A space for sharing, focused on the ethically and environmentally conscious slow fashion community in Oregon.
You're Here, Now What?
Browse an index of local fashion brands, apparel makers, and sourcing options.
Peruse a practical guide to the slow fashion movement and what it means to be a responsible maker.
Featured Maker
Grease Point Workwear
Photos | Grease Point Workwear
Grease Point Workwear is built for longevity with materials that are beautiful and durable. Made to order in Northeast Portland, their clothing marries inspiration from the founder's upbringing in organic farming and his passion for skateboarding.
www.greasepointworkwear.com/
@greasepointworkwear
"I make clothing with work in mind using the best materials available, while placing high importance on detail and aesthetic."
Amos Culbertson - Owner
Current State - Featured Article
THE SURPRISING MATERIALS DESIGNERS ARE USING IN THE NAME OF SUSTAINABILITY
Highlights: Innovative Material Use, New Manufacturing Practices, International Brand Awareness.
Writer Annie Davidson
For Coveteur
Ginew (Gih-noo) is a Portland-based Native American-owned denim line. Owners Erik and Amanda incorporate elements of their Ojibwe, Oneida, & Mohican heritage through premium contemporary apparel.
Photos | Ginew
Why do we need slow fashion?
An informed consumer is an agent of change. Consumer behavior will shift design and manufacturing practices if sustainability is featured more prominently in the choice architecture by which apparel is marketed. Today invisible supply chains prevent consumers from fully understanding the ecological impact of their clothing.
Here are statistics that illuminate the hidden provenance of what we wear:
"The UN estimates that a single pair of jeans requires a kilogram of cotton. And because cotton tends to be grown in dry environments, producing this kilo requires about 7,500–10,000 litres of water. That’s about 10 years’ worth of drinking water for one person."
"Around 70 million barrels of oil a year are used to make polyester fibres in our clothes."
"The US Environmental Protection Agency estimates that in 2017 10.2m tonnes of textiles ended up in landfills while another 2.9m tonnes were incinerated. In the UK an estimated 350,000 tonnes of clothes end up in landfill every year."
"Research by scientists at the Chalmers Institute of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, found that an average cotton t-shirt might release just over 2kg of carbon dioxide equivalent into the atmosphere while a polyester dress would release the equivalent of nearly 17kg of carbon dioxide."
Source | Can fashion ever be sustainable?
By Christine Ro | March 10th 2020
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