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We say this not to diminish the progress being made and the hard work of every independent maker involved in challenging the current wasteful, exploitative, and polluting fashion industry, but simply in acknowledgement that there are always more parts of the process to improve to truly realize ‘sustainable fashion.’

We are all a work in progress, and to overuse the term meant to indicate the goal inevitably erodes its meaning, thus making us more likely to lose sight of our need to keep asking questions and keep pushing for better.

One aspect of the making process We’ve been fascinated by is the dying and finishing process. While most of the concerns expressed around microfibers bypassing our wastewater treatment systems to enter our rivers and oceans center around microplastics, the reality is that natural and even organic fibers, if dyed with toxic azo dyes and treated with toxic finishing chemicals, can similarly cause pollution when their fibers shed during the washing cycle and enter our waterways.