Sustainability traits are becoming more predominant within the textile and fashion industry. More designers are going green with their fashion designs. Designers such as: Eco-skin,Lara-Miller and Reif Designs believe that it is possible to achieve a sustainable fashion industry, by focusing on keeping small carbon footprints, and by informing others about sustainability within the fashion industry.
Sustainability is a compromise of three factors, economy, environment, and social goods. Going green will take time and will not happen overnight. There is currently an estimated 500 eco-designers worldwide, just five years ago there was only 10 or 20. Sustainable fashion is becoming more predominant and beginning to be acknowledged widely. Last year Elle fashion magazine devoted their May issue to green fashion and printed the magazine on recycled paper. Other big retailers like Greenloop, Nordstrom, Edible Arrangements, and Coach are using e-commerce as their first step to being sustainable.

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