List of the most popular hashtags for theme #TRUECOST

70 lbs is the average amount of clothing and textile each person in the U.S. throws away annually. It takes 700 gallons of water to produce just cotton shirt. That's enough water for 1 person to drink for 900 days We really need to think about our production and consumption of clothing. Where does it end up after we are done with it? Sometimes here at your local goodwill store if you are lucky.. but honestly.. There's just so much.. Too much that these clothes travel all around the world, back to the places who made them in the first place, polluting their homes.. Our home Clothes last a very long time, we need to change the way we consume. __ Upcycling is my way to help close the loop in fashion. To Recreate The Created, we respect all the resources and hands that go into making your clothes. I love seeing history in clothes. We need to continue to find solutions to what to do with all the material we already have.. and halt production of new material until we do. "We can't just consume our way to a more sustainable world..." __ S/o to @janxcast for choosing ELLERALI in her upcoming photo project called the passionXpeople series, showcasing/documenting artist’s passions and crafts with purpose. Give her a follow and watch her project unfold ✨

Hi Mom, I’m you in the 70s, thanks to the coolest #ukayukay near the palengke. One of my favorite places on the island. #truecost #savetheearthoneukayatatime #islandlife #sustainablefashion #fashionrevolutionph #ukayfinds

Wake up humans! We're extinct too #ECOXYZ #zerowasteliving

Woodblock printing is a technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China. . As a method of printing on cloth, the earliest surviving examples from China date to before 220 AD. These are an example of block-printing stencils we have at our affiliated factory in Jaipur, India. . Most printing blocks are made of teak wood and are hand-carved. . Usually, they are soaked in oil for a couple of weeks to soften the timber. . Check that video⬅️than swipe left to see the final product. . Repost @chidiyaaonline . . . #whomademyclothes#transparency #ethical #sustainabIlity#fairtrade #eco #organic #upcycle#responsible #handmade #environmental #zerowaste #fairtrademovement#ecofriendly #slowfashion#fashionrevolution #truecost #socialjustice#humanrights #supportethicalbrands #blockprinting #screenprinting #artisans #ecodyes

It’s #fashionrevolutionweek y’all! TBH I didn’t know that it was a thing until very recently. However, a few years ago I watched The True Cost on Netflix and it really opened my eyes to the garment and clothing industry. If you haven’t seen this documentary yet I highly recommend it!! For those who know me know I like to shop and enjoy fashion as a form of expressing myself. I’m also pretty frugal and have always enjoyed thrift shopping but for the fun in finding odd and high end pieces at a cheap price. But now I have more of a real purpose in my love of thrift shopping. I am able to do my small but impactful part in caring for our planet and the lives impacted by the garment industry. As Mahatma Gandhi said “there is no beauty in the finest cloth of it makes hunger and unhappiness.” Therefore, I have decided to only shop second hand clothing for several months. Anyone wanna join me in this challenge? ‍♀️ Pc: @stacykeck took of me at a super cute vintage shop in Ojai!

Have you heard of the #30wears concept? It challenges us to think whether we wold wear something at least 30 times before buying it. Not sure if it is just us, but the pieces in the back of our closet collecting dust are there because they never really fit or were not really our style in the first place.  And when you think of the big picture - buying something and never wearing it (or barely wearing it) is just a waste of time and resources for everyone.  We believe in buying better - that means picking pieces that look good on you now and in 10 years from now - even if that means not buying one of our own pieces.  Check out the director ad producer, sustainability pioneer, and always fabulous mom @liviafirth for more on this. What are your tips for better shopping? #sustainabilityredefined #foodforthought #ourpointofview

As the last day of #fashionrevolutionweek I want to wear my (second-hand) pullover inside out one last time to ask the question #whomademyclothes to support worker welfare. I’m asking @zara today, where can I find more information about your production chain? • I was so happy to see so many people participate in this action Even @stellamccartney wore her jacket inside out • It’s not only this week, but it should be every day that we ask ourself that question ‘The Global Slavery Index round 40.3 million people in modern slavery in 2016, of which 71% are female’, let’s make an end to this together ‍♀️

Dear Fashion Industry, We are no longer interested in your smoke and mirrors, or your excuses about why it is just too hard to do the right thing. Overconsumption, unsustainable production, harmful and exploitative work environments - are you joking? Either Go ethical, or Go home. Transparency is the future. Silence on any of the above is compliance in its continuation. You can either jump on this wave, or get rolled by it. Kind regards, Grace A Forrest #FashionRevolution Suit by @gingerandsmart • Tee by @vinnieswa

I feel like everyone and their mum has read this "quote" somewhere. Most people know it from the legendary ethical fashion documentary @truecostmovie . I was invited to a @fashionroundtable event featuring @orsoladecastro about a year ago when I heard that quote again. Orsola herself immediately made it clear that this fact is just a rumor that spread like wildfire. Then I came across an article by ecocult aka @aldenwicker who analysed the quote herself. Since then I always tried to refer people to her article when I noticed them using this quote. . Why? Because this quote is, next to Fashion Revolution’s “who made my clothes”, the foundation of the ethical fashion movement. Hell, I’ve even seen this quote in Influencer briefing documents for a collaboration with a pretty big fashion company. This statement has been even used at the Copenhagen Fashion Summit. How unscientific and bad for this movement would it be if it was build on misinformed “facts”. . So why is the fashion industry NOT the second highest polluter? There’s a great article in @nytimes by Vanessa Friedman from December 2018 (thanks Alden Wicker for showing me) that explains it well. According to Friedman, this statement probably came from Linda Greer, a former senior scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council. She said: “About a decade ago, I was looking at industries that polluted in China, and fashion came up in regards to water. But it really depends what you are looking at.” Since then, even the Copenhagen Fashion Summit has been trying to step away from this untrue statement. According to Wicker‘s article and Orsola de Castro, the fashion industry is in the top 10 when it comes to carbon emission, although it is hard to say because of the industry‘s complexity and the complexity of the vague term “polluting”. The fashion industry is still VERY BAD for the environment. It is very w asteful, synthetic materials and toxic chemicals pollute our waters, it produces carbon emissions (more than 8% of global GHG emissions) and more. But let’s keep it scientific and stop spreading “old news”. Because, as an Environmental Science student, this just makes me cringe.