The green fashion challenge
March 28, 2010 // Posted by: qwcdirect // Category: Eco Friendly, Fashion
Movements spreading eco-friendly messages are on the rise and the fashion world isn’t behind either. Green fashion is the latest buzz word. Increasingly fashion designers are trying to be innovative by using organic fabrics to design the apparels. Jason Mraz showed up at the Grammys wearing a suit made of recycled plastic to take green fashion to the next level. Canvas bags with green-awareness messages are very common amongst trendy women these days.
Handbags which have been made from really old leather jackets and woolen garments that have been made without the use of toxic materials or paints are other examples of green yet fashionable items. Upcycling that uses discarded materials to reduce the usage of natural resources and materials is being increasingly adopted by fashion designers who are trying to make organic materials more affordable yet, sophisticated enough to be worn. With the spreading message, one hopes the use of chemicals in dyeing industry and other related procedures used for fashionable garments would reduce.