Sustainability
We are a 99.9% sustainable company
We do everything we can to be as sustainable as possible within our company. We use almost no plastic and eco-friendly materials. Producing new clothing is one of the main causes of pollution in the world and we are combating this.
Because F*ck Fast Fashion
Nowadays a lot of attention is paid to fast fashion and everything surrounding it. But what exactly is fast fashion? You see the term fast fashion more and more often. Fast Fashion is literally translated; fast fashion. Companies are doing everything they can to respond to current trends as quickly as possible. And by ''doing everything'' we really mean everything. They use factories in countries such as Bangladesh, India or Pakistan with employees who have to live under terrible working conditions. More often, they are severely underpaid (about €0.20 per hour) and employees find it difficult to live with this salary. The factories are almost always unsafe and unsanitary. Such as the factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh where more than 200 people died. Even children are used to keep the clothing as cheap as possible so that these companies can make higher margins.
The employees in these horrible factories work an average of 13 hours a day for 6 days. They make clothes that people in the Netherlands wear, these are well-known major brands. They then earn around €46 per month. Which is far below the limit for a healthy and livable life. If your new clothes say ''Made in Bangladesh, India or Pakistan'', remember that this is probably the story behind your clothes. Something we as a company are strongly against.
''Clothes that are too cheap to be true often are''
As soon as the clothing is finished, it is sold as quickly as possible at low prices. Clothing that is not sold is offered at high discounts in sales. This way, these companies can make even more profits and keep labor costs low. Clothing that is not sold is placed on large pyres such as in Chile, the size of approximately 11 football fields. These emissions release many chemical wastes that not only harm local residents, but also our world.
Sustainable
Because fast fashion is not the only reason why you should start wearing vintage clothing. The production and delivery process of new clothing has high CO2 emissions and uses a lot of water. By wearing vintage clothing you are conscious of what you wear.
But why exactly vintage clothing?
It's not too late to become conscious of what you wear. There is already worn clothing; Vintage Clothing. This clothing has already been produced and/or worn. By switching to vintage clothing you are not contributing to fast fashion again. This makes you even more aware of what you wear and also contributes to the environment.
Did you know?
- That it takes almost 10,000 liters of water to produce a new cotton t-shirt?
- That an average of 85 million trees are cut down every year to make fabric for our clothes?
- Every ton of second-hand clothing sold saves 11 tons of CO2.
Do you already wear vintage? Congratulations! You have already contributed to a better and sustainable world.