Sustainable

Fibers

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The Cotton Industry Responsible for 22% of

American pesticide use.

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are needed to see this picture.Nylon production emits over half of the nitrous-oxide in the UK

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One real fur coat from farm-raised animals consumes 66 barrels of petroleum, while one barrel of oil can make 3 faux fur coats

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Source: americanapparel.net

Organic cotton top and skirt

by Wildlife Works

Soy-Based Fabric• In 1999 Li Guanqi of China invented a silk

and cashmere substitute from the residue left when tofu and soy bean oil are produced

• Recycles by-product from the world’s largest soy industry into the world’s largest garment production economy

• Residual proteins are extracted and spun

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Soy dress by Anna Cohen

Ingeo• Made from sugars in corn that are liquefied and then

spun• First man-made textile from entirely renewable

sources• Has already been used in shows during Olympus

Fashion Week in NY• Versace, Oscar de la Renta, and Armani all have

ingeo products• Similar to polyester or nylon but biodegradable and

can theoretically be produced using no petroleumRecycled polyester and ingeo dress by Heatherette

Suberis• Made of pressed cork, a renewable crop

• unscratchable, spotless, waterproof and fireproof.

• Weighs about the same as silk

• Textural comparisons range from leather to velvet

• Could replace leather, whose production consumes vast amounts of resources and land

• Invented by designer Anna Grindi

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Bamboo

• Fibers from bamboo can be spun into soft, smooth, biodegradable fabric

• Bamboo is one of the world’s fastest growing plants, meaning it rejuvenates itself faster than other crops

• Bamboo plantations provide more canopy and photosynthesis than cotton

• Natural anti-bacterial properties mean that the fabric doesn’t have to be washed as frequently

Linda Loudermilk

Easy ways to recycle• Buy vintage or thrift

• Buy from designers who reconstruct garments

• Alter old clothes- make flare jeans skinny, combine your childhood clothes to make adult-sized garments

• Go to the Baltimore Free Store/the one in my apartment

• Donate to/make clothes from fibers studio scraps

• Attend a clothing swap

Recycled tops by Stephanie Syjuco

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American Apparel

•Offers many of their products in USDA certified organic cotton (grown entirely without pesticides) as well as unbleached and un-dyed

•Vertically integrated manufacturing reduces use of fossil fuels for shipping

•Production is located in downtown LA instead of a third world country where environmental laws are more lax or a suburban industrial park