How the fashion industry is grappling with "deadstock"

[@jctai100]

Can we as a whole society stop consuming so much crap in general?

[@MONEYBAGARTS]

😂😂No maam. Go hide under a rock if you think people will stop consuming for living life in general. Bi product of all proccess of life is inevitable its just a matter of being able to repurpose and recycle as much of that waste as possible. 😂😂

[@pjt3887]

We need to stop being let around by our nose through social media! The vast majority of the stuff that's sold on there is nothing but garbage.

[@seminolewind158]

We know you too are a big time consoomer.

[@jctai100]

@@seminolewind158 consumer

[@ruralangwin]

Yes! It's a daily choice.

[@copper_wire]

Something doesn't sit right with me... So those luxury fashion companies send their waste to Fabscrap and collect a pat on the back, while volunteers provide unpaid labour to actually deal with this stuff? They should be made to pay for this.

[@EmL-kg5gn]

Exactly!!! Like we’re so proud to donate our rubbish 😭 Do they hear themselves??

[@evenessa]

Not just this. What about the fabric wasted in the actual production of the pieces ? It’s easy to collect fabrics from a posh looking studio making the designs, what about the factory floor producing it in bulk. Can go sweep a third world country sweat shop floor now , can we ?

[@Pencil-o1p]

Like you said it, they volunteered. No one forced them to provide unpaid labor. The companies give Fabscrap their waste because Fabscrap offered it. If the industry is forced to pay more, they’d rather dump their waste into landfills or burn it.

[@copper_wire]

They offered their labour because they realise that's the only way anything will be done, but it doesn't mean it's the way it SHOULD be done. The companies should be forced by law to assume full responsibility for their waste, and that includes footing the bill.

[@mandalyem]

@@copper_wirewell said

[@brooklynnchick]

Oscar Wilde said, “Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we must change it every six months.” He was right and mass fashion is an incredibly ugly business.

[@johnanhmmiii]

I think that Oscar's take on fast fashion, and it's getting worse, I've heard it is now changing every few weeks. To me, fast fashion is the main villain in the fashion industry

[@AllIsWellaus]

Fashion like we have it now was born out from the Internet over the last two decades.

[@5naf6]

​@@johnanhmmiii oscar wilde died in 1900, i don't think he ever heard of fast fashion

[@Mirroj]

I think people are sick of fashion trends and their designers. What a wasteful industry.

[@twyiatv]

Omg. Yes! Underconsumption is the new “trend” fashion is such a waste these days.

[@EmilyBieman]

I agree. With ‘be practical’ and ‘apply common sense’ the new trend. Well done to Jessica, Camille, and Stephanie.

[@ElvixErty]

the fact clothes have degraded massively in quality is also a major cause, polyester isnt even a good fabric its straight up plastic (Which isnt good for the environment) combine that with fast fashion and you've got mother nature's worst nightmare, theres also the decrease in just clothing quality in general when it comes to sewing and what not, zero understitching whatsoever, tacky zippers, zero wool or cotton, crappy fabric blends, then theres the fact thrift stores (who get their items for free) are now selling their items at high prices.

[@lc-il6wr]

Im sick of trends and their designers too..

[@paillette2010]

You are missing the point. It's not about trends or designers, it's about clothing manufacturing. You think that Walmart Tshirt from the container ship from China or the Bangladeshi made dress shirt has waste, too and there is no infrastructure to deal with dead stock. You replace a staple, you will have dead stock. Period. Some factories in China will use it for stuffing, which isn't always a popular choice.

[@Aldestar7]

They closed the FabScrap Warehouse in Philadelphia. I am a quilter and brought my nonprofit group to volunteer and purchase fabric. The store didn't make enough money so they discontinued volunteer and wholesale store. I am ashamed that Philadelphia as a city didn't support the company with a free warehouse space.

[@bunnerkins]

I'm ashamed that these fashion houses are not required to fully fund the entire endeavor. It's their mess, they can clean it up.

[@littlesometin]

​@@bunnerkins We need a change of legislature.

[@suedefringe]

I didnt even know we had one in Philly.I would have sent my daughter.

