Watch Kowtow founder Gosia Piątek and sustainable fashion journalist, Lucianne Tonti discuss the move to plastic-free and what it means for a circular future in the fashion industry.
Our Plastic-Free Handbook: An open-source guide to plastic-free clothing, to help speed up change.
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Anatomy of a Garment
1. Fairtrade & Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) CU1011200 “organic” approved cotton.
2. Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) 204325 “organic” approved cotton thread.
3. Oeko-Tex Standard 100 approved organic cotton labels.
4. Certified organic cotton interlining.
5. Oeko-Tex Standard 100 approved shell buttons.
“Plastic does not ever go away; it just breaks down into smaller particles and ends up in our oceans. We want to be a solutions provider, not part of the problem. So working towards a zero percent plastic mission seems obvious.” – Gosia Piątek, Founder
