The more durable a garment the greater the timespan before replacement is needed, less resources are used Strive to design clothing with classic lines - Fashion styles are transient fads which require constant redundancy, classic styling equals a long life Consider the use of recycled materials with a high Post Consumer Recycled (PCR) content - PET drink bottles recycled into polyester yarns, charity shop discards shredded to make new yarn, rubber tyres into shoe soles Consider the use of natural renewable materials - Fibres like Cotton, Wool and Silk are renewable unlike virgin synthetics which are a by-product of non renewable fossil fuel extraction Consider the use of unbleached materials - Bleaching requires the use of toxins which are harmful to marine and water based life Consider the use of chemical free natural materials - Cotton, for example, is often processed using toxic formaldehyde to reduce shrinkage and wrinkling Consider the use of undyed materials -
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to make new yarn, rubber tyres into shoe soles
a by-product of non renewable fossil fuel extraction
renewable unlike virgin synthetics
harmful to marine and water based life