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Thanks! How do you like the jacket?

@@EcoStylist yes indeed; it' holding up well in a mild Toronto winter. I intended to run year round with it. I'll be interested to see how well the jacket releases heat while active in spring or early fall conditions

I have tried their SEA jeans and they didn't shrink-but I didn't dry them. I'd recommend line drying them. If you do that they don't shrink. Cotton almost always shrinks a little bit if you put it in the drier.

Hi EcoStylist, why do you no longer certify IOAN?

I would like to know why too

Fair point 😅 thanks for the feedback! Will definitely consider more close up footage next time and different angles. If you click through to shop the boots Nisolo does have some pretty good lifestyle photos from different angles-hope it helps!

All valid questions. Regarding China, there are ethical factories in China such as Fair Trade certified factories used by brands such as Known Supply, Patagonia, etc. So the probably isn't China overall, it's brands like Shein that cut corners and use slave labor in China to achieve their incredibly low prices. This is well documented and the most recent labor abuse investigation found Shein workers working 18 hour days with only 1 day off per month and severe pay penalties for a single mistake: www.businessinsider.com/shein-factory-workers-18-hour-shifts-paid-low-wages-report-2022-10#:~:text=Workers%20at%20factories%20in%20China,i%20newspaper%20in%20the%20UK. Rather than boycott you can instead buy from brands that pay clothing makers fair wages. Currently over 90% of brands don't pay clothing makers living wages. By supporting the less than 10% of brands that do you can make a huge difference. Rather than boycott (where no clothing maker gets paid) it's shifting your support to clothing makers who get fair wages. This supports good jobs and helps shift the industry. As more people support fair wages and draw attention to it, more brands will start ensuring fair wages. It makes a difference. And regarding Shein's prices this is true for some people. But Shein was recently valued at nearly $100 Billion and most Shein shoppers don't fit that description - most Shein shoppers are middle class shoppers who use Shein's very low prices to buy even more clothes (not out of necessity). Unfortunately in the conversation about Shein many people who can afford better clothes use the fact that some people can only afford Shein as an excuse to keep shopping Shein. People who "can only afford Shein" are not the problem. People who can afford to support better brands but choose not to, are part of the problem.

Unfortunately Shein's use of more sustainable fabrics in a small number of their pieces just isn't enough to mitigate the enormous harm they cause. You can find our full evaluation of Shein here: www.eco-stylist.com/its-time-to-find-ethical-alternatives-to-fast-fashion-giant-shein/

Hear you regarding addiction and compulsion - it can be hard to change habits. I used to shop fast fashion years ago when I first got into fashion. One book that really helped me was the "Power of Habit." - an incredibly powerful book for habit change and breaking compulsive behavior.

And one other thing that helped a lot was digging into fast fashion. The more you find out the worse it is. Have you seen this video? It's a good primer: ruclips.net/video/xGF3ObOBbac/видео.html

You should be ashamed of yourself. It's PEOPLE with FAMILIES being worked to dust for your clothing?!

SHEIN is actually the largest fashion brand now - they grew to $100 billion company in the last few years outpacing any other fashion brand. But to answer your question yes :) of the hundreds of brands we've researched SHEIN is the only big brand to earn zero points. Other big brands still fail but score in the 20s or 30s out of 100 (brands like Zara and J. Crew)

Clothing waste and the related resource waste is a huge issue - but not by these hats :)

Hey thanks for the question! We put together this guide on affordable options, if you scroll down to section on "14 brands" there's some great brands with mens essentials: www.eco-stylist.com/most-affordable-ethical-fashion/ I'd also recommend bookmarking our sales page as this is a great way to save on sustainable brands. There's some summer sales ending this month: www.eco-stylist.com/sustainable-brands/deals/ If you have more questions let us know!

@@EcoStylist thanks I’ll check it out

@@EcoStylist I've read through a bit of the content and its clear that fast fashion has a deep rabbit hole with poor feedback and bad business practice. I'm ready to start transitioning to supporting the ethical crew. My question is because most of the stores are not local to me. What store/shop for mens basics on the list you link to that has a good bang for buck for quality you would recommended. Thanks again for what you do.

