#vegan clothes

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Cotton is the best vegan fabric on earth. You can't change my mind 😌💚

[lamariposaverdeblog]

Vegan t-shirt | tostadora

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[thy-cocoa-doth-grow-cold]

Now do you think Aziraphale wears faux fur and vegan leather because of the lack of animal cruelty or do you think he only wears real animal skin because he Has Standards?

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Tumblr pet peeve 27: the people who apparently spend so little time in reality that they think the main appeal of fake leather is that it's vegan and not that real leather is fucking expensive. Seriously when's the last time you bought something made out of real leather? That shit costs so much money.

[batri-jopa]

Found at modelroyalofficial on Instagram:

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[sapphicteaparty]

i've NEVER seen a single good faith discussions about pleather on this website and i want ppl to think critically for one second about the way businesses talk about their products. "vegan leather" is purely a marketing term and nothing else. it was invented by the fashion industry and it has nothing to do with vegans or veganism.

"vegan leather" is basically made of polyester (a type of plastic), but crucially a lot of clothes nowadays are made of polyester either fully or partially because it's cheaper to produce. so of course clothing companies are going to be producing and marketing things that make them more money.

these products are not even targeting vegans, they're making an average customer feel better about their purchases, same way they are now putting "eco" labels on some of their organic cotton clothing. it's just greenwashing. NOTHING in fast fashion is eco friendly in any way - this whole industry is extremely wasteful an exploitative on every level. when are ppl going to realize that these companies just say anything they can to make it seem like they care about anything other than their profit margins. because they don't.

my wish is that ppl that talk about how bad pleather is and how vegans are apparently responsible for all of the microplastic pollution in the world also talked or cared even a little bit about the absolutely horrific abuse and exploitation that happens in the clothing and fast fashion industry. talk about how this industry consistently fails (or outright refuses) to pay its workers a living wage or how they don't provide them humane working conditions - and how that led to thousands of garment workers dying and getting injured when a garment factory collapsed in Bangladesh (and that's not the only tragedy this industry is directly responsible for).

also microplastics are only the tip of the iceberg if you want to talk about the pollution that the clothing industry is responsible for (toxic chemicals and pesticides used in cotton production, garment dyes, the disposal of textile waste etc) - all of which has direct human costs tied to it.

but if your only concern ever was microplastics that clothes can shed then great! avoid all polyester and plastic clothing. but did you know textiles aren't even the primary microplastic contaminants? it's plastic bags, bottles and fishing nets by far. most ppl can't always avoid these plastic items in daily life. but do you eat fish? vegans don't.

i'm just so tired of the pleather discussion focusing on the wrong thing (vegans) when there are so many more aspects about the clothing industry and plastic pollution that never get addressed when they should. and the amount of misinformation on these topics is just laughable at this point. ppl sure enjoy reblogging posts that confirm their biases and free them from having to critically engage with complicated issues because it's so easy to just blame a group of ppl for it.

anyway if you're concerned about ethical clothing (i hope you are) then basically these are your best options:

wear what you already have and don't buy new clothes unless necessary

get second hand clothes

get upcycled clothes

this may seem a bit extreme but these are the only options that don't result in new clothes and textiles being produced because there is an overproduction issue in the clothing industry which is why over 80% of clothes end up in landfills. obviously these options aren't viable for everyone all the time but if the goal is sustainability then that's just the reality of things for now.

you can also do things like mend your clothes so they last longer, learn to sew to make your own clothes etc all of that is better than buying new clothes. donating clothes to a thrift store is also not ideal since they get so many donations that a lot of it ends up in a landfill anyway and recycling clothes is also not straightforward or even possible in a lot of cases. so not buying new/more clothes is the most environmentally friendly option. and before you go no ethical consumption under capitalism blah blah yeah we know. doesn't mean you are powerless and have no choices in anything ever.

please learn more about microplastics, the clothing/textile industry and veganism before you uncritically reblog another misinformed post about "vegan leather" or microplastics. also please don't uncritically believe what i wrote here either. if you're seriously interested in these topics then your source for this information shouldn't be some tumblr post in the first place. there are lot of studies, documentaries and articles about all the things i mentioned. i'm not a researcher or a scientist, so don't ask me. i'm just tired.

[acti-veg]

“The bulrush has an amazing high-volume structure,” says Finlay Duncan, a co-founder of Saltyco. “Its seed heads can expand about 300 times in size. It has these umbrella-like structures that mimic the natural structure of goosedown in terms of providing that nice lofty, fluffy feeling.”

For farmers on lowland peat in the north-west (UK), it is hoped the trial could provide an alternative source of income while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The chosen site in Greater Manchester was drained for agriculture more than 50 years ago, something that will be reversed next year to plant the bulrushes. This could save 2,800 tonnes of CO2 equivalent by 2050 and boost biodiversity, according to the Wildlife Trust.

[weirdieoid]

mending your clothes, wearing them for as long as possible, and only buying new clothes when you absolutely need them (i get my clothes at thrift stores) is way more important for the environment than going vegan.

machines are incapable of sewing garments properly. that means that every single piece of clothing you're wearing probably had to be sewn by hand in a sweat shop somewhere being paid a dollar a day or less. the same goes 100 fold for garments that are crocheted, as crochet is far too complicated for machinery (on the other hand, the first knitting machine was invented in 1589 by William Lee)

the other part of MENDING and REWEARING your old clothes is that it's waaaay cheaper. going vegan is not accessible to everyone, but if you can get a pair of pants for 3 dollars and alter them just a little, you can have well fitting jeans for a fraction of the cost. If I were to go vegan i would either spend into my rent momey to feed myself or starve.

the other side of this sustainability coin that i very much still struggle with is Not Overbuying Clothes (if youre gonna do that, i suggest thrifting because youre not creating any demand for NEW goods - which somewhat reduces the demand for sweatshop labor to create the new goods)

also just a reminder that corporations are abandoning giant plastic fishing nets in the ocean for creatures to get stuck in and other corporations are spewing toxic chemicals in the water, which is where most pollution comes from on planet earth. also the overfarming of cattle... those stinky stinky cows

i guess my point is that there's no diet in this capitalist hellscape that is more morally correct than the rest, but mostly just Stop Buying New Clothes and Stop Trusting Companies

[lamariposaverdeblog]

VEGANPEACE Essential T-Shirt by lamariposaverde

[thewynne]

Ursula from Los Espookys is the 'spiritually goth but too tired to commit to the daily aesthetic' representation we needed

[but-is-it-vegan]

"vegan leather" is called that bc the industry decided so. bc some company and some dude working there decided so (hint: it's greenwashing). bc random people on this site decide to call it that instead of just saying faux or synthetic leather

vegans don't want plastic either (duh) and before veganism became big we weren't even considered the target group for fake leather. majority of people buying it are still nonvegans. faux leather was invented before the word "vegan" even existed

[hearthoof]

in case you didnt know, being vegan means you should only wear pleather. if you wear anything else but plastic then youre not actually vegan, silly!

theres no other clothing options, actually. theres no such thing, dont be ridiculous. theres only animal skin/fur/feathers/wool and pleather.

historically, humans have not worn any other type of garment.

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[fandomchaos]

vegan leather tehe 😘 SHUT UP SHUT UP GO AWAY YOU PLASTIC FIEND I don't want you to even CONSIDER talking to me unless ur "vegan leather" is made of PINEAPPLE or MUSHROOMS

[gaypornluvr420]

and are these child slave quinoa vegans in the room with us right now