r/SustainableFashion

Hi:) my partner and I are ring shopping and we are on a tight budget. It's hard to find ethical businesses to support that are also affordable for us (under $500)

I found some designs I like on Etsy (I want a specific gemstone) but it's hard for me to tell who is a drop shipper and who is a real jewelry designer, and on top of that, if they actually ethically source their materials.

How can I tell? Does anyone recommend any Etsy stores or other jewelers? I attached some pictures of what I'm interested in if anyone knows of any information at all on these stores or similar lol it would be so helpful

Most people know cashmere as a finished sweater, scarf or beanie. But this is where the story actually begins.
High in the Himalayan region, goats develop a remarkably soft undercoat to protect themselves through the harsh cold. What you see here is that fibre in its raw form—long before it looks anything like the cashmere we recognise.
It is carefully sorted, cleaned and spun into fine yarn before eventually becoming a finished piece.
For The Loom & Peak, this journey matters. We want people to see the origin behind what they wear—not just the finished product.
From the peaks, through the loom, to you.
www.theloompeak.com

Hope everybody has been doing well. Sorry for not posting in a while. As I mentioned in my last post, I had a newborn and as you can imagine, I’ve had a lot less free time. I still do care about this community and want to see it grow more. I’ll keep posting whenever I can, but as I mentioned before, I would love for others to step up and post.

That being said, I wanted to have a conversation about something that’s been on my mind lately. The topic is fundamentally about consumerism. Where do you draw the line between clothing being an enthusiastic hobby rich in education and personal growth versus it becoming an excuse for your rampant overconsumption?

I saw an interview with a vintage collector recently and he mentioned something along the lines of “the hunt is more enjoyable than the find”. He was referencing this in light of vintage hunting obviously but he came off less as a materialist and more as a collector, curator and historian. I love fashion and clothing. I have been into it in one shape or another for approximately the last 20 years. Often, I find myself looking for my next clothing related purchase during my free time. At times, it has gotten a bit absurd as right after purchasing an item, I am looking for the next purchase in the same category.

I caught myself doing this recently with leather jackets. When I get into a garment sub-genre, I generally go quite deep into it. Last year I purchased a vintage flight jacket and this year I purchased a Mr. Freedom campus jacket. The difference in price was about 20x. The MF is a perfect, beautifully designed piece and easily can be the only leather jacket I ever own. But right after pulling the trigger, I found myself immediately going into vintage leather jacket forums/YouTube and researching the best makers in the world. The rabbit hole is deep and I soon learned of world class brands such as Himel Brothers, Thedi, Rainbow Country, and Aero leather. These are all the step above Mr. Freedom and I have already created a wish list of potential future jacket purchases from these companies.

This process started not two minutes after making my MF purchase. The thing is, I genuinely am interested in the construction, history and manufacturing process of these higher end companies. Yes I’m materialistic, but it’s not purely to own as much as possible. I’m generally quite thoughtful in my buying but I love learning about my potential purchases. All this may just be my elaborate justification though for materialism, but I wonder if there’s anything deeper and more noble? At what point does the learning process get divorced from over consumption? Is it always mutually exclusive necessarily? No man needs a leather jacket, they’re one of the most impractical garments imaginable unless you are a biker. Certainly no man needs to own two. I own these things because I like them and justify them in my own circuitous ways. But I think researching a $3000 jacket minutes after purchasing a $1000 jacket is a bit much.

I wish I can get to a place where I can just learn about items but not lust to purchase them. It makes me not appreciate what I have if I’m always thinking about the next item. And I do read fashion books, but find the same issue. I get into something and then want to buy it. But I’m genuinely interested in this stuff and if I stop learning, I’m sure naturally I will stop lusting. But if I stop learning, then I generally give up this hobby and I’m not sure that’s something I want to do. I fear becoming washed when I’m older if I don’t keep growing and pushing my style. But at some point, you are supposed to find your “personal style” and I suppose that’s when you stop caring so much. But this is a deep conversation for another day.

Anyways, I’m done rambling and hope this can start a productive conversation. I’m very curious to hear your thoughts.

I accidentally matched these colors, and fell in love. The olive and burgundy complement each other, which is unexpected at first. The main material is 380gsm 100% virgin wool from Italian mill. It is lined with 100% mulberry silk.

If you'd like to see more of work like this, this is the ig: @bradic.eu

I do not shop a lot and when I do o want the clothes to last so they don’t end up in land fills now I ordered this shorts size 28 but then thought it was too small if I gained even half a KG now I have ordered 30 and it’s looks like this. Should it’s a little stretchable and has a little space in the waist like 2 fingers. Should go ahead and order 32? Even though I’m size 30 and this fits like a GLOVEEEE. Will it shrink after some wash ?

Hi everyone!

I have quite a few skirts that need repairs. Most are from the Cotton Flower brand (they unfortunately went out of business). The elastic waist bands all need redone and seem to be very complex. Those skirts are all 100% cotton aside from the little bands.

Some cotton skirts have a small hole in them, not in a seam. I have no idea how to fix that.

The other skirts are not cotton and just need a slight hem or the bottom panel needs taken off for height.

I also wanted to put in a liner for two of the skirts.

I tried to do it myself, but I'm not experienced enough and I LOVE these skirts and don't want to mess them up.

I want to help support someone with a small business and hire them to do the work.

What should I expect to pay? I don't mind what it is, I just don't want to be taken advantage of. I'm kind of easy to take advantage of, especially if I don't know anything.

I'm also open to any ideas about how to keep the look of the Cotton Flower skirts and the waist, but maybe make it more sustainable so I don't have to do a big repair too often. I wear the HELL out of these. I'm the bitch that hitches my skirts up in the waist band and gets in the dirt to plant a tree lol I do need the waists to hold a bit stronger.

Thank you sooooo much in advance for any help! I'm excited to be able to wear these again and to support someone with a big project like this!

*don't mind the obscene amount of cat hair lol I have included a picture of the guilty party in exchange for assistance

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Spent my money to hopefully save yours! Would love recommendations as well! Forgive any spelling errors in advance

Work jeans that I wear to for yard work in the autumn and for trips to Home Depot.