Beginners Guide to an Ethical Wardrobe. Part 1

Before, we get into 'How to create an Ethical Wardrobe?',

these are few things I would like to talk about-

1. What is an Ethical / Eco wardrobe all about?

2. How do we create an Ethical wardrobe?

and

3. Why is it important NOW than ever before?



In my this part of the blog let us first talk about  Ethical Wardrobe.
Creating an Ethical Wardrobe is, maybe still a concept that is taking baby steps
in India. Some us might be wondering what we mean when we say an 'Ethical wardrobe'?

Beginners Guide to an Ethical Wardrobe.

'An Ethical Wardrobe in simple terms is to own a
closet which takes into consideration the impact it creates on the environment
and the lives of the people creating it .'

So does that mean,
Is it owning clothes only from Ethical Brands?

Is it dressing up in second-hand clothes?

Is it wearing only garments made out of natural material?

Is it JUST Shopping Locally?

Well, it is a little bit of all of the above I feel.I personally don't think that there is a hard and fast rule to creating an ethical wardrobe. There are guidelines- and we just play around them. The main essence, to keep in mind of an Ethical wardrobe is being responsible towards our surrounding and the people involved in making them.


How do the clothes that we wear impact the environment? Do they even have an affect? Yes!!! They do! In fact, the Textile Industry is the 2nd largest polluting industry, it creates upto 10% of the global carbon emission, and upto 17 to 20 % of the global water pollution is a result waste of the clothing and textile industry. 

The different aspects of our fashion choice which impacts the environment are-

1. The materials, that they are made of. 
Is the fabric the garments made out of natural, pesticide free, chemical free?

2. The manufacturing process put to practise. 

Does the Garment manufacturing process produce environmental waste? How is the Garment manufacturing waste disposed off?

3. How do we treat our clothes?
How many times do we wear the garments before we wash it? Are we using eco-friendly ways to wash it?

4. How we dispose off our old clothes?
What do we do with the clothes that we don't wear anymore? Does it end up in the garbage?Do we donate it?  or give it away to other members of the family? or create some interesting D.I.Ys?


Therefore, an Ethical wardrobe is considering all of the above, starting from the very fiber our garments are made out of to the very end, how do our garments end up.  Taking a keen interest in the different aspects of the clothings-  with a humanely perspective is what we can define as 'Ethical Fashion'.


In Short , the 5 ways to create a Ethical Wardrobe are

Beginners Guide to an Ethical Wardrobe.

You can find the Part 2 & 3 of this post
Here for Part 2
&
Here for Part 3

LIFE,
teaches us to accept defeat with pride ,
teaches to rise with modesty,
teaches to fall in love,
teaches to get bak in track after a break,
..life teaches us eveyhting.....xcept
HOW TO LIVE LIFE....

.. and so just like that,

she packed all her smiles,

secrets, happiness, and emotions

and locked them away and

moved on.....

Until she meets someone,

someone like home

and ready to unpack.

' the scent of the flowers and the wet soil, 

  soothed her anxious heart, rested her wondering soul....' 

 'they were just mindless lines ,



following the path that emerged, oblivious to the beauty they were creating...'

The Planet we Love : Earth

Environmental and Climate Literacy

  Every year 22nd of April, acts as a reminder or a wake up call 

for us to think and re-think 

about the way we are leading our lives, 

How are we treating our planet,

are we treating it good ?

are we encouraging the emission of harmful gases, that is affecting us harmfully?

Just ,stop and carefully observe what is our relation with the environment.

Is it Harmony?

And the Fashion Industry, take a much closer and critical look at what is its relationship with the environment, 

How is it contributing to make the planet a better place,

reducing its carbon foot print. 

Cause irresponsible fashion has the capability to harm the earth in magnitude we cannot imagine.

In my following post i'll be writing more about Sustainable Fashion.

Ending with  something to think about for now:

Part I

........As i laid in the warmth of your embrace,feeling your arms wrapping me close to you, i could smell the same intoxicating scent i would get from my friend,  i had always wanted  me to smell like that.
i looked into your eyes,grateful and afraid at the same time
and thought maybe the breakup was a result of this want,
maybe the universe could feel the hunger in me to be with you and only you. -
fearing that you might  read my thoughts, see my deceit
 i did not want to maintain eye contact any longer,.....