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  Many studies show that millennials are actively finding solutions to address the negative implications and outcomes of a disposable, fast-fashion global marketplace. Thrifting has now become more than a mainstream music suggestion provided by rapper Macklemore in his hit song “Thriftshop.” Millennials are now incorporating this practice into their daily lives in order to […]

  For many clothing consumers, the term “credential” may be unfamiliar or draw an unclear definition of what the term actually means. Many in the fashion industry tend to think that “credential clothing” refers to a variety of recycled materials and that the end goal in producing these materials is exclusively an environmental interest. In

  Building a personal fashion collection by using items from an earlier era or owner is a practice that is increasingly becoming in vogue, given the challenges of wasteful fashions and the overflow of landfills. Many studies show that millennials are now turning to the process of thrifting – which was at one time a

  Statistics indicate that one of the least likely recycled materials among consumers is textiles. According to CBC, consumers channel much of their attention and efforts where recycling is concerned, with materials such as newspapers, plastic containers, glass, plastic, and cardboard. In Ontario alone, as of 2016, only 15 percent of discarded textiles were being

  While textile consumption continues to be at a noted high, consumers are growing increasingly interested in alternative textile markets that show an ethical interest in the environment and a responsible attitude towards spending. Experts argue that this impulse for “textile ethics” has grown – in part – out of the rise of “fast fashion.”

  While thrifting used to be a less-than-desirable activity, building your clothing collection from used items is now considerably popular for many millennials. Aside from saving consumers a significant amount of money, studies show that it also enables clothing aficionados to keep up with constantly changing trends (by, in part, harkening back to trends of

  In a recent episode of What Makes Us Human, Tasha Lewis (an assistant professor in the Department of Fibre Science & Apparel Design in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University) argued that the fashion industry has a significant and detrimental impact on the environment, not only during production and manufacturing. These effects are also