r/SustainableFashion

Hello hello! I am a preschool teacher, and I'm looking for ethically sourced (ideally a smallish business?) kinda funky but not ugly clothing? Haha, I don't know if this is attainable, but I always wanted to be a little bit like Ms Frizzle. I like bold colors, patterns, thematic things even because that would be a hit with the children (like fruit and veggie tops, space pants, animal sweaters etc. but not in an ugly way...). I really like Lucy and Yak! I might order a thing or two from them, but they're a little bit pricey (I understand why smaller businesses are going to be a little more expensive, but I'm hoping that somewhere out there is a slightly cheaper option to get clothing like this because well, I'm a preschool teacher. We are not famous for being paid very well). Any ideas? Or am I asking too much?

In the last few years, I noticed that chevron prints were really popular. It seemed like you couldn't find anything without the arrow-looking designs. I am just assuming that that look has evaporated as I am not seeing much of it this year.

I just thrifted a wool sweater with a subtle chevron knitted into it in black and gray. It's warm, well-made, and fits perfectly. I am wondering if the chevron motif is totally out of trend now?

How do you check a brand once you find something that looks suitable?

I use a tool called Choice to help research brands, but I'd also like to know about the actual item I'm buying. An organic cotton label doesn't tell me what the person sewing it gets paid.

How do you check that for a particular item? Do brands ever share enough information to trace it back to the factory?

I've been thinking about building a free and dedicated job board focused just on sustainable fashion, roles in design, sourcing, sustainability, manufacturing, that kind of thing.

Before I put real time into it, I'd rather hear from people who are actually in this field.

A few questions:

• How do you usually find jobs in this space right now?
• Is there anything frustrating about job hunting here that LinkedIn or existing boards don't really solve?
• If something like this existed, what would actually make you check it often, instead of forgetting it exists after one visit?

Just to be upfront, I have no attachment to building this if it turns out there's no real need for it. So please don't hold back, if the honest answer is "this already exists" or "I wouldn't use it," that's actually the most useful thing you could tell me.