Sustainable Fashion - A Beginners Guide

What was the first more sustainable option that someone could use to purchase their clothes?

• Buy clothes that are on special

• Still buy the clothes, however, buy less of them and keep them longer

• Buy clothes the same. Who cares about sustainability?!

• None of the above

What is one of the biggest problems with the fast fashion industry?

• Over production

• Over consumption

• Both over consumption and over production

• None of the above

Brands over produce garments to try and get customers to buy products

• True

• False

Second hand clothing helps you

• Save money

• Craft and hone your own style

• Reduce your harm on the environment

• All of the above

You can tell if a brand is sustainable by researching:

• The brands environmental credentials

• How the brand looks after their people

• Whether the brand is fair trade

• What kind of materials they are using

• All of the above

Sustainable fashion brands so expensive because they use quality materials and they look after their workforce

• True

• False

What was Emma's suggested hierarchy of shopping?

• Shop a sustainable or ethical brand; rent clothing, shop your own wardrobe first

• Shop your own wardrobe first; shop a sustainable or ethical brand; rent clothing

• Shop your own wardrobe first; rent clothing; shop a sustainable or ethical brand

Washing your clothes more is better for the environment

• True

• False

What is the bag called that you use to wash your synthetic clothes in so that micro-plastics are not released into the water ways?

• Puppy bag

• Laundry bag

• Guppy bag

• Guddy bag

A natural fibre fabric is a fabric that is made from petroleum

• True

• False