{"id":199,"date":"2011-07-19T00:49:19","date_gmt":"2011-07-19T04:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenlivinghistory.com\/?p=199"},"modified":"2024-08-26T16:13:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T20:13:19","slug":"sustainable-eco-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatgrrl.com\/site\/index.php\/2011\/sustainable-eco-fashion\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable\/ Eco Fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Iva Messy: Eco Fashion 101<\/a><\/p>\n

Here is a small glossary of some eco fashion terms you may see\u00a0{in no particular order}:<\/p>\n

Organic<\/strong>–\u00a0Natural fibers which have grown without any pesticides & other toxic materials, preserving the health of humans and the environment.<\/p>\n

Recycled<\/strong>–\u00a0Anything that has been made from already existing materials, fabrics, fibers or metals. Often times previously made clothing and accessories are refashioned into new ones.<\/p>\n

Vintage<\/strong>–\u00a0Specifically, new or second hand garments created between 1920- 1975. However, the ‘exression’ is many times more generally used refereing to second hand or upcycled clothes.<\/p>\n

Ethically Produced<\/strong>–\u00a0Fashion that has been produced with respect for people and the environment.<\/p>\n

Custom<\/strong>–\u00a0Also called made to order, is a way of encouraging ‘slow fashion’ over mass produced.<\/p>\n

Vegan<\/strong>–\u00a0Products which have been made without the use of leather or animal tissue products.<\/p>\n

Artisian or Craft<\/strong>–\u00a0Products which have been crafted using artisan skills.<\/p>\n

Fair Trade Certified<\/strong>–\u00a0Promotes standards for international labor {reasonable work hours, no child labor, the right to unionize, a fair living wage} , environmentalism, and social policy in areas related to production of goods. Fair Trade focuses on exports from developing countries to developed countries.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From Iva Messy: Eco Fashion 101 Here is a small glossary of some eco fashion terms you may see\u00a0{in no particular order}: Organic–\u00a0Natural fibers which have grown without any pesticides & other toxic materials, preserving the health of humans and the environment. Recycled–\u00a0Anything that has been made from already existing materials, fabrics, fibers or metals. […]<\/p>\n<\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[880],"tags":[324,1071,540],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thatgrrl.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thatgrrl.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thatgrrl.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thatgrrl.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thatgrrl.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thatgrrl.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75778,"href":"https:\/\/thatgrrl.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199\/revisions\/75778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thatgrrl.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thatgrrl.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thatgrrl.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}