Environmentally sustainable fashion

For Days Holiday Pop-Up Shop

10 November 2018

WHAT: For Days Holiday Pop-Up Shop

WHY: For Days, the first fully closed loop clothing line, is teaming up with Nolita boutique Upton for a Holiday Pop Up and invites you to ring in the season with music, drinks and food by Mimi Cheng’s on Thursday, November 15 from 6:30-8:30pm.

For Days memberships are the perfect holiday gift idea for anyone who wears t-shirts (everyone), and who wants to help save the planet (hopefully everyone)! Plans range from 1 to 10 t-shirts and are priced from $38-$340.

The pop up will run through the end of the year, December 31.

WHEN: 11/15 - 12/31

WHERE: Upton
224 Mulberry Street
Between Prince and Spring Streets
New York, NY 10012

For the complete list of today's sales and sample sales check HERE.

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For Days is a circular retail model that addresses our need for fresh basics without costing the environment. This new operating system for manufacturing and direct-to-consumer commerce will revolutionize people’s relationships with basics, starting with tanks and tees and eventually much more. The membership-based service provides unlimited access to new, 100% organic t-shirts, made in LA. Users can exchange a tee at any time, for any reason, for a fresh one in a style and color of their choosing. Once the new shirt arrives, the old one is sent back in the same, recycled packaging, and For Days will upcycle the materials to create new shirts. Prior to launching For Days, Kristy founded sustainable luxury brand Maiyet.

Posted by Bindra at 02:30 AM
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Sample Sale Education: Ethical, Fair Trade and Sustainable

25 September 2018

Most of us are sample sale aficionados because we can’t afford to pay retail prices. Some of us are because we love the thrill of finding a good bargain. But the rise of ethical consumerism has introduced yet another motive to keep us on our toes (while hunting for the perfect pair of heels): sample sales and luxury consignment sites save the planet.

Ethical consumerism, ethical fashion, fair trade fashion, and sustainable fashion have all become ubiquitous in the world of fashion—but many brands also incorrectly use them interchangeably. It seems everyone from your BFF to your favorite brand is going green. I agree that “green is the new black” when it comes to fashion and shopping.

We strongly encourage you to go green but it’s impossible to do that properly if you don’t have a solid understanding of what “green” truly means. And considering that it’s becoming more and more trendy, you have to make sure you’re discerning enough to be able to separate the truly green from the, well, aqua.

We are concerned that articles like this one that proclaim things like, “The luxury resale market is expected to soar with the rise of mindful consumerism,” put too much emphasis on the “help the planet” factor and not enough on the “consignors can make a substantial buck on their used goods” factor. The article might simplify the reason why second-life merchandise thrives, but that doesn’t mean it is completely wrong. Our planet is better off with us purchasing less new merchandise.

Brands are under pressure to score large profits and be sustainable simultaneously—and some are willing to do that at whatever cost… including taking advantage of naive consumers who don’t really understand what “sustainable” means. This practice even has its own name: greenwashing. Please, don’t be that consumer who falls victim to this deceiving marketing strategy—be immune to greenwashing and brainwashing alike!

Step One

Understand the difference between ethical, fair trade, and sustainable fashion.

We couldn’t find better definitions than the ones provided in People Tree by founder and CEO Safia Minney. So yeah, click that link… or check out our twitter version (tight character limit) of these definitions:

Fair Trade Fashion is defined as fashion created by a Fair Trade Certified Group with the goal of empowering marginalised people.
Sustainable Fashion is a product that is made with environmentally-friendly standards.
Ethical Fashion is a broader term that can encompass fair trade and sustainable fashion but is not always explicit. Ethical fashion has no distinct set of rules, practices, or governing body.

But:

Fair Trade Fashion may also incorporate sustainable practice, including the use of organic cotton.
Fair Trade Fashion are sometimes grouped under “Sustainable Fashion” when the production is considered “sustainable” to communities in providing livelihoods.

Step Two

If you’re going to buy new items, then make sure they check off as many of the above boxes as possible, or whichever boxes are most important to you. However, this can be a challenge getting this information out of brands…

So an alternative would be even further simplifying this process by buying at sample sales and consignment stores. Why? Because even if they don’t check the boxes, they’re at the very least: not new. That means you save them from being destroyed at the expense of Mother Earth. It appears that extending the life of a product instead of always conflating “new” with “better,” plus creating a culture around that idea might be a sensible thing to do… for now.

Happy green shopping!

Posted by Staff Writer at 01:27 AM
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For Days Pop-Up and Block Party

12 September 2018

WHAT: For Days Pop-Up and Block Party

WHY: Sustainability trailblazer Kristy Caylor is bringing For Days, the membership service for unlimited fresh tees, to New York during Fashion Week. From September 12-29, For Days will open its immersive pop-up store in New York City’s Soho neighborhood, putting shoppers at the center of the closed-loop model.

Since its May 2018 launch, For Days quickly racked up a lengthy wait list of potential members. With the opening of the pop-up shop this month, membership will be open to anyone that wants to join the movement toward a more sustainable future. In addition to a full brand shopping experience, the September pop up will play host to an array of immersive programming, including sustainability panels, DIY workshops, and wellness activities.

To celebrate the store’s opening on September 12, For Days will host a block party outside of its Crosby Street storefront from 6:00-8:30 pm. Open to the public, this community event will feature fun activities and refreshments from local vendors.

To align with its environmentally-conscious ethos, For Days is teaming up with the Giving Hour to generate charitable donations for The Central Park Conservancy. For every t-shirt sold from September 12-17, $2 will be donated to the organization, which works to restore, manage, and enhance New York’s iconic park.

WHEN: 9/12 - 9/29; M-Sat (10-8), Sun (11-6)
Block Party: 9/12; W (6-8:30)
Giving Hour Activities: 9/12- - 9/17

WHERE: 91 Crosby Street
New York, NY 10012

For the complete list of today's sales and sample sales check HERE.

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