The Rise of Sustainable Fabrics in Fashion

When you walk into a store and buy a piece of clothing, you must realize how many other same pieces are available for sale. If some pieces are not sold, they go to the promotions island, but even so, there are still some… or millions of them if you count it as a global factor.

These clothes are discarded and take time to decompose. It is estimated that around 39,000 tons of clothing are discarded in the large fashion cemetery in the Atacama Desert in Chile!

The world of fashion is constantly evolving and production does not always keep up with demand. Therefore, it is important to have ecological awareness about the clothes you consume. Sustainable fabrics demonstrate importance to the ecological conscience of the planet and are on the rise.

Therefore, it is interesting for you to know and acquire pieces made from organic, synthetic, natural, recycled and mainly biodegradable materials. See some types of fabrics you can invest in.

1- Bamboo Fabric

Bamboo is a regenerative plant. It’s great for sustainable apparel production because it grows fast and doesn’t need fertilization. It is perfect in clothing production as it is comfortable and useful in moisture absorption work.

 2- Modal fabric

It is a natural, man-made fabric produced from semi-synthetic material made from cellulose. It is soft and delicious and is present in many clothes, including the production of women’s shapewear or beachwear.

3-Organic and recycled cotton

Unlike the traditional version, which requires enormous energy expenditure and the use of many pesticides that affect the soil, organic cotton delivers much less damage to the planet.

It is produced without synthetic fertilizers. It is an interesting solution and is present in different types of clothing. You can compose incredible looks in the clean girl style and help in the sustainability of the planet.

Pair with pants in the same shade or fabric. As an accessory, try to use sustainable shoes, bags and belts. The braided belt in caramel color closes your look very elegantly.  

Recycled cotton is even more sustainable than the first. It is made from post-industrial and post-consumer cotton waste. It saves energy, water consumption and can be one less material sent to fashionable landfills.

4- Linen Fabric

Flax is an interesting material, as it does not require the use of fertilizers and can be easily grown in areas that are not favorable for other crops. Can be used in many ways through crops, seeds and oil.

If the company that produces the linen fabric does not use chemicals that could be contaminants, it leaves the linen free and it is considered biodegradable.

It is present in the production of many pieces of clothing such as dresses, vests, shorts and pants. Looks assembled in this line deliver a lot of elegance for the feminine look. And the choice of neutral colors is on the rise in the fashion world, it can be quite assertive for you.

5- Recycled polyester

Polyester is made from plastic water bottles broken into fibers. This keeps plastic out of landfills which could further harm the planet’s soil.

It is present in many clothes, it is an interesting product widely used in the production of leggings and underwear.