[@NottABlack]

​@vau839😂 only certain brands would skyrocket, and if youre buying because of a label then the clothes dont mean much to you so who cares, clothes will still be cheap, it just depends on how picky or snobish you are

[@karifoto]

What most people don’t realize is that *even when you donate clothing to charities, most of it ends up in third world countries* where it’s piled up high in literal clothing dumps or even clogging beaches. Look it up. There are documentaries about it. This news segment didn’t include these facts & what a shame that is, because people need to know. Avoid fast fashion

[@starchannel123]

Only stupid people pretend to not know that overconsumption is always bad

[@nancykraus5127]

There are some countries that buy it to burn in their incinerators. There was a story of Denmark doing this about ten years ago.

[@suzannewhitaker3507]

In Malawi I saw bales of clothing that were provided for the people to wear. So it's not all wasted.

[@madge2114]

Imagine coming here on a time machine from an age where all fabric was hand woven, and folks were lucky to have one good suit, and seeing this.

[@finfan83]

That's why we must produce million meters of fabrics a day everywhere in the world, so nobody has ever live without their fabrics.

[@turkizno]

@@finfan83 That is true, but it is also a fact of life now that since the 2008 crash, said fabric is now deliberately made with polyester, aka it is not original now and has worse qualities for the exact same high price.

[@finfan83]

@@turkizno oh that is a failure indeed, we should be doing all the good fabrics we learned to weave over history of humankind

[@PunkinBeets]

@@finfan83clothes are legitimately ending up in the deserts of Ghana because humans have produced so much over stock. Just google, “Dead White Man’s Clothes”

[@Jijohann]

The irony is that many designers will do handmade clothing, VS Walmart

[@SkipperJane]

When I hear “deadstock,” I don’t think of scraps so much as excess yardage. I sew almost exclusively with deadstock purchased from shops that specialize in it. You can much better materials at a reasonable price by shopping deadstock.

[@mr.ryan.nguyen]

They used "deadstock" wrong.

[@apcolleen]

There are a few places in Atlanta that are deadstock and I got an AMAZING herringbone wool for $9 a yard. It is SO SOFT and yes I did a burn test before buying. Fabric Joint, Fine Fabrics (2 locations the Duluth one is better). We also have Scraplanta but I keep forgetting they care closed on the day I go to my allergy appointments lol

[@KatrinaHaffner]

Are there online shops you recommend? (In the video, they talk about how the word has no official definition.)

[@napaea9460]

I only shop clearance section at fabricland, is that also considered dead stock loll or bedsheets at the thrift store!! 😂

[@wandacarr668]

​@@KatrinaHaffnerFabric Mart

[@u_u8522]

Field trips to landfills & dumping grounds, garbage collection should be mandatory in elementary school. We dont feel connection or responsibility to this because we are too far from seeing it with our own eyes.

[@callicordova4066]

I like that idea. Also field trips to beaches, rivers, lakes, etc. to see the plastic pollution.

[@Katepwe]

Same as farms.

[@Volundur9567]

We went to a farm, packaging factory, recycling center and different laboratories.

[@chrissybutterfield6670]

I agree, we are so used to our trash just disappearing from our curb each week that we have become very unaware of the reality of what our waste does. It’s similar to how we waste food and water. We are so blessed to just have food in the store, water on demand, and our waste instantly washed down the drain that we pay no attention to the impact it has on the world around us.

[@miriamhavard7621]

No it shouldn't. Too dirty and risky.

[@winegoddess55]

Cut up that fabric into strips, then braid and make floor mats! My grandma used all her scraps to make mats and they were sturdy, attractive, and lasted for years.

[@AbbyBane.]

You can make pot holders and blankets that way too, my grandma did as well

[@alibol2343]

HOW ABOUT LETTING SCHOOLS HAVE ACCESS SO THEY CAN USE IT FOR THEIR ARTS AND CRAFTS PROGRAMMES?

[@annarchy665]

Vocational schools too

[@terryl.cooper]

Senior centers.

[@mirzaahmed6589]

No need to use Caps Lock.

[@Reziel_azyr]

Calm down boomer . No need to yell.

[@TheEvie202]

@@annarchy665Unfortunately we got rid of vocational schools in NYC ( in the 70-80s)!

[@SimplySheilaB]

We need to ditch influencer culture and overconsumption 😢

[@musiclist4792]

One of the good things to come should TikTok finally be outlawed in the US.

[@theconcealedmistress]

Before influencers you had Hollywood celebrities influencing fashion and style.

