‘Fast Fashion’ is a term used to define a highly profitable and exploitative business model that is “based on copying and replicating high end fashion designs”. The clothes are mass-produced, with workers often working in inhumane conditions, and are purposefully designed to be frail with a limited lifespan as designs change quickly and are cheap to produce. They are also consumed at a higher rate and so the expectations for the clothes’ lifespan decrease, leading to multiple ethical and sustainable issues. Fast fashion pollution creates not only long-term and potentially irreversible environmental damage, it also exacerbate the effects of climate change.’ -Nikita Shukla, Earth.org

Protecting our planet is our responsibility. Our contributions can be found in our very own closets. If you find an old pair of jeans while Spring cleaning this year, try up-cycling before throwing it out., a choice I think you’ll feel much better about! Hundreds of ideas can be found online, pick a project and just start! Before you know it, you’ll be an up-cycling expert! #passiton