Moda-Rashmi: Ethical- casual style

While fast fashion describes clothing that is cheaply made and intended for short-term use, sustainable or ethical fashion is the opposite. It takes into account the full life cycle of the product — from the design, sourcing, and production processes & looks at everyone and everything being affected by it, from the environment, to the workers and communities where it’s produced, to the consumers who purchase it.

Sustainable fashion is not just a trend, but a holistic approach to fashion, which starts with design and carries on through all the steps of the sourcing and manufacturing processes. Fashion can only become truly ethical when it maximizes benefits to people and communities involved in making it, while minimizing its own impact on the environment.

Here is a chart, which has different segments under going which we can contribute in lesser harm in the environment and less wastage.

Few popular ethical brands which are actively contributing

PACT
EVERLANE
threadUP
Eileen Fisher
Cuyana
Reformation
Amour Vert
Epoque Evolution
Patagonia a & any more..

We as a consumers have to be aware what are we buying and are the people behind that particular merchandise are getting benefits? this will change the behavior of buying. the Therefore, sustainable fashion has the potential to empower consumers’ feeling of fulfillment by making more conscious choices and their consumption of sustainable fashion products.

The dress I am wearing today is made of hand woven cotton, got the material from Sabah Nepal, the brand which is actively working with the core concept of women empowerment and ethical fashion.

I can proudly wear the dress since, the weavers of the cloth are not been exploited , that particular weaving profession have improve their livelihood, Sabah has transparent working module & its natural fiber- no any harm to the environment.
And the fabric is very light and breathable - perfect for summer, hence came up with the design which and be casually worn as many times I want and not that expensive as people think of ethical clothing are.