Sustainable Style

Learn how to become more sustainably stylish with eco-friendly fashion practices like mending, swapping, thrifting and more!

Updated July 22, 2023
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Fashion forward : striving for sustainable style
Delisle, Raina
Paper Book
Fashion can be fun, but it can also hurt people, animals and the planet. Fashion Forward: Striving for Sustainable Style goes behind the glitz and glamour to explore the social and environmental issues within the fashion industry. It looks at the history of fashion, from why humans started...
Mend it, Wear it, Love it!
Edwards, Zoe
Ebook
A practical tool kit for mending and upcycling your wardrobe. It's "sew" simple to give your wardrobe an eco-chic edge! With fast fixes and clever techniques, this accessible, fully illustrated sewing book has everything you need to mend, customize and care for your clothes. ...
Mend! : a refashioning manual and manifesto
Sekules, Kate
Paper Book
A hands-on manual and a history and celebration of clothes tending--and its remarkable resurgence as art form, political statement, and path to healing the planet. "For Fans of NBC'sMaking It, Bravo'sProject Runway, or shopping vintage- A sweater gets a hole? Sew it...
Sustainable fashion
Mugabi, Paula N.
Paper Book
Ditch fast fashion and create a more sustainable wardrobe Want to learn how to make more ethical fashion choices? Sustainable Fashion For Dummies will teach you how to pick up new habits that align with a more sustainable future. The rise of fast fashion in recent years has...
Modern mending : how to minimize waste and maximize style
Lewis-Fitzgerald, Erin
Paper Book
Creatively mend and customize your old clothes to revitalize your outfits and save the planet Bring new life to your old clothes and fabrics with this fun, easy-to-follow guide to modern mending. Across the globe, we send tonnes of clothing to landfill each year. In...
Mending with love : creative repairs for your favorite things
Misumi, Noriko
Paper Book
Mend, rethink, transform, recreate! Mending With Love shows you how to apply embroidery, patching, darning, felting, stamping and a little crochet to worn pieces of clothing or household items. Instead of stowing or throwing away damaged pieces that hold happy memories,...
Mending life : a handbook for repairing clothes and hearts
Montenegro, Sonya
Paper Book
Learn the art of visible mending--a joyful, meditative, and restorative practice--to repair the clothes and belongings you love! Mending Life, a beautiful modern sewing and mending guide with vibrant, full-color illustrations woven throughout, encourages us to break free...
The conscious closet : the revolutionary guide to looking good while doing good
Cline, Elizabeth L.
Paper Book
From journalist, fashionista, and clothing resale expert Elizabeth L. Cline, "the Michael Pollan of fashion,"* comes the definitive guide to building an ethical, sustainable wardrobe you'll love. Clothing is one of the most personal expressions of who we are. In her landmark...
To dye for : how toxic fashion is making us sick--and how we can fight back
Wicker, Alden
Paper Book
A Silent Springfor your wardrobe, To Dye Foris a jolting expose that reveals the true cost of the toxic, largely unregulated chemicals found on most clothing today. Many of us are aware of the ethical minefield that is fast fashion- the dodgy labor practices, the...

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