[@georgewashington7829]

The influencer nonsense has nothing to do with this; honestly because of the social justice crap it might hurt fashion (Fashion is terrible for the environment, lots of issues with abuse/exploitation of poor people around the world, etc); over consumption is part of human nature. The reason "fashion" exists is so the wealthy can spot their own and those who are not like them quickly and easily. As long as people have more then they need you'll have over consumption. It happens in every culture even in the poorest nations you have wealthy people consuming far more then is reasonable.

[@littlesometin]

​@@georgewashington7829 Not at all, in northern European countries the behavior and lifestyle are changing for the better with higher standard. It's about education, culture, civil society and priorities.

[@SculptExpress-gv8jp]

Fashion influencers are big time liars and they should be more transparent about what they are doing.

[@blksunshine2206]

Donate unworn garments to homeless shelters in lieu of landfills.

[@TessJordan-lp5sc]

Maybe, but would they be useful? Would size 2 sample sizes of evening gowns be useful to most people?

[@MONEYBAGARTS]

​@@TessJordan-lp5sc I think they can. They can make blankets using patch work and clothes and donate it for free to the homeless.

[@TessJordan-lp5sc]

@@MONEYBAGARTS Maybe, but a lot of the material isn't well suited to making quilts. I know you're trying to be optimistic, though.

[@georgewashington7829]

Never going to happen. Fashion clothing isn't about being practical or durable, many items are dry wash only but those aren't why it won't happen it's just why it isn't ideal; the reason it'll never happen is if homeless people are seen wearing their brands the rich will stop buying it so they're not paying good money to wear what "lazy bums" (I'm not saying they're lazy bums I'm just saying what most rich people think of em) get to wear for free. If you were an elitist would you wear the rags of the poor even if they are actually decent clothing? Of course not, being rich is all about flaunting the wealth. I mean to the kind of people who care about fashion.

[@ronswansonsdog2833]

@@TessJordan-lp5scso what’s your solution?

[@XetaXones]

This to me is proof prices need to come down. Theyd sell everything if it was on sale, but theyd rather keep prices up and throw away the “deadstock”- this is market manipulation at its finest. Why is there no regulation on waste like this? If these brands were forced to pay a hefty fine for their waste, theyd have to make sales. Prices never go down and its bc business can avoid adverse market conditions. Not a free market like they pretend

[@XetaXones]

I also want to add that there was less waste when clothing was made by tailors and seamsters rather than factories… a lot of production waste and pollution is caused by factories, pollution that never existed when artisans dominated production

[@madge2114]

Reminds me of Curse of the Starving Class when farmers destroyed excess food rather than give it away during the Depression.

[@XetaXones]

@@madge2114 so much for the “free market” forces that determine everything. Invisible hands not so invisible, more like caught red handed

[@EmL-kg5gn]

Exactly! Same thing happens with rentals in my city. There’s landlords that would rather literally let a house rot than put down their price, even an entire shopping centre that’s only 20% used at most for the same reason. It’s so disgusting…

[@EpixAndroid]

A lease hike also made a beloved pizza place in my hometown to close their doors a week ago (as I'm writing this). They refused to hike up their prices due to inflation, did a LOT during the COVID lockdowns, and fed the nearby Stop and Shop when they went on strike back in 2019. Now the place is going to rot empty w/overgrown grass.

[@darleenmcclung9615]

I like what they are doing. I’m doing my best to stop over buying

[@Jane-yg3vz]

I buy everything at thrift shops except underwear. I save tons of money, it's preshrunk, and I'm not supporting this industry and adding to the huge amounts of waste.

[@laurah.7696]

Cannot afford to buy this stuff anymore. This is a good idea, it should be widespread.

[@seriousstrawberry]

It is so hard to not over buy. I am trying so hard to live a minimalist life style.

[@SculptExpress-gv8jp]

The rich tend to drop off their stuff in charity shops; they don’t bother with selling it in consignment. So, yeah, there could be some high quality stuff there. I came across items never worn with price tags in tact going to 200 $ and sold for $15.

[@RobertJarecki]

I shop at a church run thrift store for my clothes and other fabric needs. Occasionally, there are racks with 20 or more of the same item in various sizes with the new tags on them (last season's color, maybe?) at a fraction of the new price. They even sometimes have new underwear. Deseret Industries, Auburn Blvd, Sacramento California

[@GalaxyTabFamily]

Problem is that business in general are not accountable for their waste Businesses create so much more waste than the consumer 🧐

[@aimeechas]

This is why I shop thrift. Some of my most favourite pieces have come from thrifting!

