My love for fashion and brands, unfortunately, does not take away the impact that fast fashion has on the ecology. Fast fashion uses large scale production and uses synthetic fibres that are responsible for the release of untreated effluents. The current pandemic has made me more socially aware of the environmental cost of our love for fashion.
The environmental damage is not only attributable to unethical production but is an outcome of our unending greed for more at the price of less. Our love for constantly changing trends breeds new demands for unsustainable fashion. Assessments show that the fashion industry is responsible for a tenth of pollutants in the world today.
Organisations like PETA have unendingly promoted the cause of ethical fashion—discouraging the use of natural leather, and the greed that endangers our wildlife in the name of fashion.
The current pandemic and the ensuing lockdowns across the world are a wake-up call for us to reuse, recycle and restyle our garments rather than binge on the new and the trendy.
In my endeavour to be more socially responsible in my fashion choices, I create different styles out of the same silhouette.
Children clothing should be upcycled, as children tend to outgrow their clothes in a short time. If your daughter has outgrown her dress, it can substitute as a top. You could mix and match Indo-western outfits like a sharara set to alternate as palazzo pants with different tops. Dyeing an old pair of jeans or a dress could modify it into a new outfit. Altering old outfits into new styles can also be considered, a dupatta could be stitched into a kaftan or a beach cover-up.
While fashion and clothes are important to showcase our personality and build a positive vibe, being environmentally sensitive in our fashion choices is pertinent to the well-being of mankind.
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Author Bio
Alisha is a Fashion and Travel Enthusiast and Expert. She is also a mom and was a fashion entrepreneur prior to that. She is a Creative styling assistant and a Fashion & styling influencer on Instagram.
