Dear Green American,

My name is Anya. For the last couple of weeks, you’ve received emails from me touting sustainable fashion—why it’s important, how we can prioritize and support it, and what, exactly, it is.

Fashion is important to me. It gives me confidence, it sparks my creativity, and it helps me feel authentic as a nonbinary person. Clothing has always been more than just pieces of fabric we wear. As my colleague Mary observed, we’re constantly “watching fashion change with the societal zeitgeist.” Not only does fashion change, though, it speaks.

On Instagram, we explored the intersection of fashion and social justice throughout history, from French revolutionaries to the Black Panthers and women in professional sports. It’s never just a dress. It’s never just a shirt. And that’s why it’s so important we make sure our clothing is just in all ways.

Sustainable fashion should always be:

✨Made without toxic chemicals✨

✨Made in safe working conditions✨

✨Made by laborers paid a livable wage✨

✨Made with low greenhouse gas emissions✨

🔎In Search of Ethical Fashion🔍

Now that you’re ready to fight for sustainable fashion, what’s next?

1. Take action: Tell Amazon and Adidas to Pay $1 Million to Workers Who Made Their Clothes

2. Patronize small, green clothing businesses: The Best Sustainable Clothing Brands

3. Rethink how you consume: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Keep an eye on Green America’s emails and socials for upcoming work on sustainable fashion.

Thank you for all you do,

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Anya Crittenton
Senior Writer & Senior GBN Marketing Specialist
Green America

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