Environmentalism and Fair Trade
Fair Trade Eco Fashion for Weddings
Eco Fashion is a form of clothing creation that cares about style and the environment. This environmental concern can either be in the form of the fabrics and materials chosen for the clothing, and/or for the workers who create the items. Finding environmentally correct fashion can be a challenge. But if one first evaluates the reasons why he or she is interested in entering into the realm of Eco Fashion, then it becomes a lot easier to find the right match. Sometimes budget is an issue, other-times there is a sincere desire to use products and fabrics that are not as harmful to the environment. And in other cases, we as consumers are drawn to concepts like Fair Trade in order to make purchasing decisions. Although there are many options out there, it is important for us as consumers to be well informed and do our diligent research if we so desire.
Many of us, and myself included, used to think that there weren’t options for Eco Fashion for important occasions. Of course there are the hemp backpacks out there, but what about for something that you only wear once? Well, in the case of Wedding Dresses, there is a fashion designer named Adele Wechsler who specializes in Eco Couture. After analyzing one of her videos, I was able to ascertain that Adele incorporates organic hemp and silk, among other green materials in her Bridal Dresses. This is important to know because for many of us, we didn’t even know that it was possible for hemp to be in any color except for that greyish-burlappy-brown that most hemp products look like. But very clearly from the video, by “The Knot” you can see that the dresses are a beautiful white color.
In seeing this, there is always the question of how much energy went into the dying and color removal process. But after reading Adele’s bio page, it says that she uses vegetable dyes. One thing that we’ll see as we journey deeper into understanding Green and Eco Friendly products and fashion, is that
Eco Fashion is a form of clothing creation that cares about style and the environment. This environmental concern can either be in the form of the fabrics and materials chosen for the clothing, and/or for the workers who create the items. Finding environmentally correct fashion can be a challenge. But if one first evaluates the reasons why he or she is interested in entering into the realm of Eco Fashion, then it becomes a lot easier to find the right match. Sometimes budget is an issue, other-times there is a sincere desire to use products and fabrics that are not as harmful to the environment. And in other cases, we as consumers are drawn to concepts like Fair Trade in order to make purchasing decisions. Although there are many options out there, it is important for us as consumers to be well informed and do our diligent research if we so desire.
Many of us, and myself included, used to think that there weren’t options for Eco Fashion for important occasions. Of course there are the hemp backpacks out there, but what about for something that you only wear once? Well, in the case of Wedding Dresses, there is a fashion designer named Adele Wechsler who specializes in Eco Couture. After analyzing one of her videos, I was able to ascertain that Adele incorporates organic hemp and silk, among other green materials in her Bridal Dresses. This is important to know because for many of us, we didn’t even know that it was possible for hemp to be in any color except for that greyish-burlappy-brown that most hemp products look like. But very clearly from the video, by “The Knot” you can see that the dresses are a beautiful white color.
In seeing this, there is always the question of how much energy went into the dying and color removal process. But after reading Adele’s bio page, it says that she uses vegetable dyes. One thing that we’ll see as we journey deeper into understanding Green and Eco Friendly products and fashion, is that