Celebrating Circular Fashion
Newsletter + Party Sept 6th!
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🌀 A Better Start to Fashion Week
Next month, we’re teaming up with FABSCRAP to throw a can’t miss circular fashion party, September 6th at 6p!! This is also FABSCRAP’s 8th Anniversary & the first day of New York Fashion Week!
These past few months circular fashion news has been feeling a bit doom-scroll-y. From Renewcell’s bankruptcy to Mara Hoffman taking a break, we felt a celebration for NYC’s circular fashion community would be the perfect reminder of what we’ve accomplished and where we are headed!
Circular fashion is only possible if we all work together.
What better way to celebrate the work we’re doing, the community we’re building, and the the brighter future we’re creating than with a party! We’ll have mocktails from Curious Elixirs, sweet treats from Renewal Mill, music, local & sustainable party favors, circular outfits,
& we’re making a special announcement at this party too!
So, grab your circular besties & your favorite circular ‘fits and join us in a beautiful community garden in Brooklyn on September 6th!
🔗Circular Resources
Join the conversation around Circularity in Fashion and Food at our favorite BK zero-waste coffee shop August 14th.
Never take broken for an answer. Great read on Samsung's failed deal with iFixit.
Loving these blog posts on various fabrics and fibers such as Linen and Mercerized Cotton from Anuprerna.
Vogue: Is human hair a sustainable game-changer for the fashion industry?
Read the Report: Major State Agencies Are Ignoring New York’s Climate Mandates
Brands paid garment workers 3 cents per piece — until these organizers stepped in.
2 Perfect end-of-Summer event: Pool Party with Climate Cafe & Remake in the Park
Mending Club is August 20th @ FABSCRAP! Their best sale of the year is the week before (Aug 14-17) where you can find fall mendables, leathers, and fabric rolls if you’re looking for inspiration!
OBSESSED with this data visualization, report, and analysis about the demographic of tailors, dressmakers, & sewers in the US.
What are your thoughts on Underconsumption Core?
📰 What We’re Reading
“WARDROBE CRISIS”
August book of the month by Clare Press! This book (also a podcast) delves into the dark side of fashion, exposing the industry's environmental and social impacts. Press traces the history of clothing, revealing how consumerism and fast fashion have led to unsustainable practices. With compelling anecdotes and thorough research, she challenges readers to rethink their relationship with clothes and consider more ethical and sustainable choices. Join our NYC sustainable style club on August 29th in Brooklyn Bridge Park (exact location emailed after ticket purchase) to discuss this eye-opening book, share experiences, and explore actionable ways to make a positive impact in the world of fashion
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DENIMHEAD
“What denim supply-chain challenge is most pressing and preventing the industry from operating efficiently?” You’ll find answers to this question from denim professionals, deemed “denimheads” in the article. I love peeling back the curtain into the “unsexy” side of popular/common topics. When we think of our favorite jeans or which cut of denim is trending we don’t think of the supply chain behind the products. I’m biased, but it should be noted that “transparency” is quotes 13 times, & “environmental” 14.
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DUPE
/do͞op/ (n) cheaper alternatives to in-demand products often bragged about online.
We’re talking about Dupe Culture. This came up in our July Sustainable Style Club when discussing Anti-Capitalism and fashion. I think the tagline says it all, “The widespread availability and acceptance of dupes has cracked open access to products and trends for wider audiences. It’s also made doing business more complicated for many independent designers.” This is interesting read dives into the implications, brand reactions, and compares dupe culture to throw-away culture. “Dupe culture is adjacent to throw-away culture … It’s like ‘Oh I found a duplicate of this and I’ve been wearing it, and now I found something better and I’m going to get that’ … The problem is people don’t understand value anymore.”
Thanks for reading, hope to see you soon,
Rachel
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