Creating a Sustainable Future: How Used Clothing Contributes to the Circular Economy
How many times have you stood in front of your wardrobe full of clothes, saying that you have nothing to wear? You’re staring at a bunch of items that you’ve actually spent hard-earned money on, but thinking about buying more because you don’t have anything from the latest fashion runways. Sound familiar? It’s a […]
Environmental Benefits of Donating Clothing: Do Something Good for You, for Others, and for the Environment
In the age of social media fashionistas and beauty gurus, it’s easy to get caught up in the thrill of the hunt for the latest rags. Last year’s outfits linger on in the dark side of the closet until they form a looming pile of fashion faux pas eating up all your free space. This […]
Used Goods & Mixed Rags: If You’re Not Using It, Put It Back into Circulation
Most of the world is living in a consumer society at the moment. Don’t get us wrong, it has its upside – we’ve built a global economy that keeps growing and improving the lives of the average person. Still, this fast-paced consumer society produces more goods than we can use to the fullest. And that […]
New Year’s Resolutions for Fighting the Crisis of Stuff
At Bank & Vogue, we work to ensure that we are doing our part to help find solutions to the “crisis of stuff” that the world is experiencing everyday. We have talked about how the fashion industry is incredibly wasteful before, so finding ways to improve the longevity of textiles, in addition to used […]
How Credential Clothing Is Unique In The Wholesale Industry
When people think about used, bulk, or wholesale clothing, they typically don’t associate quality, designer, or valuable items with it. However, when it comes to credential clothing, which refers to unsorted and untouched donated goods (in the state they were donated in), it can be quite the opposite. Because these bags are sold to buyers […]
The Solution to the Fast Fashion Crisis
With the rise of the “fast fashion” industry, consumers have increasingly bought more materials and donated in much greater numbers than ever before. In the United States, Americans are estimated to donate nearly 5 billion pounds of clothing, shoes, and miscellaneous materials each calendar year. But consumers also produce a significant amount of waste – […]
Familiarizing Yourself with the Credential Clothing Market and Its Value
Experts estimate that in the United States, the annual average of waste per US citizen amounts to nearly 70 pounds of clothing and textiles. According to Professor Tasha Lewis of the Department of Fiber Science & Apparel Design at Cornell University, the fashion industry’s production, manufacturing and marketing phases have a huge, and particularly negative […]
Turning Your Halloween Items Into Credential Gold
Once all the candy has been given away and unwrapped, and the Halloween decorations have been taken down and stored, many parents wonder what they should do with their home-made and store purchased costumes. Many parents recognize that their children will likely not get excited to re-wear the same costume for next year’s Halloween festivities. […]
The Urgency Of Improving Textile Recycling
More and more reports of the wasteful nature of the fashion industry are rising and people are taking notice. Governments are calling for accountability from the top brands as the facts behind the immense waste made by modern fashion producers are coming to light. There are also calls to focus on more efficient recycling methods. […]
Credential Clothing For Those in Crisis
In the early fall 2018, a number of Ottawa-Gatineau residents were struck by tragedy following six devastating tornadoes that ripped through the capital region. Following the devastation, residents struggled to rebuild their lives as they awaited information from their insurance providers and the Red Cross stepped in to help tornado victims recover their losses. In […]
