Sustainable Fashion: The ONE Dress You Need on a Weekend Getaway
Green #LifeHack:
Sustainable fashion
The 𝗼𝗻𝗲 dress you need for a weekend getaway.
Over the past year I’ve been transitioning m my closet into a sustainable wardrobe, one of the easiest ways to do this is to invest in pieces with longevity and stuff you’ll wear over and over again.
The BBC is reporting that the fashion industry accounts for...
10% of global carbon emissions
20% of wastewater
Fashion sucks up more energy than both aviation and shipping combined.
70 million barrels of oil a year are used to make polyester fibers in our clothes.
So YES, the number of times you wear any ONE item of clothing can make a big difference in its overall carbon footprint.
This go-to LBD is from the Canadian brand Paper Label and costs $45 USD (it looks really similar to a Stella McCartney version of this dress which is over 4 times the price!) Most of my other items in this video are second hand purchases or vintage items, but I’ve listed & linked the ones I could find online: