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Can the Fashion Industry Address its Impact on the Climate Crisis through the Education of Women?

by Kaitlin Martin
Can the Fashion Industry Address its Impact on the Climate Crisis through the Education of Women?
 *This blog post was written for a CALS500 course titled " Climate Science, Impacts and Risks" through Royal Roads University.*   The UN has recog...
Posted in climate change, climate crisis, education, environmental injustice, environmental justice, fashion, fashion blog, Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Change, inequality, United Nations, women and girls

All I Really Wanna See is the Money...

by Kaitlin Martin
All I Really Wanna See is the Money...
Hi friends!  I'm popping on to wax not-so-poetic about a topic that I have been thinking about a lot lately.  Divestment.  Specifically, divestment...
Posted in climate adaptation, climate change, climate mitigation, divestment, fashion, fashion blog, fast fashion, money

Zero-Waste Wins

by Kaitlin Martin
Zero-Waste Wins
The past year has been a wild ride y'all.  But it hasn't all been bad!  Most of us were able to connect more with friends and family, we were taugh...
Posted in (Ag)+(Au) Clothing, blog, blogger, fashion blog, Plastic, plasticfree, Single Use Plastics, zero waste, zero waste design, zerowaste, zerowastehome

Responsible Brands Vs. Fast Fashion: The Price Gap, Explained

by Kaitlin Martin
Responsible Brands Vs. Fast Fashion: The Price Gap, Explained
If you’re like me, you spend a lot of time oogling beautiful, sustainable clothing brands online or in-store, running your hands along their soft f...
Posted in (Ag)+(Au) Clothing, blog, ecofriendly, ecotextiles, ethical fashion, fabric, fashion, fashion blog, fashion revolution, fashionblog, recycling, slow fashion, sustainability, sustainable textiles, zero waste, zero waste design

Samatoa Lotus Farm & the Incredible Lotus Fibre

by Kaitlin Martin
lotus fabric
This week I had the privilege of visiting Samatoa Lotus Farm just outside of Siem Reap, Cambodia, which specializes in fabrics made of lotus, silk,...
Posted in (Ag)+(Au) Clothing, blog, ecofriendly, ecotextiles, environment, ethical, ethical fashion, fabric, Fabrics, fashion, fashion blog, fashion revolution, Lotus, manufacturing, natural fabrics, scrap, slow fashion, style, sustainability, sustainable, sustainable textiles, textiles, zero waste, zero waste design

Focus on Fibre: Polyester

by Kaitlin Martin
Focus on Fibre: Polyester
Here at (Ag)+(Au) Clothing, we’ve made sustainable sourcing of our products a top business priority and philosophy. All of the clothing is made fro...
Posted in blog, Eco friendly, Fabrics, fashion, fashion blog, natural fabrics, Organic, Polyester, style

Let July Set You (Plastic) FREE

by Kaitlin Martin
Let July Set You (Plastic) FREE
The number of times I’ve felt that gut wrenching feeling (guilt or indigestion… which ones worse though, really?) from unnecessarily purchasing a w...
Posted in (Ag)+(Au) Clothing, Bags, Blog, blogger, earth, ecofabrics, ecofriendly, ecotextiles, environment, ethical, fabric, Fashion Blog, fashion revolution, Habit, July, Microplastics, musings, oceans, planet, Plastic, plastic free July, reusable bag, Silver and Gold Clothing, Single Use Plastics, slow fashion, straw, sustainability, sustainable, sustainable textiles, zero waste, zero waste design

Mythbusting: Manufacturing Overseas

by Kaitlin Martin
Mythbusting: Manufacturing Overseas
It's Fashion Revolution Week!!  A week dedicated to discussing the fashion industry in all it's mud and glory and a call to action to learn as much...
Posted in blog, blogger, china, design, ethical fashion, fashion, fashion blog, fashion design, fashion revolution, made in america, made in canada, manufacturing, mythbusters, overseas, rana plaza, revolution, slow fashion, sustainability, Vancouver, who made my clothes, zero waste

My Sustainability (and Fashion) Reading List!

by Kaitlin Martin
My Sustainability (and Fashion) Reading List!
Hello Friends! I hope your January is going swimmingly and that you have all recovered from the massive champagne hangovers (mine lasted at least t...
Posted in (Ag)+(Au) Clothing, 2018, blog, booklist, books, bookstore, ecofriendly, ethical, fashion, fashion blog, fashion books, musings, new year, reading, reading list, recycling, Silver and Gold Clothing, slow fashion, style, sustainability, sustainable textiles, zero waste, zero waste design

Focus on Fibre - Tencel®

by Kaitlin Martin
Focus on Fibre - Tencel®

Tencel®

What is it and why won't sustainable designers shut up about it? Learn everything you need to know about this fabulous fabric in our latest blog post!

Posted in blog, ecofabrics, ecotextiles, ethical, fabric, fashion, fashion blog, lenzing, natural fabrics, sustainability, sustainable, sustainable textiles, tencel, textiles

Slow Fashion October

by Kaitlin Martin
Slow Fashion October
October is Slow Fashion month.  Did you know that?  No, me neither until just today.  Oh well, learn something new and all that jazz.... It does se...
Posted in blog, ecofabrics, ecofriendly, ecotextiles, ethical, fabric, fashion, fashion blog, fast fashion, october, scrap, slow fashion, sustainability, sustainable textiles, textiles, zero waste, zero waste design