Should eco-fashion be promoted as voraciously as alternative energy sources and recycling?
This was selected as Best Answer Eco-fashion is certainly promising. The environmental has had small impact on the fashion industry, but its reach is growing. Unfortunately, the fashion industry thrives on rapid turnover, on an insatiable appetite for the newest thing, on a relentless forced and planned obsolescence. That is, of course, deeply un-ecological. Eylon’s example of the Black Spot is telling. Those sneakers were released, with small fanfare, what? A year ago? Two years ago? Not long ago, for sure — but long enough ago in the fashion world for them to have vanished entirely from stores. Last season’s products are too old; products that are intended and designed to last are not even part of the game. But to answer your question directly: Yes, eco-fashion should be promoted as voraciously as other world-changing consumer movements. And improvement over the current models is certainly possible, though difficult. Patagonia is an excellent example of how to succeed in fashion wit
