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Sustainable Fibers

Sustainable Fibers. One real fur coat from farm-raised animals consumes 66 barrels of petroleum, while one barrel of oil can make 3 faux fur coats. Responsible for 22% of American pesticide use. Nylon production emits over half of the nitrous-oxide in the UK. The Cotton Industry.

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Sustainable Fibers

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  1. Sustainable Fibers

  2. One real fur coat from farm-raised animals consumes 66 barrels of petroleum, while one barrel of oil can make 3 faux fur coats Responsible for 22% of American pesticide use. Nylon production emits over half of the nitrous-oxide in the UK The CottonIndustry

  3. Organic cotton top and skirt by Wildlife Works Source: americanapparel.net

  4. Soy-Based Fabric • In 1999 Li Guanqi of China invented a silk and cashmere substitute from the residue left when tofu and soy bean oil are produced • Recycles by-product from the world’s largest soy industry into the world’s largest garment production economy • Residual proteins are extracted and spun Soy dress by Anna Cohen

  5. Ingeo • Made from sugars in corn that are liquefied and then spun • First man-made textile from entirely renewable sources • Has already been used in shows during Olympus Fashion Week in NY • Versace, Oscar de la Renta, and Armani all have ingeo products • Similar to polyester or nylon but biodegradable and can theoretically be produced using no petroleum Recycled polyester and ingeo dress by Heatherette

  6. Suberis • Made of pressed cork, a renewable crop • unscratchable, spotless, waterproof and fireproof. • Weighs about the same as silk • Textural comparisons range from leather to velvet • Could replace leather, whose production consumes vast amounts of resources and land • Invented by designer Anna Grindi

  7. Bamboo • Fibers from bamboo can be spun into soft, smooth, biodegradable fabric • Bamboo is one of the world’s fastest growing plants, meaning it rejuvenates itself faster than other crops • Bamboo plantations provide more canopy and photosynthesis than cotton • Natural anti-bacterial properties mean that the fabric doesn’t have to be washed as frequently Linda Loudermilk

  8. Easy ways to recycle • Buy vintage or thrift • Buy from designers who reconstruct garments • Alter old clothes- make flare jeans skinny, combine your childhood clothes to make adult-sized garments • Go to the Baltimore Free Store/the one in my apartment • Donate to/make clothes from fibers studio scraps • Attend a clothing swap

  9. Recycled tops by Stephanie Syjuco

  10. American Apparel • Offers many of their products in USDA certified organic cotton (grown entirely without pesticides) as well as unbleached and un-dyed • Vertically integrated manufacturing reduces use of fossil fuels for shipping • Production is located in downtown LA instead of a third world country where environmental laws are more lax or a suburban industrial park

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