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1 Granary<\/a>, a print and online publication out of Central Saint Martins University of the Arts in London has launched a series of articles on ethically-made fashion. But their first interview subject balked at the title they had in mind for the section: “Sustainable Fashion.”<\/p>\n

According to Orsola de Castro, a leader in sustainable fashion, labelling garments as such does not benefit designers who create their pieces by hand, carefully source their fabrics, and utilize every last piece to avoid waste. These are all sustainable practices, and she argues that they should not require a special label because it is simply fashion. The fashion industry should focus on identifying those who produce an excessive amount of clothing without consideration for the impact it has on the environment, and those who do not practice sustainable methods should be given a special label.<\/p>\n

The reality is that the industry completely lost touch with its main values ever since it\u2019s only been about rapid growth, mass production, fast fashion, and disposable luxury. It so detached from its origin that it then had to go and create a shit name so that people could be stigmatised. The reality is that sustainable fashion really is fashion. It\u2019s everything else that isn\u2019t sustainable that should be called as such. Choose whichever name you like the least, such as \u2018unethical fashion\u2019 or \u2018unsustainable fashion\u2019 to describe the way that the industry operates.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We have such a label in “fast fashion,” (though maybe that's too benign-sounding) and thanks to publicity like this reality show out of Denmark and a new generation of twenty-somethings who want to avoid supporting sweatshops. But de Castro is also right that “sustainable fashion” has become synonymous with boring design that's too expensive. And the moniker has created a polarized issue\u2014either you choose to consider how your clothing was made or you say screw it, there's nothing I can do to change an entire industry.<\/p>\n

It's an excellent point from de Castro that designing and making clothing thoughtfully is<\/em> fashion, and it's the giant fast fashion clothing manufacturers that are outside of fashion. And as bloggers, perhaps we should consider what we're celebrating: fashion, or something else?<\/p>\n

Also, 1 Granary was left wondering what they should call their special series on responsibly-produced fashion. De Castro's suggestion: “Anything but sustainable fashion.” So that's exactly what they're calling it. You can follow along here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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