https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-sustainable-trend-for-2020 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:47:10 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-sustainable-trend-for-2020#post-2088732 Tue, 31 Dec 2019 14:02:13 +0000 Joyce B 2088732@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great read </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-sustainable-trend-for-2020#post-2088615 Mon, 30 Dec 2019 19:43:49 +0000 Liesbeth 2088615@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do see lots of evidence that 'as a service' and cradle-to-cradle is gaining traction in several industries. In Belgium, we have a denim brand that uses recycled yarn and I have in the past bought from a Dutch brand that does the same and that has offered a lease-plan for jeans since a couple of years. I really should have done that actually, since my jeans size has been so unstable the past two years :/. Anyway, very curious to see whether this will really impact fashion or be a fading trend. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-sustainable-trend-for-2020#post-2088510 Mon, 30 Dec 2019 03:20:47 +0000 Jaime 2088510@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you for sharing Janet. I am restraining myself from being cynical. All positive messaging and exposure is good exposure. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-sustainable-trend-for-2020#post-2088506 Mon, 30 Dec 2019 02:48:51 +0000 ophelia 2088506@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not sure what "vegan leather" is, but there are many excellent synthetics out there. I don't wear leather and am hard on my shoes, and most of them last a very long time. A couple had the finishes kind of chip off.<br /> With the media hype on talking sustainability, sooner or later the ugly and uncomfortable subject of leather (and the tanning pollutants) might, and should, come up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-sustainable-trend-for-2020#post-2088487 Mon, 30 Dec 2019 00:47:24 +0000 Anonymous 2088487@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Big yes to recycling as much as possible, especially the short term use things like running shoes.<br /> And that site looks absolutely hillarious Kari! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-sustainable-trend-for-2020#post-2088483 Mon, 30 Dec 2019 00:33:44 +0000 Kari 2088483@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh this may be what I was thinking of.&nbsp;</p> <p><div><br /></div><div>“Materials Are Expensive, Labor Less So </p> <p>Okay, so say you live in Bratislava in 1500, and you want a new dress. It’s going to cost you X whatever-currency-they-used to buy your fabric, needle, pins, etc. Let’s say it costs you 10 bratislavs (I made that up). You CAN pay a dressmaker to actually sew the dress, or make one of your servants do it for you (which you are essentially then paying them for, because that’s time they could be spent churning your butter or whatever), which will then cost you another (say) 5 bratislavs. But you can also do it yourself, which means it’s your own time not spent butter churning, sure, but you’re getting a pretty dress. So 99.9% of humanity HAS to buy their materials, but they CAN do the labor themselves if they want to/can spare the time, therefore saving money.</p> <p> <div> </p> <p>People in the past knew the value of money.</p> <p> </div> </p> <p>So when you look at historical clothing, you’ll see lots of bells and whistles added to clothing, like the medieval tie-on sleeves seen above, because it “costs” time rather than materials. Or, in the mid-18th century, they LURVED them some ruffles-as-trim, each of which had to be cut, gathered/pleated, and attached:</p> <p> <div> </p> <p>All that fiddly trim had to be hand cut, gathered, and sewn on!<br /><em>Dress (sack-back gown), ca. 1760, British, Metropolitan Museum of Art.</em></p> <p> </div> </p> <p>Or hand-knotted/fringed cords (called “fly fringe” modernly):</p> <p> <div> </p> <p>Hand-knotted trim on a <em>Robe à la Française, 1740s, British, Metropolitan Museum of Art.</em></p> <p> </div> </p> <p>Given our truism #1 (historical people weren’t stupid), and truism #2 (materials are expensive, labor less so), they were able to understand that materials were a fixed cost, but they COULD save money via labor — either doing it themselves, or downgrading how complex the garment would be.”</p> </p> <p>“You Only Bothered to Spend Extra Time on Something That Made a Visual Impact or Had a Function</p> <p>Miles of trim? Oooo pretty! Front- AND back-laced stays? Yay, I can get in and out of my corset in front all by myself AND adjust the fit of the stays in back*! The ability to open and remove a garment in BOTH front AND back? Why the f**k would I want to do that, unless I think it’s visually fabulous and going to make all the girls cry when I go to court/the town well to do laundry?</p> <p>* Note: This is the main exception that I can think of (there are probably a few others) to my rule about either front OR back closures. Front AND back opening stays exist pre-1840s, but they’re far less usual than corsets that only open in front OR back. Having your corset lace in back allows you to adjust the fit plus it leaves a gap, which makes the stays more comfortable as there’s movement allowed. But having the stays lace in front means you can put them on and off yourself. So, occasionally, people combined the two. Once metal busks were invented in the mid-19th century, it became very common to have your corset lace in back (adjustable fit! movement gap!) and close with a busk in front.”</p> </p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.frockflicks.com/snark-week-back-lacing-bonanza/">http://www.frockflicks.com/sna.....g-bonanza/</a></p> <p> </div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-sustainable-trend-for-2020#post-2088482 Mon, 30 Dec 2019 00:21:52 +0000 nemosmom 2088482@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a great read! Thank you, Janet!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-sustainable-trend-for-2020#post-2088470 Sun, 29 Dec 2019 23:13:36 +0000 Kari 2088470@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And this is an interesting article about assessing what is likely to last, and what isn’t. </p> <p><a href="https://qz.com/823607/pro-tips-for-buying-clothes-that-will-last-years-not-weeks/" rel="nofollow">https://qz.com/823607/pro-tips.....not-weeks/</a></p> <p>(My thesis: “vegan leather is crap and I’m not buying it.”) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-sustainable-trend-for-2020#post-2088466 Sun, 29 Dec 2019 23:03:24 +0000 Kari 2088466@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is super cool. I saw a Twitter thread from a costume designer that talked about this long legacy of garments upcycled/patched to last generations. The reverse of today was true: the labor was cheap, the materials were costly. So if you bought something, you wanted it to last.</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/outlandercostum/status/1082089591698538497?s=21" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/outlanderc.....38497?s=21</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-sustainable-trend-for-2020#post-2088460 Sun, 29 Dec 2019 22:44:00 +0000 rachylou 2088460@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’m into upcycling. There was a mother daughter duo near me that recut and sewed old clothes into new things. Sadly, they went out of business. Thing is, their style was quirky and funky. For large scale, long run... I think we need classic stylings... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-sustainable-trend-for-2020#post-2088447 Sun, 29 Dec 2019 22:16:38 +0000 Sal 2088447@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great article. A sneaker solution would be Fab as they don’t last long. Running shoes are not something that you can hand on. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-sustainable-trend-for-2020#post-2088411 Sun, 29 Dec 2019 20:04:43 +0000 Suz 2088411@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's fantastic, <b>Janet</b> -- thank you!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-sustainable-trend-for-2020#post-2088405 Sun, 29 Dec 2019 19:56:19 +0000 Cardiff girl 2088405@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great that a high fashion magazine such as Vogue is talking about issues of sustainability in fashion ,maybe there is a glimmer of hope ? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-sustainable-trend-for-2020#post-2088399 Sun, 29 Dec 2019 19:50:23 +0000 Helena 2088399@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great article ... Eye opening but also optimistic ... Thanks for sharing! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-sustainable-trend-for-2020#post-2088393 Sun, 29 Dec 2019 19:32:35 +0000 Janet 2088393@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><a href="https://www.vogue.com/article/sustainability-2020s-circular-fashion-textile-recycling" rel="nofollow">https://www.vogue.com/article/.....-recycling</a> </p>