Tools and Resources for Sustainable Fashion Education!
- hbirdseye10
- Oct 11, 2022
- 2 min read
Whilst social media fuels fast fashion trends, consumerism and overconsumption, social media can provide useful resources and tools to promote sustainable and ethical fashion.
Use the resources below to educate yourself and others, tailor your social media feed to create a positive and sustainably aware space, integrate sustainable habits into daily life, share with others, and contribute to making social media a platform for change and environmental awareness.
Instagram Accounts:
@goodonyou_app
@consciousstyle
@ethicalfashion_review
@thefashionadvocate
@fash_rev
@thegreenhub_
@entrylevelactivist
@consciousfashion
@goodclothesfairpay
@project_stopshop
Social Media Influencers:
Aja Barber
Aditi Mayer
Danielle Alvarado
Scott Staniland and Brett Staniland
Kate Hall
Marielle Elizabeth
Izzy Manuel
Venetia La Manna
Heidi Kaluza
Valeria Hinojosa
Amma
Kate Caric
Jazmine Rogers
Applications
Good On You – Good On You is an app that provides a trusted source for sustainability and ethical fashion brand ratings. Good On You uses a rating system from We Avoid' (1) to 'Great' (5), and individual scores for its impact on people, the planet, and animals. The Good On You app allows users to easily view sustainability ratings for over 3,000 brands, discover ethical brands and alternative options, voice to brands your opinions on their sustainability to urge them to do better. Furthermore, Good On You is a hub for sustainability tips, guides and style edits.
Nuw – Nuw is a fashion exchange app in which you trade your pre-loved clothing for quality second-hand fashion from people. On the Nuw app, your clothes are your currency.
Thredup, Depop, Vinted – These apps are allow users to buy and sell high-quality second hand clothes at affordable prices.
30 Wears – The 30 Wears app focuses on the 30 wears challenge and encourages users to wear every piece of clothing you buy at least 30 times. It forces users to question themselves “Will I wear that 30 times?” before purchasing items. The application helps users track the number of times they wear each garment
Books:
Stitched Up: The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion – Tansy E. Hoskins
This is a Good Guide – Marieke Eyskoot
The Conscious Clost _ Elizabeth L. Cline
To Die For: Is Fashion Wearing Out the World? – Lucy Siegle
Loved Clothes Last – Orsola de Castra
Made on Earth – Wolfgang Korn
Wardrobe Crisis – Clare Press
Documentaries:
The True Cost
Riverblue
The Machinists
SLAY
Unravel
UDITA
Slowing Down Fast Fashion
Use these tools and resources to further educate yourself about sustainable fashion and help eradicate fast fashion!
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