[@EvanescenceEverythingOh]

That changes nothing they still produce a lot

[@shelliewilson-f4h]

I worked at the Tahoe Goodwill as a clothing sorter. 1/3 of tons of donated clothing is literally garbage!

[@twhelostl61]

I was employed by a large retail corp for years. Before that within the graphic design business. Paper, glass, cardboard, plastic, fabrics, aluminum. Today, small amounts of these single use items avoid the landfill. In east Asia there's more to be accomplished. WATER usage is strained to its limits. Everyday consumables used for less than an hour are thrown out. The garbage collected in large cities daily is unreal.

[@KimberlyPerrotis]

Good comment, thanks, I want to add to it. Most people don’t realize that freshwater is the limiting resource for human development, there isn’t all that much of it where it’s needed. I’m a hydro-geologist, a ground-water scientist). It isn’t petroleum, it’s water. Yes, there is plenty of seawater, but desalination is an incredibly expensive and energy-consuming process, and of course, seawater is not easily accessible to the interiors of continents where so much water is used for dry-land farming, like in most of the US (all west of the Mississippi, certainly, including the high-producing California Great Valley and southern semi-deserts). Since the invention and widespread use of the electrical submersible well pump about a century ago, we have been rapidly dewatering the world’s most prolific aquifers. This is ancient water accumulated at the end of the last Ice Age (the Pleistocene) that just isn’t recharged at the rates to match our extraction, so the aquifers are going dry. We just can’t be wasting this much water on constantly manufacturing frivolous fashion clothes, some textiles, like cotton, use enormous amounts. We need freshwater to grow food first of all. No water, no food, then no life, human or otherwise. Conserve water, wherever you live, it’s very precious🙂

[@twhelostl61]

@@KimberlyPerrotis I lived in Colorado for 24 yrs. Water is a big topic in the west. The statistics for water use should be more widely known. Food is definitely a 1st priority. The processing of everything takes lots of fresh water. All day our needs infinitely depend on it.

[@bcase5328]

Unfortunately, there are even fewer people who know how to sew each year. Sewers would like to be able to purchase fabric at an affordable price. That is before considering the wastefulness/pollution involved with the fabric.

[@fairywingsonroses]

I think one of the issues is that the machines themselves are low quality. I'm not a sewer, but I wanted to be. I bought a low-end machine just to learn on, and it lasted all of two hours before it broke and became unusable. Fixing it will cost more than just buying a new one, and even a low-end machine isn't cheap. The quality of every product out there has plummetted to the point where most things cannot be repaired cheaply and must be replaced. I personally don't want to spend hundreds on a machine that will hold up for a hobby that I'm not absolutely in love with. And that's just the cost of the machine. It doesn't include fabric and other supplies needed to do this. If we want people to learn to sew, we have to provide them with the resources to be able to do it at a reasonable cost.

[@Meileehere]

They teach sewing in my home economics class in my country.

[@joywebster2678]

​@Meileehere we used to do that on Canada too. But that got cut.

[@craven5328]

​@fairywingsonroses So, if you want to try again - go for a vintage machine. I started on a 1953 metal Signer model 99k. It cost $80, was one one at least a dozen on my local kijiji / Facebook marketplace, and worked perfectly (the old, all metal machines can last multiple lifetimes, and still sew like a charm!)

[@nadinemenard6310]

@@fairywingsonroses Buy a vintage one ,from the 70's or 80's !

[@TweetsyCk]

Great story and coverage! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 keep it up; holding the industry accountable- we all share the same air & planet

[@alaskacosplay]

I keep all my fabric scraps and use them in making foundation garments such as bustle pads, false rumps, corset pads, and even bust pads to give me the historical silhouette. I also use it as stuffing to make the bases for tall 18th century wigs since I can use up every single piece of fabric and not much goes to waste.

[@Iquey]

Fabric scraps would also be great for baby clothes! Babies are smaller so you can be more creative with small pieces of fabric.

[@darlacox]

When I was pregnant with my first child my aunt, who lived near a clothing factory, brought me about 3 bags of scraps (even elastic) that she had rescued from their garbage. He was the best dressed kid in town for several years.

[@EvanescenceEverythingOh]

​@@darlacox😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 you wish

[@lewisdoherty7621]

I thought the problem was there is an industry based on the idea that it convinces women there is a need to replace their clothing because it is out of fashion and not worn out, so the number of garments per person goes way up with the accompanying consumption of resources and increased waste stream.

