Video Tuesdays - a game of many players

At first glance, sustainable fashion appears to be a contradiction in terms. The modern fashion industry is trend-driven, fast and cheap, which further translates into environmental pollution and sweatshop abuses. In this informative and engaging TED Talks video, Eva Kruse provides advice for consumers who, much like me, still want to buy the latest fashion item but are looking to do so consciously. She highlights the concept of voting with one's wallet, explains how to use a piece of clothing in a more environmentally sustainable manner, and advocates fabric recycling.

A bunch of informative links #1

• The Primark 'cry for help labels' issue has done the Facebook and Twitter rounds. Aside from whether this was a hoax or not, is boycotting the company the solution?

 
• Since you're reading this site, I can probably safely assume that you know what sustainable fashion is. But how many more do? What are their concerns about sustainable clothing? And what would influence their decision to buy?
 

• Check out how different brands measure up against one another with respect to social responsibility - these are the top ten. I only got to know about People Tree through this, and I'm so excited about shopping there in the near future. 

Video Tuesdays - PETA Vegan Fashion Awards

Back when I was still mulling over whether to commit to buying exclusively animal-friendly clothing or not, one of my biggest concerns was whether I would ever again buy an item that I honest-to goodness would have bought even if I hadn’t made this particular lifestyle choice.  

It seems to me that the featured items in the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ (PETA) video below are the stuff that Carrie Bradshaw’s dreams are made of, let alone mine. At the very least, the video does go a long way to dispel the myth that vegan fashion is only for hippies, doesn’t it?