Friday Five: Favorite Fandom Fashion And Sustainable Brands To Celebrate Earth Day
Images: Whosits&Whatsits; Her Universe; BoxLunch Gifts
April 22 has been set aside for Earth Day since 1970. Over the years, it’s become not just a day to celebrate our beautiful planet, but also an opportunity to get involved in cleaning up our environment. There are lots of easy ways to do this — pick up some trash; clean up a beach; plant a tree; and you can also look at ways to make more sustainable choices with your fashion purchases.
While the fashion industry hasn't always been known for having the most eco-friendly practices, there are a number of companies that are trying to embrace a greener future without sacrificing on style. Whether it’s using repurposed material that would otherwise get thrown out to creating products that require less water and produce less carbon dioxide than conventional items there are a lot of ways you can show our planet some love with your fashion choices this Earth Day.
In this week’s Friday Five we’ve rounded up some of our favorite Earth Day-inspired fashion.
Marena Bronson is an award-winning journalist, a life-long nerd, and the Editor-in-Chief of Fashion and Fandom. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram.
1. Her Universe
Her Universe
Earth Day Collection
Image: Her Universe
Her Universe is one of our favorite fandom labels, and this year it has an entire Earth Day collection with styles featuring some of your favorite planetary protectors from Star Wars, Marvel, Disney and more! Many of the designs use organic cotton like this Protect Our Forests Marvel tee ($33). How adorable is the Baby Groot graphic on this tee?!!!
2. BoxLunch Gifts
BoxLunch Gifts
Earth Day Collection
Image: BoxLunch Gifts
BoxLunch teamed up with Warner Bros. this year for a full Lord of the Rings x Earth Day collection. You can find the collection in BoxLunch stores and online, and it includes cute accessories, tees, home goods, jackets, and more — some of which include special eco-friendly seed tags that can be planted to grow poppies.
3. Whosits & Whatsits
Whosits & Whatsits
Clean and Green Tee/Sweatshirt
Image: Whosits & Whatsits
Whosits & Whatsits has an adorable “Keep it Clean Tee” inspired by that PIXAR fan-favorite Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-class robot. The design is available on an organic tee or an organic sweatshirt.
4. H&M
Tie-belt Satin Dress
H&M Tie-Belt Satin Dress
Image: H&M
H&M is a go-to destination for affordable wardrobe basics, but did you know that the retailer also has an equally wallet-friendly sustainable line? The H&M Conscious collection is filled with fashionable favorites partially made with organic or recycled materials like this Tie-belt Satin Dress .
5. Able
Able Clothing
Image: ABLE
If ABLE isn’t already on your fashion radar you’ve been missing out. In addition to the brand's sustainability in terms of providing women with economic mobility and stability, ABLE also has several measures towards environmental stability. Most of the silver in its jewelry is made of recycled materials, leather is upcycled from leather hides that would have been discarded and denim is sourced in a way to have the smallest carbon footprint possible.
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