sustainable fashion

American  

[suh-stey-nuh-buhl fash-uhn] / səˈsteɪ nə bəl ˈfæʃ ən /

noun

1. a genre of clothing and other fashion products intended to reduce negative impacts on the environment through the use of ecologically responsible materials and manufacturing, the promotion of longer-lasting style trends, and the popularization of product reuse.

   Our best-selling items of sustainable fashion are the T-shirts made from recycled water bottles.

   They’re among the most credible producers of sustainable fashion because they’d rather you get good mileage from a small, versatile wardrobe than lure you into a new line of fashion every season.

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Etymology

Origin of sustainable fashion

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

Professor Dong Soo Hwang noted, "Structurally colored textiles are inherently resistant to fading. Our technology enables long-lasting color without the use of dyes or metals, opening new possibilities for sustainable fashion and advanced materials."

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

Many such influencers and the people who follow them align themselves with the idea of sustainable fashion.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026

The show brings sustainable fashion to the forefront with quickfire competitions and a rotation of guest judges that includes Phaedra Parks of “Real Housewives” fame, “13 Reasons Why” star Tommy Dorfman and more.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2024

Julia Fox is following up her memoir “Down the Drain,” from last year, with this sustainable fashion competition show.

From New York Times • May 6, 2024

It brought in former fashion designer Clare Johns as a sustainable fashion co-ordinator for its resell stores, who said attitudes were changing towards second-hand items.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2024