LIFE

The attainability of sustainability

Life, Published on 03/06/2016

» Sweaters constructed from unused stockings, carpets stitched from scrapped T-shirts, handbags woven from grass, and textile factories actually implementing green, ethical and transparent work standards. These are important phenomena because textiles are more than just clothes and fashion. They are part of something much bigger -- social movements, ecological concerns, cultural evolution, industrial responsibility and even politics.