Style & sustainability are idiosyncratic, so is this club.

+ resources from our Sustainable Style Club

Guess who walked into our Sustainable Style Club this past Saturday:

1. Upcycled fashion designer

2. 20-something that works at a knitting shop

3. Celebrity nanny

4. Dude dabbling in sustainability

5. Iranian-American college student

6. Former dancer developing a compostable underwear brand

If you guessed all of them, you’re correct!

We created our monthly Sustainable Style Club for any and everyone interested in creating a more sustainable closet!

Based off our book of the month, this monthly meet-up covers topics to do just that. Previous meet-ups covered thrifting, over consumption, and climate optimism just to name a few.

“Sustainability” and “style” hold heavy connotations (don’t have the time to get into it here, if you’d like to learn more, leave a comment!), but if you wear clothes - or don’t - they are part of your life. Whether you like it or not, though, is another story.

All too often, people hear the words “style” or “fashion” then immediately stop listening. They don’t have time for style*, they’re too smart for fashion**, or they simply don’t think those two things CAN apply to them.

If you know, you know.

*But what people perceive as a “lack” of style is in fact, a style.

• “I don’t want to spend time putting together outfits, so I wear all black”

  • That’s a style.

• “I just want to wear clothes that are comfy.”

  • That’s a style.

• “I wear what I see on social media”

  • A style.

**Similarly, fashion is smarter than all of us.

For centuries, this industry has influenced how we spend our money, culture, and international trade (just to name a few), while keeping it’s harmful practices in plain sight. The business of fashion, though harmful and destructive, is incredibly intelligent. How else would a brand like Shein influence Amazon? I could write a whole series on this, but for times sake, let’s move on.

Ok, why am I saying all this?

Our sustainable style club helps transform any and all styles into a sustainable wardrobe.

We believe that building a sustainable wardrobe is better with community!

Check out the notes from our June meet-up; we discussed To Dye For by Alden Wicker.

The group enjoyed this book for it’s readability, stories, and shocking facts and journalism.

For those with a bit of background knowledge, they were excited to peel back another layer to discuss with others about ethical and sustainable fashion.

For those without, they were shocked that despite Alden’s in-depth analysis in chapters 3 and 4 into the history of toxic fashion, we haven’t made progress and, arguably, it’s worse.

Below are more topics we discussed including supplemental resources.