sustainable fashion

American

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

noun

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.

Etymology

Origin of sustainable fashion

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

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Sustainable fashion can still be cool and accessible, according to those who are pushing for change in the industry.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2024

Sustainable fashion is one of the fastest-growing green jobs sectors, averaging a 90% growth rate annually between 2016 and 2020.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2023

"Sustainable fashion is fashion within planetary limits," says Prof Kate Fletcher from the London College of Fashion's Centre for Sustainable Fashion.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2021

Sustainable fashion activist Suzy Amis Cameron is a fan and asked the company to design a collection of dresses in February based on Oscar gowns created for her annual Red Carpet Green Dress challenge.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2015

By Ruchika Tulshyan Sustainable fashion designer Woo is betting that green clothes can be stylish, sexy and sophisticated.

From Forbes • Jun. 14, 2010

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