I found this at the thrift store and thought the fabric was beautiful so I was inspired to do my first flip! I seam ripped the top from the skirt part and am now blanking on what to do. Any advice or ideas on how to flip this is appreciated! <3
A recurring thread for talking about things related to sustainable fashion. Be nice.
Had the worst experience ever buying from the “ethical” sustainable Los Angeles swim company Galamaar! I bought a swimsuit directly from their website and reached out to cancel the order so that I could re-purchase in a different color. Emilia from customer support seemed very helpful and refunded the order, sending an invoice for a new order. I purchased the swimsuit and it was advertised to be shipped with USPS Priority Mail. Instead they shipped UPS Ground (which typically quotes an arrival of 3 days longer). I reached out to voice my disappointment about the change in shipping, and Emilia said that if I was unhappy they could initiate a refund once I received the swimsuit.
Once the swimsuit was received, I messaged them again, and they provided me with a return label to return it. I sent it back the very next day. The return ended up getting lost in transit, last being marked “out for delivery”, but now the company is refusing to refund me (even though they’re able to file a claim with USPS to get their insurance back for the package). As a last resort, I initiated a chargeback with my bank, and Galamaar sent in a screenshot showing the FIRST order that was refunded, not evidence that the second (returned) purchase was ever refunded. So I am out the item and my refund.
Also their phone number on their website isn’t even Galamaar’s contact, I tried calling it and got a very suspicious “sorry you have the wrong number. Bye”. I have never had an experience like this before.
I only thrift clothes and buy from sustainable brands if I do buy new clothes, but I was thinking of making a list of fast fashion brand so I just make sure that I avoid them completely. What are some infamous fast fashion brands?
Been on a fabric rabbit hole lately. Linen is everywhere but tencel/lyocell keeps coming up as the 'better' option. Anyone who's worn both, does tencel actually feel cooler or is it more of a marketing thing? Also does it wrinkle as badly because that's my main issue with linen honestly.
Just to preface; I'm chronically ill, the thrifts around me don't really have any easily diy-able clothing that I'd actually enjoy wearing, my closet is wearing out (holes, rips, etc), and even after fixing some of those; I need clothes for summer since I'm overheating in my long-sleeves.
Apparently I don't have enough karma to post this in another subreddit but I need help; so I'm sorry if it's a little confusing, if you're not goth or not knowledgeable on it then you can just skip over this.
I've spent a few days now trying to look at brands online that don't use sweatshops, that are reliable, affordable (under $150 per piece - like shirt/pants/etc), and that have good quality clothing. I've looked at Pretty Disturbia, Alice's Lips, Vampire Freaks, Disturbia, Dark Cottage, etc.
I've also looked at Hell Bunny, which I picked out a lot of clothing but, when I looked at reviews on various review websites, a lot of them mentioned the quality having gone down since COVID started. I can't find anything about them being problematic either but that might be because I swapped browsers recently and I'm still getting used to the new one's layout. If anyone knows if they're problematic (like using sweatshops n whatnot) please let me know and/or if anyone's ordered from there this year and are located in the US, PLEASE tell me your opinions on the quality and experience with the brand.
Otherwise, please give me recommendations for goth clothing brands to look at. For reference, I'm a romantic goth for the vibe since I know brands often differ in those, but I'm not overly fond of dresses - so any dress heavy brands won't work for me. Thank all of you in advance for any help that may come my way.
Hey r/SustainableFashion ,
Long time football fan here.
A few months ago I had an idea that took over my life: the 2026 World Cup has 48 nations. What if each one had a unique handmade outfit, inspired by that country's culture and World Cup history?
So we made them. All 48. Only 1 outfit per country. Ever. Here's how it works:
Every outfit is a shirt + scarf combination. The shirt is 100% natural linen, handcrafted by a seamstress in Barcelona. The scarf is 100% organic cotton.
The shirt shape is inspired by American football jerseys, because the World Cup is in America.
Every shirt has a number. Not a player's position. A moment in history: the year they hosted, the year they debuted, their greatest ever player.
Every scarf is placed differently (on the head, around the neck, or at the waist) following the traditional dress codes of that country.
Happy to answer anything about the design process, the cultural research, or the stories behind each number.
