BOOKS FOR UNDERSTANDING SUSTAINABLE FASHION: CONSCIOUS BUYING CHOICES
In recent years, sustainable fashion has been gaining more and more ground in the hearts of conscious consumers. For those who want to learn more about this world and make purchases that respect the environment and people, there are numerous books that offer valuable insights and useful information. Here is a selection of readings that will guide you on this path to a greener closet.
- You are crazy to wear it by Elizabeth L. Cline
In this book, the author explores the world of clothing and its impact on the Planet. Starting from her own closet, crammed with clothes that are little or never used, or worn out after two washes, journalist Elizabeth L. Cline makes a worldwide survey-from China to Bangladesh to Italy-of the cheap clothing industry and the dangers and consequences that the accumulation of “fast fashion” has on our health, the economy and the environment. And, last but not least, on our souls, as the chase to buy produces compulsivity, dissatisfaction, stress and loss of personality and style.
- The revolution begins in your closet by Luisa Ciuni,Marina Spadafora
Questions such as “who sews my clothes?” or “where does laundry water go?” or “what is the shirt I wear made of?” demand increasingly rigorous and concrete answers. Luisa Ciuni and Marina Spadafora interweave their voices – of journalist and militant fashion designer – to recount the advent of fast fashion and the consequences of low cost, the bulimia of consumption and the consequences of waste, the new slavery, the depletion of resources and the cruelty imposed on animals.
- Dressing Good, Clean and Fair by Dario Casalini
Author Dario Casalini goes in search of a new paradigm that can combine beauty and utility while also safeguarding our health. He talks about our skin that wears clothes, about traceability of the supply chain, about new trade models to design clothes that last a long time, not clothes that sometimes become waste before they are even worn. We need to be wary of garments sold at senseless prices and rather reevaluate the world of vintage and secondhand.
- The clothes you love live long by Orsola de Castro
Orsola de Castro, fashion designer and founder of Fashion Revolution, talks to us about fashion, aesthetics, cut-and-dry, the pleasure of dressing ourselves while building our own identity. But hers is also a political book, written by a woman who has worked in the fashion system for decades, who from the inside got to know its volatility, contradictions, waste, even crimes, and who decided to work to radically transform it.
- Green Book by Cristina Cotorobai
A book about sustainability and its opposite, namely those many, everyday, large or small gestures we make to “sabotage” our planet. A book that in simple language, and with the author’s trademark irony, brings together studies, experiences and offers practical advice, but also long-term perspectives that can really make a difference in improving the quality of life, ours and that of future generations. Finally, with awareness. In the author’s words, “an instruction booklet for building a better future.”
Other titles to consider:
– “Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes” by Dana Thomas: An in-depth investigation into the consequences of fast fashion, with stories from those working in the industry and innovative solutions for a more sustainable future.
– “The Conscious Closet” by Elizabeth L. Cline: A book that provides practical strategies for building an eco-conscious wardrobe, encouraging targeted and sustainable purchases.
Investing in sustainable fashion is not only an ethical choice, but a critical step for the well-being of the planet, people, and our skin. Every purchase has consequences, and choosing to support small, artisanal and local brands can make a difference. Taking a more conscious approach also means taking care of what we wear and finding pleasure in owning less, but with more meaning.
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