Discussions about the fashion industry thread

[cb200]

I'm from lake lake wobegon....

If anyone is seriously interested in sustainability and companies taking it up take a look at the HIGG index.

Cascale

Cascale is a global, non-profit alliance of 300 members working toward a more sustainable and just world for all, and the creators of the Higg Index tools.

apparelcoalition.org

I disagree with their approach when I engaged with them for some economic/ theoretical reasons as it squeezed out smaller firms who may need the most help and info...

 

[BlakeRVA]

Perhaps. If you ignore all the other things I said ("perhaps you all know more than me"; "this thread tends to attract intelligent and informed ppl" etc.).

But in any case, why assume I'm talking about you? I specifically made it clear that I'm wondering about the average SFer. Are you the average SFer?

Fwiw, your tone seems defensive and condescending. Why wouldn't the average user be aware of the environmental implications for apparel production? This is a forum for clothing enthusiasts who nerd out on all the details...

 

[VinceCompost]

Okay, but I'll agree with Derek and you have come across as more than bit strident and judgmental. Like I said comms are hard

Yeah, strident and judgmental sound like a fair representation.

 

[VinceCompost]

Fwiw, your tone seems defensive and condescending. Why wouldn't the average user be aware of the environmental implications for apparel production? This is a forum for clothing enthusiasts who nerd out on all the details...

There's no reason why the average user wouldn't be aware. But again, I have seen little evidence of this. Hence why I asked.

 

[smittycl]

There's no reason why the average user wouldn't be aware. But again, I have seen little evidence of this. Hence why I asked.

Discussions about the fashion industry thread

Do y'all subscribe to BOF - behind paywall for me.

www.styleforum.net

We also discussed it the previous year IIRC.

 

[clee1982]

yea, there is no reason why the average people wouldn't be aware 2+2=4. But again, I have seen little evidence of this. Hence why I asked...

p.s. and to be frank it's more like there is zero evidence, what's last time someone post how they perform 2+2=4 here? Though I might have seen people doing some calculation such as 85% off on $1,300 = $195...

 

[smittycl]

Also, Cloris Leachman died so everyone just shut up.

 

[gdl203]

Anyway, to return to the question, do any of you pay the slightest bit of attention to sustainability when you buy clothes or not?

The slightest bit? YES
A lot? Nah

I'm more invested in giving my money to makers and entrepreneurs I want to see succeed, than try to measure the carbon footprint of every purchase. Now that I know that I have to use my cotton bag 1,000,0000,00,00 times to carry groceries in order to have a smaller environmental impact than using disposable plastic bags, I find it hard to keep up with that stuff.

I agree with @dieworkwear that focusing on getting more use out of each purchase and/or cycling things in and out of the secondhand market are the best possible approach as a consumer. And they're not complicated to keep in mind

 

[VinceCompost]

I see your point Clee, but 2+2+4 has little specific relevance to clothing.

Matters of sustainability, however, I might expect to come up often if people were concerned by them. But thread after thread discusses every imaginable aspect of luxury items, yet rarely does anyone ask how they were made etc.

 

[VinceCompost]

The slightest bit? YES
A lot? Nah

I'm more invested in giving my money to makers and entrepreneurs I want to see succeed, than try to measure the carbon footprint of every purchase. Now that I know that I have to use my cotton bag 1,000,0000,00,00 times to carry groceries in order to have a smaller environmental impact than using disposable plastic bags, I find it hard to keep up with that stuff.

I agree with @dieworkwear that focusing on getting more use out of each purchase and/or cycling things in and out of the secondhand market are the best possible approach as a consumer. And they're not complicated to keep in mind

Thank you for your reply. This is the kind of answer I was hoping for. I'm sorry others find my tone insufferable.

 

[nahneun]

Thank you for your reply. This is the kind of answer I was hoping for. I'm sorry others find my tone insufferable.

Don't worry, it's not just your tone that we find insufferable.

 

[VinceCompost]

Don't worry, it's not just your tone that we find insufferable.

Enlighten me.

 

[tgaith77]

Yeah, you guys aren't trying hard enough to convince him. Think more along the lines of a dissertation defense.

 

[dieworkwear]

Strident StyleForum Post Consumes 100 Joules of Energy, Producing Final Bit of Carbon Emission That Plunges World Into Irreversible Global Catastrophe

 

[gdl203]