Eco-fashion: Trendy and Eco-Friendly

This post is in connection to our class discussion about how certain political causes seem to move in and out of fashion. One such cause that is very in mode right now is that of saving the planet. Everywhere you go you see signs telling to you "go green" or "protect the environment". While it can be frustrating that some people inevitably only care about these causes because they are cool, at least the cause is getting some attention/support from its trendiness. It is probably better to have support for the sake of coolness than to not have support at all. I found a couple of websites that explain what exactly eco-fashion is and why it has suddenly become so popular. The general idea behind it is that the clothes are made from organic materials, using minimal energy and recycling materials throughout the process. Also, they often try to engage in fair trade policies with the countries where the products are made, which is more of a human rights issue than an earth issue, but this just shows how many of these causes are interconnected. One quote that I liked from one of the websites, greenloop.com, is "if you are going to be a walking billboard, be a billboard for a cause". I think that pretty much sums up the trend of eco-fashion. The other website is an article which goes into how this affecting the world of high-fashion, with top designers beginning to utilize eco-friendly materials at Fashion Week in New York in 2005. So, from the third-world factories where fabric is created to the haute-couture designers of Fashion Week, eco-fashion is truly making a statement in popular culture right now. Here are the websites:
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