@@ltlt-gz2ic good bang for buck quality I'd recommend KNOWN SUPPLY, Pact, Toad&Co. Those brands all have basics but what are you looking for specifically (t-shirts, jeans, etc.)? I want to make sure we captured it with those brands.

Not a lot has changed in the last year - are you just curious how much of their reports is greenwashing?

I’d like to see a video about brands that have changed to greenwashing in recent years:)

@@spicygarlicsauce that's a great idea - love it!

First it's important to note that SHEIN's prices are inherently unsustainable. They've cut corners to makes clothes cheaper than they've ever been - at the expense of clothing makers and the planet. Clothes are made by people and they are supposed to be something quality that we value and wear again and again - not something we wear once and then toss. It costs more to do that. That being said we put together a guide that covers this complex issue and the most affordable options: www.eco-stylist.com/most-affordable-ethical-fashion/

Unfortunately the best thing we can do is not support SHEIN. Generally speaking, there are things fashion brands can do to become more sustainable: pay their workers fairly, use more sustainable fabrics, set goals to reduce waste, water, and CO2. But in the case of SHEIN they are one of the most, if not the most unsustainable brand on the planet. We know this because they drop up to 6,000 new styles a day and are valued at $100 billion, meaning they're out producing their peers (H&M, Boohoo, Zara). They do this by selling lots of really cheap clothes - and it's only possible by exploiting people and the planet. For them to be a brand worth supporting they would need to pay clothing makers fairly, make less clothes, make higher quality clothes, makes those clothes more sustainably, and raise their prices quite a bit to do all this. Their entire business is based on cheap prices and exploitation, for them to change this would be to change their entire business-and that seems unlikely. Fast fashion is a very deeply rooted problem in our society. It feels nice to have the convenience and cheap prices, but over 50% of it ends up in a landfill in less than 1 year. This is devastating to our planet and the only solution I see is to not support fast fashion and instead support solutions that are considering our future: sustainable brands, thrifting, swapping, buying less.

@@EcoStylist it’s true, not to mention they package every single item in a separate plastic bag 😑 why not just put everything I ordered in one bag??? That was the first red flag for me. And it’s sucks that even though more and more people are talking about this, so many don’t care and will keep supporting them.

​@@catherinehall8440 Definitely. I think we have to keep sharing the message and keep talking about it. From what I've seen awareness is definitely making a difference, it sometimes feels otherwise because brands like SHEIN have heavily promoted through influencers and celebrities - so they're getting tons of positive and negative press at the same time. We just have to keep up the good fight - it is making a difference :) Saw this post today on IG that you might like: instagram.com/p/CeRDvuGO9TJ/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Unfortunately that's where most of their clothes end up...

@@EcoStylist lmao

An important part of the solution - and it's free to do :)

Hey! They do run true to size. It looks like Nisolo replaced the Javier Chelsea Boot with the All Weather Chelsea Boot. They look virtually the same but sounds like the latter holds up better on rainy days. I updated the link (here it is for reference: shop.ecostylist.co/uPtsf ) I would recommend seeing if they have the new one in your size first. *I wouldn't recommend going a half size down on these unless you own other shoes in that smaller size that also fit you well.

Facts.

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😂😂😂😂 I feel you. It's 97 bucks on Amazon. I don't get it. I wonder how it would rank with tested brands like skinceuticals.

That's awesome!

Good ideas - we'll do more fast fashion videos for sure :)

@@EcoStylist if you do, definitely take a look at Shein. Sketchy business practices all around.

@@perperperpen our thoughts exactly :)

@@perperperpen Shein - ruclips.net/video/Ve1rpR_soAE/видео.html

When it comes to vegan fabrics there's a few grey areas: up cycled leather is ok to some vegans, and not others. Similarly, wool that comes from animals that were treated well is ok to some vegans, and not others (who are anti-wool in any form).

Sorry about the sound quality on this video - I know it could be a lot better.

Thanks for the positive feedback and brand recommendation. We'll add them to our brands to research - we research all of our brands according to this criteria: www.eco-stylist.com/sustainable-brand-criteria/

Hey Don - quick update! We researched Coalatree and they passed our criteria. Thanks again for the rec! Here's their new brand rating: www.eco-stylist.com/ethical-brand/coalatree/