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reasonsforhope · 5 months

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It’s an open secret in fashion. Unsold inventory goes to the incinerator; excess handbags are slashed so they can’t be resold; perfectly usable products are sent to the landfill to avoid discounts and flash sales. The European Union wants to put an end to these unsustainable practices. On Monday, [December 4, 2023], it banned the destruction of unsold textiles and footwear.

“It is time to end the model of ‘take, make, dispose’ that is so harmful to our planet, our health and our economy,” MEP Alessandra Moretti said in a statement. “Banning the destruction of unsold textiles and footwear will contribute to a shift in the way fast fashion manufacturers produce their goods.”

This comes as part of a broader push to tighten sustainable fashion legislation, with new policies around ecodesign, greenwashing and textile waste phasing in over the next few years. The ban on destroying unsold goods will be among the longer lead times: large businesses have two years to comply, and SMEs have been granted up to six years. It’s not yet clear on whether the ban applies to companies headquartered in the EU, or any that operate there, as well as how this ban might impact regions outside of Europe.

For many, this is a welcome decision that indirectly tackles the controversial topics of overproduction and degrowth. Policymakers may not be directly telling brands to produce less, or placing limits on how many units they can make each year, but they are penalising those overproducing, which is a step in the right direction, says Eco-Age sustainability consultant Philippa Grogan. “This has been a dirty secret of the fashion industry for so long. The ban won’t end overproduction on its own, but hopefully it will compel brands to be better organised, more responsible and less greedy.”

Clarifications to come

There are some kinks to iron out, says Scott Lipinski, CEO of Fashion Council Germany and the European Fashion Alliance (EFA). The EFA is calling on the EU to clarify what it means by both “unsold goods” and “destruction”. Unsold goods, to the EFA, mean they are fit for consumption or sale (excluding counterfeits, samples or prototypes)...

The question of what happens to these unsold goods if they are not destroyed is yet to be answered. “Will they be shipped around the world? Will they be reused as deadstock or shredded and downcycled? Will outlet stores have an abundance of stock to sell?” asks Grogan.

Large companies will also have to disclose how many unsold consumer products they discard each year and why, a rule the EU is hoping will curb overproduction and destruction...

Could this shift supply chains?

For Dio Kurazawa, founder of sustainable fashion consultancy The Bear Scouts, this is an opportunity for brands to increase supply chain agility and wean themselves off the wholesale model so many rely on. “This is the time to get behind innovations like pre-order and on-demand manufacturing,” he says. “It’s a chance for brands to play with AI to understand the future of forecasting. Technology can help brands be more intentional with what they make, so they have less unsold goods in the first place.”

Grogan is equally optimistic about what this could mean for sustainable fashion in general. “It’s great to see that this is more ambitious than the EU’s original proposal and that it specifically calls out textiles. It demonstrates a willingness from policymakers to create a more robust system,” she says. “Banning the destruction of unsold goods might make brands rethink their production models and possibly better forecast their collections.”

One of the outstanding questions is over enforcement. Time and again, brands have used the lack of supply chain transparency in fashion as an excuse for bad behaviour. Part of the challenge with the EU’s new ban will be proving that brands are destroying unsold goods, not to mention how they’re doing it and to what extent, says Kurazawa. “Someone obviously knows what is happening and where, but will the EU?”"

-via British Vogue, December 7, 2023

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444hnymustard · 10 months

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“I ❤️ BUSH THE PUSSY NOT THE PRESIDENT”

#black lesbian #gay #black qwoc #black lgbt #qwoc #black tumblr #lesbian #street fashion #bald head #qwoc selfies #politics

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berniesrevolution · 1 year

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@dieworkwear

#politics #the left #fashion #conservatives #ben shapiro

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zegalba · 11 months

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Bio-Politics: Accessories Showcase (1999)

#bio politics #accessories #product #showcase #bag #wallet #red #black #japan #harajuku #harajuku fashion #archive #fashion #1999

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mysharona1987 · 8 months

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#democrats #republicans #politics #news #john fetterman #fashion #pennsylvania #minimum wage #donald trump

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lackadaisycats · 7 months

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Serafine’s outfit from the trailer slays, of course, but I’m curious — just how common/realistic was it for women of her time period to wear suits? Was this something she’d have had custom made? Are there historical examples?

