Can fashion be ecofriendly? Yes, today fabrics and accessorizes can be tinted using 100% natural tints, made of agricultural waste. Tissues can even be created starting from artichoke leaves, onion skins, pomegranate peel, chestnuts hedgehogs or even olive or cherry tree pruning wastage. Considering that the global clothing production is expected to grow by 63% by 2030, we can assess the environmental impact of it. Did you know that the production of a single t-shirt requires around 2.700 liters of water per day, causing high emissions of CO2 and using mostly synthetic fibers and dyes? Environmental protection requires more and more ecofriendly clothing. Now production and selling costs have increased by 25%, but there’s a great benefit. The priority is to build new production systems with reduced environmental impact. Natural dyes are also a great help against the surge of allergic contact dermatitis, caused by the synthetic ones.
In 1988 in Umbertide, Perugia, Gianni Bernaintroducedalpacas. At first with two specimens imported from England, then with the first alpaca farm in Italy, started with 30 specimens, up to the construction of a complete agrotextile supply chain: from the flock to the shearing, up to the packaging of pullovers, scarfs and blankets without using acrylic or synthetic material.
A further example is Assunta Perilli, archeologist and weaver from Campotosto, who has been dealing with hand weaving and traditional processing of wool, linen and canvas for over ten years. She recovered an ancient variety of linen and its traditional processing, making, for example, the kilt given to Prince Charles of England by the mayor of Amatrice after the earthquake in 2016.
The project ForestsforFashionby the ecodesignersFrancesca Dini and Anna Maria Russo, brought for the first time on the runway of the UN Headquarters in New York a total green fashion collection, with dresses made of cypress yarn, mushroom skin and cork, eucalyptus and beech fabrics.
The way to the future goes green.
