Mollie Dunn (@responsibleregalia) is a slow fashion influencer // instagrammer // YouTuber who creates content focused on sustainability, sustainable fashion and environmentalism.
In this episode we talk all about the idea of ‘authenticity,’ how sustainable fashion influencers function in their community, our mutual love of classic fashion shows like “What not to wear” (throwback to anyone who was a fan) and loads more.
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Some sources to look into + follow:
@slowfactory — online classes mentioning about fashion sustainability + where you can learn more about sustainability
@ellenmacarthurfoundation
@projectdrawdown — for all facts related landfills, greenhouse gases, impact of items going to landfill
Here are the online classes about fashion sustainability: https://slowfactory.earth/. They used to offer their courses for free for all BIPOC attendees and then pay what you want donation-based for anyone else. Not sure if that is still the case.
Here are some additional resources I have compiled over the years about honestly just a lot of different things:
On how fashion "seasons" have increased over the years
https://www.zayahworld.com/seasons-in-fashion-industry-year/
https://carlin-creative.com/the-evolution-and-development-of-mi-season-collections-resort-and-pre-fall-their-roles-and-their-relevance-today/
On the complicated issue of textile recycling:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/clothes-recycling-marketplace-1.4493490
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/home/whats-in-your-landfill-lots-of-textiles/2020/01/27/7d43830c-364c-11ea-bb7b-265f4554af6d_story.html
On how fast fashion has trained consumer habits for the worse:
https://fee.org/articles/fast-fashion-has-changed-the-industry-and-the-economy/
https://www.brandingmag.com/2019/12/12/hms-greenwashing-short-sighted-and-unethical/
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22573682/shein-future-of-fast-fashion-explained
https://www.npr.org/2013/03/11/174013774/in-trendy-world-of-fast-fashion-styles-arent-made-to-last
On landfills, greenhouse gases, impact of items going to landfill:
https://www.drawdown.org/solutions/landfill-methane-capture
On how to fix it:
UK Parliament Environmental Audit Committee's Fixing fashion: clothing consumption and sustainability report: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmenvaud/1952/full-report.html#heading-7