How to fix fashion and protect the planet | Amy Powney
Dec 11, 2023
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Designer Amy Powney explores fashion's impact on the environment and human health. She discusses the negative environmental consequences of the industry, the reliance on natural resources, and the need for sustainable and ethical practices. Powney emphasizes the importance of questioning everything and taking responsibility as business leaders to protect the environment. She also highlights the value of minimizing waste and reimagining success in the fashion industry.
The fashion industry has a brutal impact on the environment and human health, highlighting the need for more sustainable clothing choices.
Consumers need to slow down, get creative, and make the most out of their existing wardrobe to reduce the negative impact of fast fashion.
Deep dives
Lost Connection to Clothes
In this podcast episode, fashion designer Amy Powney discusses how we have lost our connection to our clothes and the need to find a new relationship with our existing wardrobe. She encourages consumers to slow down, get creative, and make the most out of what they already have in their closets.
The Environmental Impact of Clothing
Amy highlights the environmental impact of the fashion industry, emphasizing that clothes come from natural resources like animals, agriculture, forestry, and fossil fuels. She points out that popular fabrics like polyester contribute to climate change during production, release microplastics when washed, and take centuries to degrade in landfills. Amy raises awareness about the need for more sustainable clothing choices.
Shifting Towards Sustainable Fashion
Amy shares her journey towards sustainable fashion and the importance of transforming the entire supply chain. She integrates sustainable practices like natural organic farming and ethical sourcing into her brand and encourages others to question and rethink their own fashion choices. Amy believes that true systemic change will happen when we reconnect with the living world and value the people and planet behind our clothes.
From the field to your closet, your clothes go on a long journey before they enter your life. Designer Amy Powney explores the fashion industry's brutal impact on the environment and human health, modeling what ethical, planet-friendly clothing can look like — and inviting us all to think beyond the label. After the talk, Modupe dives into a whole category of fashion that we can all do without.