Newly launched lingerie company Naja is changing the way lingerie is made. Co-founders Gina Rodriguez (from Netflix show Jane the Virgin) and Catalina Girald have come together to offer high-quality, environmentally friendly lingerie that focuses on women's empowerment, body acceptance, and giving opportunities for underprivileged women.
The small company run in Los Angeles strives to create a brand that empowers women instead of objectifying them like other famous brands like Victoria's Secret. They do away with fake wind blowing into models' hair and poses aimed at the male gaze. It primarily employs single mothers and provide them with health-care benefits and flexible work policies to make it easier for women to balance childcare and work. Every child of a Naja worker also receives books, supplies, and uniforms all paid for by Naja. Gallons and gallons of water are used to dye fabric for the garment industry. To reduce the environmental plight of its lingerie, Naja also uses digital and sublimation printing technologies to print its garments which puts its water waste at next to none. All the fabrics are made from recycled plastic bottles as well. Additionally, the name of the hands behind each item we buy is beautifully written on a tag, so we as wearers feel good knowing who made what we wear. We communicate to a certain extent who we are through our clothings. It's a personal thing, our chosen skin. And Naja makes it possible for us to choose an ethical and healthy skin to communicate to people around us. To learn more about this company that cares about the social issues behind the fashion industry and pairs the empowerment of women with sustainability, click on the link below! www.naja.co
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Mass production has no doubt increased profits for major businesses. The calculation is simple: more clothes= more money. Yet, while we focus on garment production and profit increases, we seem to completely neglect the number of lives that are being sacrificed. Thousands of women and young girls are shoved into small factories forced to make the $5 Forever 21 shirts we wear in horrid conditions.
In the image to the right, we see several men walking into the factory with their nicely ironed suits and apathetic faces. They walk through this burned factory with only one thought in their heads: "this is a failed business." The lives of these hardworking women are minuscule compared to flourishing garment industry. It is tragic to witness this change in our human morals. Yet, we continue to sit still and encourage these morals by purchasing these clothing items. The fashion industry is no doubt one of the biggest industries existing in America. However, if we can't stop it, does it mean we don't try at all? Everyone starts small. Start by monitoring where you shop. Then clean out your closet, sort out the clothes you don't wear, and donate it to your local Goodwill. Simple. Let's respect the hard work and sweat spilled by these workers. Today is a day dedicated to turning attention to the exploitation of children for cheap labor in American industries. Yes, believe it or not, the outdated and immoral system of child labor still persists in countries that serve as global posts for American manufacturers. There are an estimated 170 million child laborers, with many making textiles and garments to satisfy the demand of consumers in the U.S., Europe, and beyond. Why is child labor still around in an advanced society like ours? Fast fashion has engendered a race in which the company that produces the most with the least cost ultimately rises as the victor in our market. Manufacturers are looking for the cheapest labor, and where is better than the poor countries of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Thailand, where children are desperate enough to work for cruelly low wages? Child labor is very common in fashion because the industry requires mostly menial and under-skilled workers. Children are even preferred over adults; for example, cotton manufacturers favor children for their small fingers that won't ruin the crop. Plus they're much easier to handle as they're generally more obedient than adults. Some may blame the children for "volunteering" to do the work, but we need to take into consideration that in the life or death situation they face daily to survive, they are faced with no other option. This reason alone, that working in sweatshops in horrid and dangerous conditions provides them with the money they need, cannot justify how this exploitation is taking away their futures. It's unsettling to think that while we can easily ask for $10 from our parents, children in other parts of the world can only obtain the same $10 through ruthless toil for months in sweatshops or on the farm fields. Take part in stamping out this system once and for all and share this article with your friends and family; spread the word. While you're at it, you can also sign the petition below. Every signature counts. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/977/080/842/child-labor-and-slavery-in-chocolate-industry/?TAP=1007&cid=causes_petition_postinfo Here's a story that conveys the global scale of the ecofashion movement. The real worth of how our clothes are made is now the top priority for people in all different types of countries. 17-year-old designer Havilah Koledoye from Pukeohe has collected over 300 plastic bags from her local community for her latest plastic gown creation. Last year, her dress made solely from plastic and other recyclable materials made an apperance on the New Zealand Fashion Week (NZFW). Giving up Year 13 to pursue her aspirations to become a fashion designer, Koledoye started studying at the Whitecliff College of Art and Design and has entered various design competitions since with her bold and novel creations. Her classmates think she's crazy - Koledoye says that "when they see this little 17-year-old doing ball gowns, they're like really?" However, she continues to minmize the waste she uses in her own innovative ways that are finally getting the spotlight she deserves. |
Our Goal:To inform on the ongoing crises that the clothing industry poses on our community and applaud any acts that rise over the conventional ways of consumption.
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