A good inspirational quote is like a neon sign from the universe guiding you in the right direction when you need that extra nudge or guiding light of affirmation. If you’ve ever visited Pinterest and had that ‘aha’ moment or have felt inspired by Nike’s ‘Just Do It’, then you know what we mean. Inspirational quotes can be powerful motivators. Take some of the popular sustainable fashion quotes out there. These can help you to make the small necessary steps to change your lifestyle for the better or understand just how our everyday choices are making a big impact.
As we walk into a new year, now is the time to feel inspired and motivated to walk into new beginnings or improve old ones. So, wherever you are on your eco-friendly journey, these sustainable fashion quotes can be your guiding light to help you live your most sustainable year yet.
Buy less, choose well, make it last.
Vivienne Westwood
Fashion shouldn’t cost the earth.
Environmental Audit Committee
Waste isn’t waste until we waste it.
WILL.I.AM
We need to humanize garment workers. They are not machines and that’s something that we forget.
Shivam Punjya, founder Behno
They say that there’s power in the masses. As a whole, our shopping choices fuel the decisions that brands make. From minimizing water waste to designing clothes that last longer than the typical throw-away-after-one-wear fast fashion cycle, brands make changes based off of consumer buying habits. When we as consumers change our buying habits to support ethical and eco-friendly brands, other brands take notice. Sure, it might take a few failed green washing campaigns for them to get the message, but eventually, they’ll get the point. Sustainable fashion is the new fashion.
When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.
Aldo Leopold
With every purchase, try to be more mindful. Educate yourself. Read the ingredient list, read the brand story. Ask yourself, where is my money going?
Ric Kostick, co-founder 100% Pure
Clothes are not going to change the world, the women who wear them will.
Anne Klein
You’re helping somebody in the global community with fair trade.
Joelle Cowie, founder of Arlokea
You’ll see this quote on The Wellness Feed again and again, “a pretty dress shouldn’t cost someone their livelihood”. Jobs should be empowering, not degrading. Yet, cheap clothing and cheap labor go hand in hand. Again and again, fast-fashion brands have been called out for partnering with manufacturers using slave and child labor or poverty wages. This is not okay. Human rights groups and non profit organizations have stood up to these brands. Yet, ultimately it is up to consumers to call out these brands and no longer support them to show that we will not line the pockets of corporations who do not value human life and promote wealth inequality.
A lot of people buy things on a whim and don’t necessarily think about the impact that it has.
Alice Horwood
Extending the life cycle of clothing by a further 9 months would reduce carbon, waste and water footprints by 20-30% each.
Fashion Revolution
As consumers we have so much power to change the world just being careful in what we buy.
Emma Watson
It’s my desire to use my skills and gifts to make a positive difference.
Jenny Allen, founder Jenerous
Support brands that use recycled fabrics, minimize wasting resources and say ‘no’ to plastic. Support brands that pay living wages and are transparent about where their products are made. And, if you don’t know where a brand stands on certain issues, don’t be afraid to ask them. Write them a letter asking if they paid their factories for orders during this pandemic so that garment workers can be paid. How are they using resources like cotton, gold, or water to minimize waste? With wealth inequalities and resource depletion increasing around the globe, it’s important to allow our dollars to do the talking when it comes to supporting brands that are actively focused on making a profit in an ethical and eco-friendly manner.
“More and more we’re realizing that buying new is having a real impact on the earth.”
~ Elizabeth Potts, Founder The Moonstoned
Fast fashion is not free. Someone somewhere is paying.
Lucy Siegle
Care for your clothes like the good friends that they are.
Ayesha Barenblat
Consumer demand can revolutionise the way fashion works as an industry. If everyone started to question the way we consume, we would see a radically different fashion paradigm.
Carry Somers
It’s all about making conscious decisions everyday, thiniking about those choices and understanding the implications of your choices.
Kiran Jade, Founder Wolven
You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of a difference you want to make.
Jane Goodall
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
Anne Frank
Good design is sustainable design.
Imran Ahmed
Erin Houston, co-founder wearwell
Sustainable fashion is not a trent, but the future.
Antonia Böhlke