It wasn't especially common, but it was definitely not unheard of. Masculine-inspired styles for women were in fashion at the time in many ways. Drag shows were popular in clubs and theater venues. Actresses and female entertainers would dress in suits or tuxedos for publicity shots all the time. And trans and gender queer people did indeed exist. So, one could conceivably acquire a suit to match any body shape.

Of course, how easily someone could openly exist in society in garb considered unbefitting of their perceived gender depended a lot on their surroundings and station in life. On the other hand, you might be surprised by what sizable segments of society deemed permissible in the 1920s...that it later back-pedaled on in the economic tumult of the 1930s. Anyway, yes, Serafine would have had her suits custom tailored. Ordering relatively cheap, generic clothes out of a catalogue was becoming ever more popular in the 1920s, but people still generally had more custom-fitted clothing in their wardrobes than we do these days. Going to a tailor would have been a pretty commonplace thing. I wrote up a whole article about suits in this context a while back. You can find it here:

#lackadaisy #lackadaisycats #fashion #suits #1920s #1930s #gender politics

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itscolossal · 2 years

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Designed for Leisure, Sarah Ross’ ‘Archisuits’ Question the Inhospitable Environments of American Cities

#architecture #humor #fashion #politics

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lonisaiou · 4 months

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this turned out to be my last project of the semester and got me an amazing grade (thanks teacher for appreciating punk Marceline) (+hence I decided to make her human instead of vampire, which isnt a big of a difference, just the ears lol)

enjoy my most beloved Human Marceline in all her punk glory

#myart #marceline abadeer #adventure time fanart #adventure time #atimers #at fanart #marceline the vampire queen #human marceline #fionna and cake fanart #fionna and cake #f&c fanart #marceline #fanart #my project was about body and material and I decided to talk about our relationship with fashion and how it could reflect out views #and thats why I talked about punks #which are characterized by their leather jackets and pin and so on #and its a political stance

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lupusmaxima · 7 months

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2023/10/22

a bit of halloween spirit as i study for my political science midterm tomorrow!

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stormesandshowersparttwo · 6 days

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a very annoying aspects of even well meaning Americans is that they too think the United States is the center of the world. "Israel is bombing rafah while we are distracted by the Superbowl" "Israel is invading rafah while everyone focuses on the Met Gala".

the rest of the world is not planning military operations around our cultural events. I even forgot about the Superbowl until a week before it happened, and I didn't know the Met Gala was going on until the day of. And I live in this country. if I forget about this stuff, foreign governments planning an invasion weeks in advance, responding to localized political developments such as ceasefire talks, aren't thinking about non-political events going on in our country.

and I say this as someone who wishes things were different: but what would the difference be? do you think if the Met Gala wasn't going on that people would be out into the streets demanding a ceasefire? if the Superbowl had not been occuring, do you think our government would finally listen to our calls & emails if a slightly stronger campaign was going on that day?

this is more to call out of Americans who are still making everything about them. other country's militaries are not thinking about American civilian opinion when deciding military actions. they may consider US government opinion, but in this case it's well established our government doesn't care about public opinion. individuals maybe different, but as a whole we are already complacent.

please quit thinking the world revolves around the United States as it is negatively & inaccurately affecting your analysis & worldview, distorting where the focus should be: on the civilians facing violence & our government's culpability.

#like fr countries arent looking at a calendar of sports games or fashion shows weeks in advance and decide #'we will attack this day because the american civilian populous wont stop us then' like be real #gaza #Palestine #United States #eurocentrism #western centrism #politics #world politics

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mysharona1987 · 2 months

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Forget Aaron Bushnell. These men are not mentally well.

#aaron bushnell #Fashion #democrats #republicans #politics #idf #lingiere #Usa #free palestine #war crimes #instagram #us military #military #biden #social networks

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ozzieinspacetime · 1 month

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Yet again I'm thinking about the eradication of culture within the THG universe,, I have very complex opinions on culture wars within Panem and if they would exist at all in certain cases but like. Do you think they still speak Spanish in Ten? Do you think trans people can still change their names and wear what they please as long as they meet their daily quotas? Do families with religious ancestors remember to observe their holy days, even if it's in private, or was the eradication of religion in Panem so concrete that they don't remember anything at all? Much to think about

