How do businesses signal that they actually are following through with the values in their mission statement? This article was very informative (I get now that fast fashion brands don’t sell there clothes for cheaper cause they use shitty material, but they also have shitty business practices, and I definitely value getting rid of sweatshops before polyester) , but I still have a hard time believing business that sell polyester because of all of the greenwashing/fake ethics that businesses spew in the name of looking progressive. Also, how can you tell the difference in polyesters as a shopper? That might be why I can’t tell the difference.
Hear ya! I cringe at any fashion brand calling themselves ‘sustainable’- simply because the industry is built on consumption which is inherently unsustainable! But I do think a lot of small brands (like mine) are committed to not taking short cuts like a lot of bigger brands do, plus not over producing, falling into trend and seasonal cycles etc. So at most, ‘slow brands’ can call themselves ‘responsible’ (within reason ofc). But I still get your point from a consumer pov- how do you ever really know what’s going on behind close doors? :/ When it comes to polyester, you can definitely feel the difference in ‘touch’ between cheap stuff vs higher quality- it mimics the feel of satin almost vs feeling ‘rough’ like e.g boohoo items.
okay ! thank you for the response :D I honestly don’t buy a lot of clothes, but even if I don’t get anything when I’m out shopping I will look for the difference.
Yeah I don’t need to spend a lot of money to sweat more and absorb more microplastics lol
How do businesses signal that they actually are following through with the values in their mission statement? This article was very informative (I get now that fast fashion brands don’t sell there clothes for cheaper cause they use shitty material, but they also have shitty business practices, and I definitely value getting rid of sweatshops before polyester) , but I still have a hard time believing business that sell polyester because of all of the greenwashing/fake ethics that businesses spew in the name of looking progressive. Also, how can you tell the difference in polyesters as a shopper? That might be why I can’t tell the difference.
Hear ya! I cringe at any fashion brand calling themselves ‘sustainable’- simply because the industry is built on consumption which is inherently unsustainable! But I do think a lot of small brands (like mine) are committed to not taking short cuts like a lot of bigger brands do, plus not over producing, falling into trend and seasonal cycles etc. So at most, ‘slow brands’ can call themselves ‘responsible’ (within reason ofc). But I still get your point from a consumer pov- how do you ever really know what’s going on behind close doors? :/ When it comes to polyester, you can definitely feel the difference in ‘touch’ between cheap stuff vs higher quality- it mimics the feel of satin almost vs feeling ‘rough’ like e.g boohoo items.
okay ! thank you for the response :D I honestly don’t buy a lot of clothes, but even if I don’t get anything when I’m out shopping I will look for the difference.