What is Sustainable Fashion
                     What is Sustainable Fashion?
What is sustainable fashion? Simply put, 
sustainable fashion is an approach and 
system of promoting change for the sake of 
the environment, animals, and society as a 
whole. What is meant by sustainable 
fashion? sustainable fashion considers 
more than simply addressing current 
fashion trends or textile products. It also 
takes into consideration issues that include 
labor, the environment, and equity in power 
generation and wealth distribution.
The term sustainable fashion industry refers
specifically to those in the clothing industry 
that are concerned with social justice and 
fairness. This industry is deeply involved in 
the critical issues of worker exploitation, 
environmental degradation, and corporate 
control over the production process, while 
also taking direct action to eliminate these 
problems. The true cost of working 
conditions in the clothing industry, which 
unfortunately has been a major focus of 
negative press and political scrutiny, cannot
be dismissed. Many people are trying to 
find ways to make the work life of the 
average person more beneficial.
One approach has been to look for ways to 
produce, buy, and sell clothes that are both 
sustainable and fair-trade. Sustainable and 
Fair trade clothing can be made using 
quality working conditions, and in most 
cases, the clothes will have little or no 
impact on the environment in any way. By 
purchasing products from small farmers 
and artisan workers who live their lives off 
the land, the true cost of working conditions
can be greatly reduced. In fact, some of the
best fair trade clothes are not even made 
using traditional sewing techniques; they 
are manufactured entirely on machines.
Another approach taken by the ethical 
fashion industry is to promote organic 
fashion choices. These products are 
generally made using fair trade and organic
materials and are considered highly 
sustainable as they contribute to a healthy 
balance of the ecosystems. An increasing 
number of designers have become 
interested in this concept and are producing
lines that highlight organic fashion. It's 
important to note, however, that not all 
companies practicing organic fashion mean
that they are promoting eco-friendly 
alternatives; many companies simply use 
the term in order to differentiate themselves
from their competitors. Still, it's clear that 
there is interest in the eco-friendly fashion 
industry.
 
Sustainability Has Spread to Other Parts
Including Sleepwear
The concept of sustainability has spread to 
other parts of the fashion industry, including
sleepwear. Sleepwear is not considered to 
be sustainable, because materials used in 
the production process often come from 
countries with poor working conditions. 
Some companies that sell eco-friendly 
sleepwear, such as Organic Slumberwear, 
are consciously marketing the benefits of 
sustainability to the consumer. They 
recognize that shoppers are becoming 
increasingly concerned about their own 
consumption and are leery of 
environmentally harmful products, and are 
open to selling sleepwear that contributes 
to sustainability while also providing 
comfort.
 
The true cost of producing certain types 
of clothing
What is sustainable fashion? The true cost 
of producing certain types of clothing, 
particularly mass-produced, low-cost 
clothes, cannot be determined. What is 
true, however, is that the true cost of a 
garment item in the third world country 
where it was produced can be much more 
than in the United States, Canada or 
Europe. What is true, also, is that there is 
no way to know the true cost of a garment 
item until it has been physically produced. 
This is what is known as "fast fashion."
Ethical brands that offer authentic, green 
clothes that have been manufactured in the 
most ethical ways possible. What is also 
true is that an ethical brand can make a 
very large impact on the consumer by 
purchasing fair-trade clothing and sending 
the message about sustainability to 
consumers. What is true, as well, is that an 
ethical brand can provide excellent 
customer service to customers who are 
concerned about the working conditions in 
countries where the clothes are produced. 
What is also true is that buying ethically 
produced clothes can help to raise 
awareness about the issues that face the 
Third World countries where these items 
are produced, and can assist those 
countries in their efforts to become more 
self-sufficient in terms of their industries 
and their labor sectors.