Information References

• Harmony. “The Facts about Textile Waste (Infographic).” Harmony, 13 Jan. 2020, harmony1.com/textile-waste-infographic/.
• dit :, Serge Abdallah Fares Samia, and Nom *. “Slowing down the Track of Fast Fashion.” Blog De L'ISIGE - MINES ParisTech, 7 Apr. 2020, blog-isige.mines-paristech.fr/2020/04/07/slowing-down-the-track-of-fast-fashion/.
  
• “Fashion & Environment.” SustainYourStyle, www.sustainyourstyle.org/en/whats-wrong-with-the-fashion-industry#anchor-working-conditions.
  
• Shipping materials: The Yebo Group Box Company: "All of your packaging is 100% post consumable recyclable. The board it self before we make you boxes is made up of 30% recycled material."
  
• Connectors Supplier: Bead & Trim: "All our products are made in the Czech Republic, which is part of the EU. There are uniform stringent ecological and labor laws enforced in all EU member states. In practice, this is what it means for the workers and the environment: Labor laws require 8-hour workdays, 5-day workweek, paid overtime (at a higher rate), paid vacation (minimum 3 weeks per year, usually 4 weeks paid vacation). All workers, both full time and part time are entitled to a sick leave, when needed. There is paid three-year maternity leave and abundance of public childcare (from 3 months up to university education the system is public and thus free of charge).  Labor laws as well stipulate working conditions. The premises must be well ventilated and have natural light (windows). There are mandated breaks and the employer must provide subsidized lunches. Prison and child labor are prohibited. The environmental laws ban use of some chemicals known to be harmful to humans (over the last 30 years we had to change our production process because some of the element and compounds traditionally used in the manufacturing of glass and metal were banned). The manufacturers are legally not permitted to use these chemicals. The materials used in connectors are glass and metal. Glass is a natural material made from sand and some earth elements for coloring. Glass is mined in an ecologically friendly manner in the surrounding mountains and the mines are regularly re-forested. Earth metals and elements are mined partly locally and partly they are imported. There are absolutely no plants and/or animal products used in the production of the connectors – or any other products that we sell The labor and environment laws of the EU, which Czech Republic must follow, are among one of the most stringent in the world. We must be in compliance with them at all times and our product are thus both ecologically and ethically sound."
  
• Fabric Supplier: Blue Moon Fabrics: "We currently carry a couple of Activewear lines that are composed of recycled materials. We are not in control of factory working conditions although I can assure you that we only work with the cleanest and most established factories overseas."
  
• Crystal Supplier: Angel Brilliance Crystals: The crystals are the man-made glasses, not from nature directly, so they are sustainable. The glass is recycled material and sustainable".
  

Photo References

• “Blog.” New Clothing Recycling Technology Aims to Reduce Clothing Waste - Planet Aid, Inc., www.planetaid.org/blog/could-a-new-recycling-technique-help-save-climate-change.
• “New Style Plastic Dustbin With All Kinds Of Color.” Enlightening Pallet Industry Co.,Ltd, www.cnplasticpallet.com/news/new-style-plastic-dustbin-with-all-kinds-of-co-15642750.html.
  
• “Blog.” Change Fashion Trends, Improve Human Rights - Planet Aid, Inc., www.planetaid.org/blog/fast-fashion-continues-to-violate-human-rights.
  
• Manning, Charles. “8 Steps to Clean Out Your Closet and Reset Your Style.” Cosmopolitan, Cosmopolitan, 5 Oct. 2017, www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/fashion/advice/a17905/8-clean-closet-style-reset/.
  
• “Our Core Values: B Corp.” Our Core Values | B Corp, athleta.gap.com/browse/info.do?cid=1074427.