green clothing, definition of

This is clothing and other accessories that are designed to use organic and recycled materials, less packaging and more energy-efficient manufacturing.

• P+365 is turning abandoned festival tents into wearable merchandise
  When Tuo Lei came across an image of thousands of discarded tents strewn across festival grounds and destined for landfill, the designer saw potential. Lei's P+365 project takes abandoned tents from music festivals and repurposes the material into streetwear...
• Show off your green thumb with this sprouted chia vest
  We've all seen chia pets -- the ceramic sculptures covered in sprouted chia seeds to create a fluffy green "coat." But what kind of fashion statement could you make if you embedded chia seeds in clothing? One designer has created just the thing.
• Find out which companies are cleaning up with the Greenpeace Detox pledge
  Greenpeace calls out major suppliers -  including LVMH, Gap, H&M and Levi's - with their Detox Catwalk to take the Detox pledge to encourage them to remove toxic chemicals from their supply chain...
• The World’s Largest T-Shirt is Raising Awareness for Fair Trade
  To help consumers remember the real impact that their clothing consumption has on the people who create it, a group of activists decided to make the world's largest t-shirt...
• Nicole Dextras Creates Little Green Dresses that Transform Foliage into Fine Compostable Fashion
  Created by artist and designer Nicole Dextras, the Little Green Dress Projekt is a collection of twenty one gorgeous dresses crafted from finely-woven palms, leaves and berries...
• 9 Eco-Chic Fashions Inspired by the Music Industry
  Since the first waves of rock n’ roll rebellion in the early 1950s, music and fashion have shared an inextricable bond. While fashion has often informed music, music has in turn inspired fashion as the two work in chorus to define cultural alliances,...
• Eco-Clothing Firm Rapanui Throws Weatherman Michael Fish Off A Tower To Raise Climate Change Awareness
  Eco-clothing firm Rapanui has teamed up with infamous British weatherman Michael Fish to raise awareness about climate change. How you ask? Well, the award-winning firm has decided to get the celebrity, who is now a climate warrior, to do a base jump...
• “Field of Jeans” is the First Collection of Air Purifying Denim
  Playing off the classic sports fantasy film “Field of Dreams,” this “Field of Jeans” is actually made from blue denim dungarees. Fashion designer and professor at the London College of Fashion Helen Storey created the project,...
• Brooklyn Sewing Clubs Encourage Repair and Reuse of Clothing
  Instead of running to Macy's the next time your favorite sweater gets a snag or your jeans rip in the knee, maker a greener choice and take the time to mend your clothing before buying something new...
• Green Youth Movement Fashion Show Presents Gorgeous Sustainable Styles
  Student-run, student-founded non-profit, the Green Youth Movement (GYM), got in on the LA Fashion Week action by hosting their first fashion show — “The Green Initiative Humanitarian Fashion Show” — at Sunset Gower Studios...

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