Words are a powerful tool to inspire change — they can encourage, incite action, galvanize, motivate, influence, and spark courage. I always love looking to quotes when I need a good dose of inspiration so I hope that these ethical fashion quotes and sustainable fashion quotes will be motivational for you on your own conscious fashion journey!
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1) “Demand quality, not just in the products you buy, but in the life of the person who made it.” – Orsola de Castro
2) Buy less. Choose Well. Make it Last. – Vivienne Westwood
3) Fast fashion isn’t free. Someone, somewhere, is paying. – Lucy Siegle
4) “Care for your clothes like the good friends they are” – Joan Crawford
5) “Trust no multinational brand. Listen to garment workers instead.” – Aja Barber
6) “Waste isn’t waste until we waste it.” – WILL.I.AM
7) “We only have two choices: do nothing or do something.” – Tony Kirwan
8) “Infinite growth of material consumption in a finite world is an impossibility.” – E.F. Schumacher
9) “Sustainable fashion includes garment workers.” – Remake
10) “The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” – Robert Swan
11) “Ethical fashion is the recognition that there are human beings behind the clothes that we wear.” – Elizabeth Joy (me, the author of this post!)
12) “Wear clothes that matter.” – Solitaire Townsend
13) Colonialism is not a thing of the past, it is a current economic reality.” – Céline Semaan, Slow Factory
14) The typical person saw over 5,000 ads yesterday telling them to buy something new. Here’s one with the opposite message: Buy less.” – Joshua Becker, Becoming Minimalist
15) “Act as if what you are doing makes a difference. It does.” – William James
16) “Clothes aren’t going to change the world, the women who wear (and make!) them will. – Anne Klein (quote has been modified)
17) “Always go too far, because that’s where you’ll find the truth.” – Albert Camus
18) “There is no beauty in the finest cloth if it makes hunger and unhappiness.” – Mahatma Gandhi
19) “The most sustainable garment is the one already in your wardrobe.” – Orsola de Castro
20) “As consumers, we have so much power to change the world by just being careful in what we buy.” – Emma Watson
21) “The revolution will look fabulous.” – Lucy Shea
22) “The first step to slow fashion is asking why before you buy.” – Elizabeth Joy
(Modified from a quote by Francine Joy, “minimalism is asking why before you buy”)
23) “Fast fashion is like fast food. After the sugar rush, it just leaves a bad taste in your mouth.” – Livia Firth
24.) “Fair wages, safety, and respect for garment workers cannot be an optional add-on.” – @storiesbehindthings
25) “Fast fashion can never be sustainable or ethical.” – Remake
