage to the #environment - consider how to reduce the impact when you're #making by #reusing #offcuts at #biasbinding or #decoration . Not only are you helping #planetearth but if you #makeityourself you'll know #whomadeyourclothes . #fashionrevolution #fashion #lovedclotheslast #memade #eco #sustainablefashion #ecofashion #sewing
@fash_rev week: continuing with the #eco themes, have you considered #upcycling ? I’m sure we’ve all been there...#purchased a piece of #clothing - not worn it and then either #donated it or shock horror!! thrown it away where it takes years to decompose in #landfill . Consider #repurposing the #garment as something else that you would actually wear . To quote the #wisewords of Orsola de Castro (swipe to see), ‘the most #sustainable garment is the one already in your #wardrobe ‘ - through upcycling, you can help to #reduce #consumption levels, help the #environment and give new life to a #preloved item . #fashionrevolutionweek #sustainablefashion #sewing #lovedclotheslast #whomadeyourclothes #fashionrevolution #ecofashion #reducereuserecycle #makeachange #memade #makeityourself #refashioners
@fash_rev week: is it possible to have #fun with #ecofashion ? Yes is the answer! I’ve #recycled used #patternpaper into #paper #clothing to give it another purpose before it’s recycled . Not the most conventional of #sustainable projects but a lovely #creative way to #reusereducerecycle . @anntonia.r - major throwback moment I know! . #sewing #sustainablefashion #eco #making #fashionrevolutionweek #fashionrevolution
