Day 5 of #fashionrevolution so much to learn! #Repost @marinaqutab with @get_repost ・・・ DAY 5 | #FASHIONREVOLUTIONWEEK Happy Friday m’ darlings. We’ve extended our fashion rev week challenge until Sunday, meaning you have more time to get involved and enter our giveaway! Yip yip. On Day 3, we educated you about sustainable textiles… But what about sustainable inks & dyes? Is there such a thing? 🎨🤷🏽♀️ The answer is YES— and they are called “low-impact dyes.” Low-impact dyes are dyes with a higher than average absorption rate (70%-80%, depending on the color). This means less water is required in the rinse process and less dye runs off in the water; therefore, the dyes have a lower impact on the environment 🌎. Low-impact dyes do not contain heavy metals (like chrome, copper and zinc), nor do they require toxic chemical mordants to fix them to the fiber. Inconsistency and variations of color are to be expected and are part of the beauty of hand dying organic fabric (as you see here from this dress from @1pureeco). Colors will shift from dye bath to dye bath and from season to season, based on the specific conditions when each fiber was grown. It is pretty awesome to allow the Mother Nature 🌿 to speak through clothing in this way, don’t you think? PERI along with other companies such as @gaiaconceptions use turmeric, indigo, pomegranate, avocado pits, logwood and other sources from nature to color the clothing. ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ (Source: @gaiaconceptions) —>Be sure to tag your friends in your comments below so they too can join the movement! Use the hashtags #FashionRevolution, #WhoMadeMyClothes and #GoGreenWithEcoGoddess to be entered to win our GIVEAWAY: a one-of-a-kind piece from PERI 👗👔 & my eBook 📚 Zero Waste Vegan Travel! We will be choosing one lad, and one lass🕺🏽💃🏽 Stay colorful, Marina (at Los Angeles, California)
