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Fashion’s Missing Link

Fashion’s Missing Link

Perhaps you’ve seen buzzwords like upcycled, renewed, or repurposed on fashion websites and are feeling confused. Perhaps, too, you’ve invested in natural fibers when purchasing clothes but doing so simply doesn’t seem like enough. While the planet operates in a circular system in which everything is reused and repurposed, the fashion industry operates within a vastly different, linear system. Big Fashion gets away with an awful lot of unethical practices: you’re right, then, to wonder whether you’re missing a piece of the puzzle.

Today I speak with blogger and podcaster Elizabeth Joy about what it takes to push brands toward planet over profit. Elizabeth drives home the point that a circular fashion system includes all of us — brands, designers, consumers, and politicians — working toward the singular goal of circularity.

This episode is for intermediate sustainable minimalists who have already completed first steps toward overhauling the way they think about clothes and are ready to go deeper into being part of the (circular) solution.

 

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[3:00] 2 things Big Fashion is doing wrong in 2022

[10:30] Can synthetic fibers be part of a circular fashion economy?

[17:30] 5 sneaky examples of greenwashing in the fashion industry

[24:30] Everything you need to know about the Higgs Index

[26:30] 3 action steps for conscious fashion consumers that go beyond what we put in our closets

 

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While the planet operates in a circular system in which everything is reused and repurposed, the fashion industry operates within a vastly different, linear system. (Big Fashion gets away with an awful lot of unethical practices!) On this episode of the Sustainable Minimalists podcast: the 4 tenets of circular fashion, plus what you and I can do to get there.   While the planet operates in a circular system in which everything is reused and repurposed, the fashion industry operates within a vastly different, linear system. (Big Fashion gets away with an awful lot of unethical practices!) On this episode of the Sustainable Minimalists podcast: 5 sneaky ways the fashion industry employs greenwashing tactics to trick consumers.

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Have a closet full of clothes but nothing to wear? While capsule wardrobes are often touted as the singular solution to closet overwhelm, many report that they can be restrictive, boring and, frankly, unrealistic in practice.

A minimalist closet is best served by first identifying the outfits needed to live YOUR unique life. On today's show podcaster Lauren Morley shows us how to streamline our wardrobes, say goodbye to clutter, and feel effortlessly put together every day by focusing less on capsules and more on a 20 outfit wardrobe, instead.

 

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[5:30] Identifying exactly where and why capsule wardrobes fall short

[11:00] Why doesn't buying more clothes solve the problems associated with getting dressed? Conversely, why isn't decluttering the singular solution?

[16:00] Say goodbye to capsule wardrobes and hello to your 20 outfit wardrobe

[20:00] Getting to the root of our cultural reverence for bottomless closets

[28:00] The trend cycle is not your friend, so hop off that bandwagon!

 

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