The Power Of A Global Fashion Boycott

The rallying cry to combat global climate change has been sustainability. Critics of this overarching fashion buzzword have illustrated that this one-size-fits-all solution is akin to putting a bandage over a gaping wound. Even with more environmentally sound practices moving forward, the only true solution is to limit the sheer volume of new clothes being produced every year. Currently, textile production is the world’s second most polluting industry after the oil industry — producing over 100 billion items of new clothing per year. This means that just over 13 new pieces of clothing are produced for every one person on earth. Thus, sustainability could really perceived as a way to maintain an ecological status quo built upon an over-consumption model expected to grow 63 percent by 2030. Read more at Highsnobiety.