[@katinkaraab1964]

This has nothing todo with the Sex, man are just as wasteful. Afterall Sportswear is also clothing and it also doesn't rot, is produced horrendusly and is bought more than necessary.

[@lewisdoherty7621]

@@katinkaraab1964 Some men are guilty of it, but it is largely targeted for women. At black tie events, men wear the standard tuxedo and women wear the latest outfits. Part of this is to allow women to be featured, but there is a psychology to this.

[@bunnerkins]

​@@katinkaraab1964I am not aware of any popular media where men are mocked for wearing the same outfit twice. But if I'm wrong please let me know where I can find a clip or what show/movie this occured in.

[@RobertJarecki]

Just my limited observation: Fashion changes for both men and women but a bit more slowly for men. One example is the skinny jeans men's suit, some in denim, that are just as acceptable as other suit styles (not that I could wear skinny jeans). I'm not sure how many "outfits" a well dressed female office worker "needs." It seems to be a few more than their male counterparts. Having accidentally slipped on a fellow [female] manager's suit coat, I have the impression that of two suits, one for men and the other for women, the men's suit is likely to be more substantial and better made, allowing the man to use it for a longer time without apprehension that it will be seen as significantly out of date.

[@cashmonispen4380]

I love Fabscrap ❤ I got so much fabric and trimmings from them for my upcycling projects and I just made another appointment to volunteer ❤ Slow fashion is the way to go guys!

[@MK-rt2gm]

More crap that depletes resources and ends up in landfill. Wake up you fashionistas, rich, and influencers you're killing the planet. Clothes must last more than one season. Think of you're children and grandchildren

[@nanaman]

20 years ago I would tell my friends that I would rather wear my own name on my sleeve, shirt or A$$ before I would make someone else rich by buying their product. I had jeans with my name on the back tag. 🤦‍♀️

[@marley7659]

I think people are just sicks of poor quality clothing sold by “designer brands”. We want simple clothing made to last. Clothing that can be composted instead of put into a landfill.

[@Lime1958]

The fact that this isnt funded by the world's fashion conglomerate is the crime..this is their waste, its their burden to bear not good willed Non profit organisations. All governments should have require to make this mandatory to any billion dollar companies wanting to sell fast fashion retail world wide

[@user-kg5lq6nd7q]

And it’s all polyester , can we BAN. Polyester ???????

[@Rogerranger-l2b]

This is absolute gross gluttony! All for what? It’s so stupid. Buy secondhand and get on with your life.

[@Elizabeth-n3v2u]

Other than a few pairs of nice leggings and undies, i havent bought a single item of retail clothing in 10 years. I dont even pay full price at the thrift store! Most days, i get compliments on my outfits and chances are i paid 50c- $1 max for any item im wearing other than shoes, which cost me $8 tops. I shop for summer stuff in winter and vice versa. I keep items for many years and have so many quality, natural fiber and vintage items i got this way. I wish more people would adopt this lifestyle! It would save so much waste and everyone would look more authentic and unique.

[@Ash-fd8ww]

Really interesting that the "industry" wants me to "feel bad" because I "cant afford" their "products".

[@melindaunknown6411]

Crazy quilt, crazy quilt, crazy quilt!!!

[@kryptoniteKJ]

I wish they'd make sizing systems universal already, would reduce returns and waste

[@user-ov4wr5yu4r]

That has nothing to do with production. (and ain't happening). Of course, trying it on in a physical store would be a big help.

[@miriamhavard7621]

I agree, universal sizing systems would be helpful all around.

[@___jasper___]

Why are non profits taking on the burden of corporate problems? These mega rich corporations should be made to recycle their own waste and dead stock but instead it becomes society's problem.

[@anitacollingwood4224]

Surely the fashion houses could sell their leftover fabric themselves (at a discount price)? Especially uncut bolts.

[@tarawhite4419]

JUST STOP BUYING STUFF YOU DON'T NEED

[@PokeObsession]

Did you not see the video? It’s inventory that can’t be sold? Hence the problem

[@starchannel123]

Fashion shows should stop unless it’s to show one of a kind items made up of old scraps

[@darlacox]

​@@PokeObsessionif we quit buying it they would quit making it.

[@ronniec427]

That's a great thing they are doing but I would much rather that we decrease fast fashion and create garments with fabrics that last.

