Ethical fashion

XxElizabethxX

Hi everyone

I am doing a project on ethical fashion and have a survey to find out peoples views of ethical fashion. If you are female and either 18-25 or 35-45 and you have the time, I would much appreciate if you post your answers in this thread

Thank you in advance.


In which age group do you fit into?

18-25
35-45

How familiar are you with sustainable issues that affect the fashion industry?

Are ethical issues, in general, important to you?



Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

I can name at least one ethical fashion brand.

Ethical fashion is made of better quality fabrics.

I am prepared to pay extra for ethical clothing.

The price of ethical fashion is something that puts me off buying it.

From what I have seen of ethical clothing, it is not as fashionable as fashion tends to be.

Style and brand comes before the ethics of a fashion product.

I feel that buying ethical fashion does not have any affect on anyone.

I don't have the time to research ethical brands.

Whenever possible I try to buy ethical clothing.

Do you buy any other ethical products (such as food, toiletries or cleaning products?

jackyann

I have been buying ethical fashion for most of my adult life, and making clothes using fair trade fabric as well. I am used to no-one wanting my opinion these days (unless it is something aimed at "seniors") and in this case see that I am in company with 25-35 year olds!

vintagebrighton

What do you mean by 'ethical fashion'? Surely the most ethical would be second hand as the damage has already been done and you're not adding further to landfill, consumerism, chemical use, exploitation of labour/resources etc etc.

And I'm a bit miffed that as I don't fit into either of your age ranges I apparently don't have a view that's worth anything Perhaps I'm not meant to be 'fashionable' .......

jackyann

I suspect that OP is working in a team and they have divided up who researches which demographic; unfortunately it seems as if no-one here can help!
And I tend buy "new" as I rarely find anything to suit me (or even fit me!) second hand. But I have been known to alter charity shop finds. Not all of my buys are ethical, but I do my best; also as an amateur sewer, I seek out ethical fabric providers and many of those are superb!

Edwardia

I got an email from the Soil Association today which sez if I sign up on https://www.cottonedon.org I could win a People Tree dress and get discounts from organic cotton retailers. Evidently, Monday is Earth Day..

I buy a lot of my clothes secondhand hand from Oxfam but only natural fibres.

I also buy organic cotton stuff from Seasalt, generally in the sale.

Plus I like Nudie Jeans which is a Swedish label using all organics, which I've bought from ASOS.

I have bought lots of the £5 mens' cotton Fairtrade certified tshirts from TU at Sainsbury's for a fiver each - less when I stock up on 25% offers Pretty sure my older ones were certified organic too..

I buy organic food from Abel & Cole, Riverford and Ocado mostly but also Sainsbury's and Waitrose. My food has to be either organic or wild and if I can't get either, conventional but additive free.

I have made a switch to more eco-friendly cleaning materials eg Ecover, Bentley Organics, ASDA Eco-Friendly plus old-fashioned stuff like white vinegar, bicarbonate of soda and soda crystals.

We have always tried to have as few plastics in the house as poss and to recycle.

I don't think organic cotton is necessarily better quality as sometimes it seems like people charge more but skimp on quality to make more profit and that goes for sheets and meat as well !

I haven't really thoroughly explored ethical fashion yet.

Fruit_and_Nut_Case

Edwardia wrote: »

...and meat as well...

You eat meat? How is that ethical? Killing living creatures to satisfy your lust for flesh.







Not serious; I'm an omnivore myself. But just attempting to show that "ethical" is in the eye of the beholder.

southerly

XxElizabethxX wrote: »

Hi everyone

I am doing a project on ethical fashion and have a survey to find out peoples views of ethical fashion. If you are female and either 18-25 or 35-45 and you have the time, I would much appreciate if you post your answers in this thread

Thank you in advance.


In which age group do you fit into?

18-25
35-45 this one

How familiar are you with sustainable issues that affect the fashion industry? not sure what you mean, sustainable is a vague word

Are ethical issues, in general, important to you? yes



Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

I can name at least one ethical fashion brand. yes

Ethical fashion is made of better quality fabrics.yes, not sure about better quality but usually natural fibres which I prefer.

I am prepared to pay extra for ethical clothing. yes but not lots more

The price of ethical fashion is something that puts me off buying it. yes

From what I have seen of ethical clothing, it is not as fashionable as fashion tends to be.yes often

Style and brand comes before the ethics of a fashion product. no

I feel that buying ethical fashion does not have any affect on anyone. no

I don't have the time to research ethical brands. no

Whenever possible I try to buy ethical clothing. Only if I can find it affordably, have only bought it in sales, or new with tag from Oxfam.

Do you buy any other ethical products (such as food, toiletries or cleaning products?

yes Fairtrade tea and coffee, Faith in Nature shampoo, and Ecover laundry products and washing up liquid.

ThriftyShelly

Hi Elizabeth,
if it helps your research here's my info
I fall into the second age bracket, I much prefer to buy ethical fashion when possible and love people tree (especially the goody bags and sale stuff!) It's nice to be able to treat yourself and know that the clothes producers are getting a fair wage for the beautiful clothes they have made. People tree also put info in their catalouges and online about this.
I generally find ethical fashion more expensive when bought new but also like to find bargains in the charity shop or from e-bay (is this classed as ethical as I am contributing to recycling?)
I was shamed into never going into Primark again after my sister described how the clothes are made and the people who produce the cheap clothing are treated etc as the horrific recent disaster has highlighted.
Hope this helps

pawsies

In which age group do you fit into?

18-25


How familiar are you with sustainable issues that affect the fashion industry?

Fairly familiar but there is probably more that I don't know about.

Are ethical issues, in general, important to you?

Yes, very.

Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

I can name at least one ethical fashion brand.

Agree

Ethical fashion is made of better quality fabrics.

Agree- for some fabrics, not for others

I am prepared to pay extra for ethical clothing.

Agree, I would like to but it is not always practical. I would rather buy second hand than pay more for ethical clothing.


The price of ethical fashion is something that puts me off buying it.

Agree

From what I have seen of ethical clothing, it is not as fashionable as fashion tends to be.

Disagree, I don't care about fashion that much.

Style and brand comes before the ethics of a fashion product.

Disagree

I feel that buying ethical fashion does not have any affect on anyone.

Disagree, it can affect people positively and negatively though

I don't have the time to research ethical brands.

Agree

Whenever possible I try to buy ethical clothing.

Agree, I would like to but again depends on financial and practical restrictions

Do you buy any other ethical products (such as food, toiletries or cleaning products?

Try and buy local produce, but can't say all my products are ethical. Unfortunately I don't think it's possible to be fully ethical unless you make the product yourself.