#even though THG isn't centred around its world as much as its politics (and for good reason!) i still find it fascinating to think abt #i have a LOT of thoughts about being trans in panem. specifically being trans as a victor #we know (or its implied mostly by ballad) that being queer isn't criminalised and katniss tells us people can marry who they like #but i can definitely see transness being an issue specifically for district people in the eyes of the capitol #obviously the class divide the districts represent would eradicate any possible trans healthcare #but i can see being trans as something the capitol would celebrate as unique and. almost fashionable?#so district people who have no trans medicare or even knowledge would be naturally skeptical of this 'capitol' thing #<- basically by making it a capitol thing it ellimates the rebellion present in the concept of being trans and keeps poorer ppl in line #just. something something removing everything a community could coalesce around by normalising some things and eradicating others #thg #the hunger games #thg series

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itsbansheebitch · 7 months

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I hate modern shopping

I hate how we are practically forced to buy clothes online now. I want to hold it in my hands. I hate how cheap on low quality clothes are today. I hate that production rates and profit come before people's wellbeing.

I hate Shein for brainwashing us into thinking a shirt should cost less than $5 when it's been clear for a while that their products are usually chock full of lead and new allegations say Shein is using actual slave labor

I hate Temu for bringing expected prices even lower and selling negative ion (which might protect you from 5G but certainly doesn't help on the radioactive front) items. For selling cheap garbage and trying to tell us they're a company.

I hate Shein and Temu for basically forcing underage influencers to take sponsorships so they can get out of bad financial situation.

I hate Amazon, but not their workers

I hate Etsy, but not their shop owners

I hate modern shopping. I'm tired of the labor violations. I'm tired of the bs and the hoops you have to jump through to find a company that doesn't use child labor.

I hate that pay is bad enough that people are forced to work for people like Shein, Temu, Amazon, etc.

I hate that we aren't paid enough to buy even mediocre quality products. I hate that about ~19 people for every 10,000 in America is homeless and 40% of homeless people have jobs. I hate that we are considered entitled when all we want is an apartment and to maybe be treated like human beings at work.

Anyway here's my personal good but expensive recommendation:

Sheep Inc clothing will last decades at least. They have a repair service which you can use for life.

This isn't a paid ad I just like their business model

Btw, don't even get me started on Nestle

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mirandacohenfit · 8 months

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vegance · 2 months

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people just love to appropriate poverty struggles and classicism when they are challenged on their own consumption habits.

veganism is bad because some people live in food deserts (even though they don't)

no one can critizise fast fashion and ultra consumption of clothing because it's just so classist to say we shouldn't support slave labor (ignoring the fact that "poor" people are not buying 70 new items of clothing a year)

framing the demand for fundamental change, and the actions supporting it as intolerant as those horrible existing systems, because accountability is scary, and changing your lifestyle is hard.

if you cannot make a certain change right now, that's ok. activism groups largely know and account for that. but you should ask yourself: "can i actually not do this? or am i just unwilling to give up a priviledge i have?" because there is a difference

#vegan #veganism #enviroment #fashion #activism #politics #sustainability

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saccharinerose · 10 months

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Hearing about the pregnancy subplot in ACOSF firmly cemented that Rhysand is a complete and utter fucking moron.

Like dude was really going to just keep quiet about his wife 100% dying in childbirth and taking him with her bc of their magic suicide pact with basically no backup plan whatsoever.

He was just fine and dandy with Feyre going into labour and dying, confused and in agonizing pain. She dies, their baby dies but he never has to deal with the consequences bc a second later he would also keel over dead.

The rest of the Inner Circle would wank themselves over how tragic and noble he was for keeping this secret from his Wife Who Is Totally His Equal Guys I Promise... at least right up until the moment they realize the canonically sexist magic of the world probably chose Rhysand's dipshit uncle as the next High Lord and everything goes to shit.

Great job, buddy. Gold star for you! I just know SJM is going to crown you High King or whatever and pretend like you’re not woefully under-qualified for the job!

#saccha's thoughts #anti sjm #anti rhysand #anti acosf #honest to god what do the actual fans of this book like about this dude???#he is stupid as all hell. politically completely incompetent and doesn't even really have any hobbies aside from 'sparring' i guess #his fashion sense is non-existant all well #is it just bc feyre describes him as beautiful in her PoV?#in which case: can't relate #most fanart i have seen makes him look like every factory-made white male instagram model with tattoos and a sun tan

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