So now people are measuring the carbon footprint of your closet, both because of increased trend changes (some stylists claim that styles can actually change week to week and day to day in today’s modern communications world) resulting in waste, and because of amount of energy consumed for production, washing and drying of clothes.
Here’s the skinny from the NY Times:
Not that I can often afford it, but Patagonia is a supplier of organic cotton clothes and fabrics made from recycled goods (old plastics bottles, etc) in some of their clothes. I find their stuff really comfy and simple, but well designed. They also have probably one of the best satisfaction and replacement guarantee in the commercial clothes market. Of course, this doesn’t eliminate the impact of producing, cleaning, and drying, but if you can still find a way to justify the price here’s their site:
welcome back n8, back with a fury!
is this going to send more trendy people to thrift stores?
cool post n8. i ran across an article in Outside Magazine about a new Portland-based startup called Nau (http://www.nau.com). their goal is to create functional outdoor clothing from sustainable fabrics, and use sustainable energies to produce them. although it doesnt balance out the diesel burned to deliver it to your house / the store, its a good start!