This article started out as a way to explore pollution caused by the fashion and textile industry, but quickly became focused um, er…elsewhere…
TheDailyGreen is (gratuitously, fortunately) rounding up a list of designers and companies that are using sustainable business models and practices to help reduce the very large impact the textile industry has on the environment.
More natural materials such as chiffon, hemp, and organic cotton are being used, along with unexpected items such as bamboo and recycled materials like rubber from tennis shoes are all being made into hot, hot, sexy lingerie by designers all over the world. All in the name of saving the planet, of course.
This article appears in Jul 1-7, 2009.