Comments on: The Environmental Impact Of The Fashion Industry. http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/11/22/the-environmental-impact-of-the-fashion-industry/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Going Green. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: david http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/11/22/the-environmental-impact-of-the-fashion-industry/#comment-22381 david Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:52:10 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2621#comment-22381 Me too! That's why I love Patagonia for new clothes :) Me too! That’s why I love Patagonia for new clothes :)

]]> By: mckra1g http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/11/22/the-environmental-impact-of-the-fashion-industry/#comment-22379 mckra1g Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:47:36 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2621#comment-22379 I have been a loyal vintage shopper ever since I was in high school. Fashion, at its core, is about individualism and using clothing/accessories as your palette for expression. Lacking the patience and skills to alter my pieces myself, I employ a tailor who customizes garments I find at thrift stores. The result is a look that is uniquely me, and in the process, keeps many clothes from going into the landfill. As an addendum, I *would* pay more for a greener shirt. Only by creating a market for such garments can their innovations become mainstream. I'll subsidize sustainable design. I have been a loyal vintage shopper ever since I was in high school. Fashion, at its core, is about individualism and using clothing/accessories as your palette for expression. Lacking the patience and skills to alter my pieces myself, I employ a tailor who customizes garments I find at thrift stores. The result is a look that is uniquely me, and in the process, keeps many clothes from going into the landfill.

As an addendum, I *would* pay more for a greener shirt. Only by creating a market for such garments can their innovations become mainstream. I’ll subsidize sustainable design.

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