E35 - Rachel Ceruti - Reclypt - Fast and Slow Fashion - upcycled fashion

Episode 35 - Fast and Slow Fashion Why Upcycled fashion? Reduce Carbon emissions, Greenhouse Effect, waste, water usage, and pollution. Increase personal style, local & independent business, slow fashion, shopping intentionally, and garment lifespan. Our Story. We are the alternative to fast fashion. Our Vision. Cultivating the upcycled fashion community. Our Mission. Promoting and raising awareness for upcycled fashion. Fast fashion is cheap, trendy clothing & accessories that relies on the exploitative business model of getting the newest styles to market as fast as possible so consumers can purchase them while they are still at the height of their popularity, then discard them after a few wears when the trend inevitably changes. Let’s put overconsumption into perspective: The world now consumes about 80 billion new pieces of clothing every year (400% more than two decades ago). We buy 5x more clothing than our grandparents did. The fast fashion market is expected to grow 19% over the next 5 years. On average, each person in the US buys 35 lbs of clothes per year. https://www.reclypt.com/ ___ For more about our business please visit https://upcyclecanada.ca/ Podcast created by True Media Solutions Have a podcast and need a great website? Try Podpage! Thank you to Jacob Moon for creating our Podcast Soundtrack - please visit www.JacobMoon.com