There is no beauty in the finest cloth if it makes hunger and unhappiness. (Mahatma Gandhi) Do you know what is the most polluting industry? Well, that’s an easy one. Of course, it’s oil. Can you guess the second? I was really shocked to find out that it’s fashion. I’ve been searching for this information through the whole Web, hoping that this is just a journalist’s trick, but, unfortunately, it is not. So does it mean that I have a shelf, full with second most polluting stuff? Insane. And definitely not ecofriendly. When I think about it now, this news sounds logical. A lot of chemicals are used to color tissues to make them vivid color, so people would like to buy it. But some costumers like saving money so much, that they are ready to buy them, that were colored with cheap, but dangerous for skin chemicals. I really don’t want to add any of these disturbing photos, but search for them, if you feel like doing so. The cheapest is the dearest, as this case is like a demonstration of the proverb. You may say: "Where should I get money for clothes, if I have a mortgage/student loans/five kids, that need food!". Well, I am not saying, that you should buy the most expensive ones, right? It is possible to find things with really good quality in mass market or even thrift shops (actually, they are full of fashionable treasures). Just always check the compound of your new apparel and keep in your mind that if a fur coat costs ten euros, then there is probably something wrong with it. Furthermore, recycling clothes instead of just throwing it away, will help not only your wallet, but also the environment. I really remember how my grandma put our old t-shirts into stripes and made carpets out of them. To be honest, now barely no one does it, but I think, you got the point. Once again, search the Web. There are really outstanding ideas. The best thing is that you will never see a person with exactly the same clothes. Recycling is a base for eco fashion. Nowadays big mass markets have understood this and give a discount coupon for next buying, because you brought them your old stuff. Isn’t this wonderful? Let’s agree, eco fashion is not clothes from trash bags! I tell you, these are not ready-to-wear collections and they are not going to be in the shops, at least for some years now. They are made by designers only to attract public’s attention about this topic, which turned out to be very serious. So always check what you’re buying, recycle your old clothes and together we can make fashion safer. (Nicole Bridger – Vancouver Eco Fashion Week) References:Eco Watch Contributor, 2015, http://www.ecowatch.com, accessed 13.11.2016, http://www.ecowatch.com/fast-fashion-is-the-second-dirtiest-industry-in-the-world-next-to-big--1882083445.html
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