Growing up, I would watch my grandmother—born and raised on a Greek island in the early 1900s—wear traditional wool undershirts all her life. Not just in the winter, but even during the hot summer months. As a child, I couldn’t understand it. How could she wear wool in the summer? Wouldn’t she be sweating, too […]
Category: Sustainable Fabrics
Plant-Based Leather Alternative
One of the latest, exciting and most promising developments according to the The Optimist daily (https://www.optimistdaily.com/2025/04/this-plant-based-leather-alternative-is-plastic-free-and-ready-to-scale/) in the realm of eco-friendly fashion comes from Australian startup Alt. Leather, which has unveiled a fully plant-based, plastic-free alternative to traditional leather. Unlike many plant-based leathers currently on the market that still rely on synthetic or plastic-based binders, […]
What Is TENCEL™? A Soft, Sustainable Fabric Worth Discovering
If you’re exploring natural fabrics and trying to build a more conscious wardrobe, you might already be familiar with organic cotton, hemp, or linen. But recently I came across TENCEL™, and I wanted to learn more about what makes it special — and whether it really lives up to the hype. As I looked into […]