Sustainability Guide

Thumbnail for article '5 Easy Ways To Dress More Sustainably To Lower Your Impact'. A chair with folded clothes on it and the text: 5 ways to dress more sustainably

5 Easy Ways To Dress More Sustainably To Lower Your Impact 

The fashion industry is one of the biggest contributors to climate change, so it’s really important we try to improve this while we still can. We have a lot of influence on this as consumers (maybe even more than brands, although this is very debatable). We can make a big difference if we’re mindful of every purchase we make and treat clothes just better in general. In this post, I’m giving 5 tips on how you can change your shopping behaviour to lower the impact you have on the environment. Don’t worry, some of these might be easier and cheaper than you think! You don’t have to feel discouraged if you can’t immediately implement all these 5 points. Switching to a sustainable wardrobe is a process that can take a while and is different for everyone. Even if you decide to do 1 or 2 of them, you can already be very proud of yourself!…

Thumbnail for article 'How Sustainable Is The Big Red Boot From MSCHF?' The Big Red Boot with text: MSCHF's BRB - sustainable or a harmful trend

How Sustainable Is The Big Red Boot From MSCHF? 

In just a matter of weeks, these big red boots have captivated the internet with very mixed opinions and reactions. You either love them or hate them. The cartoon inspired shoes look pretty much identical to the boots Astro Boy wears together with his black underwear, although there are more animated characters you can associate them with. The company who created them mentioned Boots from Dora The Explorer on their website, who also wears bright red boots. But what are the boots made of and what are the downsides of a product suddenly going viral only for it to disappear again months later?…

Thumbnail for article about production process of a garment. Drawings are depicting all the steps. Text at the top: "All the steps from plant to garment"

How Clothes Are Made: The Entire Production Process 

In a world where clothes are produced in bulk, at high speed and sold for very low prices, it’s hard to imagine all the work behind the products. This disposable fashion culture that we’ve created, has made us devalue clothes and forget how much it takes to produce clothes. It is often underestimated how many resources, machines, people, factories and more are involved. The entire production process from the plant (or the lab) to the end product, probably consists of a lot more steps than you might initially think. This post will show an overview of the main production steps that a clothing item goes through before you end up buying it in the store…

Piles of clothes on the floor and SHEIN's logo. Thumbnail for '6 Reasons You Should Never Shop At Shein'

6 Reasons You Should Never Shop At Shein

With the extremely low prices and bad quality clothes, Shein is one of the most harmful brands I’ve ever come across. The fashion industry is the second largest polluter in the world, and Shein is currently the biggest fast fashion retailer. They control 28% of the fast fashion market in the US alone. So you can imagine how big Shein’s contribution is to the pollution in the fashion industry. In this post, I’m listing 6 reasons we should all avoid shopping from this brand and I’m hoping it will inspire you to learn more about sustainable fashion and how to make more conscious shopping decisions…

Thumbnail for article 'REDUCE & REUSE: Swap Your Dress'. Model wearing a white floral dress with a blue sky and clouds in the background

REDUCE & REUSE: Swap Your Dress

Bored out of your wardrobe? Can’t see your summer dress any more? Swap dresses with your friend! I was over my bright yellow 100% cotton dress and just swapped it with my friend N during our holiday in Livorno, Italy for a pink knitted dress. By doing this, we are both extending the life-span of our dresses…

Zoomed in picture of a brown crocodile PU leather bag

Why “Vegan Leather” is often Greenwashing

Veganism started off as a diet in which any products of animal origin are excluded. Nowadays, the term is much bigger, and it has rather become a lifestyle that involves not using and consuming anything of animal origin. This means, not only a diet but also the clothing you wear. No more leather, wool, silk, fur and down. You can have different reasons and motivations to go vegan. The three main reasons are: animal cruelty, health and environment. If you’re vegan for the animals or the environment, you probably get very excited when finding brands who sell “vegan leather” items…