What is Organic Cotton and is it Better than Conventional Cotton? We often hear the term ‘organic’ associated with eco-friendly products. But how does a commodity as trivial yet essential as ‘cotton’ be organic or non-organic? Isn’t it grown on plants? And cotton isn’t like plastic that takes millions of

Linen and its Impact on the Environment. A bast fibre, woven from the flax plant, linen is a prevalent yet lush fabric. Since its natural enemy is fieldmouse, not insects, it virtually needs no pesticides. Organic linen is a rare commodity as the environmental impact of the conventionally-grown linen is

Lenzing Tencel Tencel fibres are produced by environmentally responsible methods using sustainably sourced wood. The fibres are certified as biodegradable and compostable, blending into nature’s cycle, they maintain the environmental balance. Process of making Tencel: Environmental Impact of Tencel/lyocell It is completely biodegradable. Moreover, it produces no harmful byproducts. Farming

Lenzing Modal A variety of viscose rayon, Modal is a beechwood-pulp based cellulosic fibre. It is 50% more water-absorbent per unit volume than cotton. Process of making Modal Environmental impact of Modal: It requires less land per tonne than cotton fibres. It consumes ten to twenty times less water than

Hemp Hemp is a natural fibre derived from the stems of the flax plant. The hemp fabric has various natural advantages such as keeping you warm in winter, cool in summer and even protecting you from UV rays. The fibre produced from pure hemp is similar to linen in texture.

Peace Silk As the name suggests, it is the silk that encourages peace. Peace silk is a result of non-violent breeding and harvesting. In other words, silkworms are allowed their natural course of life and transformation into butterflies to obtain silk. Why choose Peace Silk over conventional silk? No animals

Bemberg – The Fabric Made Out of Waste Before becoming a fabric ready to be stitched, the cotton goes through several processes like ginning, spinning, dyeing etc. Ginning is the process of separating cotton from its seeds. Post the ginning process, the fuzzy material left on the cottonseeds is called

Sustainable Viscose EcoVero How The Fast Fashion Industry Affects The Lives of Garment Workers The beautiful, edgy, “trendy” new looks; the ever-changing fashion trends; the oh-so-stylish outfits! We all gel tempted by them. We all, at some point, have felt FOMO for not having the latest wardrobes. This is how