[@SeerSeekingTruth]

People still care about fashion? That’s the last thing anyone should be worried about in the world right now.

[@MissDarlaDeville]

I have recently adopted trying to use what I have and get things free and the amount of stuff people throw away is so disheartening. Let’s save our planet not ruin it! 💚💙

[@SkyWatcher929]

a lot of people have a closet FULL of stuff they dont wear a garage full of stuff and 7 bottles of shampoo and conditioner in the shower

[@katem3961]

What was the ad that showed at the end of this video... Temu! Ridiculous YT.

[@ThePearlsofGray]

I've always wondered about this. Especially with cars.

[@gabrielascantlebury899]

This is an industry that should either reinvent itself or disappear. Reuse, reinvent, and buy local.

[@jtaylor9880]

There was a video I watched on how pre-internet, fashion trends were created. It seemed to be alot more eco-friendly than today.

[@theconcealedmistress]

Make good quality clothes that last like 30, 40 + years ago. I still have Levi jeans from 1998 made Jean material not stretch, still looks good!

[@marietgagliardi]

I have always loved fashion but it's become exhausting. Styles are changing every 3 months now. I've totally rejected it. I avoid anything trendy now and started buying classics

[@g.flesch9731]

Clothing is being produced for specific holidays. So clothing with Christmas logos can't be worn after New Year. Even for kids. Ridiculous & wasteful.

[@tiffanyrobinson332]

I was disappointed that anytime one of the people they were profiling started talking, they shifted to the script :/ Otherwise, really glad to see this topic being presented to a larger audience. We can't keep consuming the way we have been.

[@carollayne87]

The high low hem, ditsy and loud florals and super long maxi trends have gone on for too long. Designers are out of step with what some shoppers want. How about providing some mid price classy clothing. Try buying a smart skirt these days on your average high street in the UK. Plus what's with the prevalence of polyester. Its used a lot for summer and holiday clothing. It doesn't breathe 😮 Each decade in the past had a memorable signature style. What have we had for the last two decades?

[@1dfulbenjamin434]

Next time I am in NYC, gotta get to their retail store. I sew and am generally creative 😊

[@leahmcpherson7560]

This was a well produced and informative fashion/environmental video. Thank you. I'll be looking into fabric recycling near me.

[@nannerz1994]

I didn't understand that fashion week was twice a year it just seemed like it was always happening

[@emerybayblues]

Thanks to fast fashion and social media.

[@lunayen]

There are various fashion weeks across the world that promote different fashion houses.

[@chalantis3341]

30% completed garment to landfill is ridiculous

[@desiderium3243]

Dead stocks mainly a bad thing for businesses but for consumers it’s a great thing because we are able to get many older items and raw materials for relatively a good price without the corporate greed. Course the environmental concern is there, but having the people reuse the items means there’s a higher chance that they will be worn for longer.

[@bespokeoriginaldesign761]

they need to just stop making extra seasons. cap them at two runs a year. and I am a Master stitcher.

[@theconcealedmistress]

Need government regulations on these corporations. Make them additional taxes and fines for waste.

[@tastemakerguidie]

Wristwatches as deadstock would benefit from your comment.

[@0230Raveena]

Great resources for upcycle fashion. Or Blankets for people and animals...or animal beds. The list goes on and on....Finally a company thinking of the environmental impact of fashion.

[@carlyar5281]

I recently took up sewing my own clothes (I hadn’t sewed clothing since I was a teen) and I’ve fallen in love with buying and using deadstock fabric. I can get amazing fabrics that I never would have been able to afford for a steal.

[@Selanium]

Fab scrap is a great place! I love it ❤❤❤

[@loretta7851]

Thanks for shining a light on this .I think most people don’t care or are unaware .The word needs to get out!

[@mlong9475]

Have an celebrity endorse a piece that's not selling and it will be gone in a heart beat and then sold for 10x the price on Ebay.

[@mangisty1007]

Thank goodness for people like them 🙏🏼

[@alaliodumughian5118]

Can someone please get this down to Nigeria. we need this fabrics here

[@kelsilulu]

Even if I was rich there are only so many clothes I can wear everyday. It’s just too much and people are focusing on other things. The new generation just can’t afford and aren’t interested in frivolity

[@BBradshawProductions]

Perhaps the designers better start designing cloths that regular people want to wear and afford, then designing ridiculous looking clothing with ridiculous prices that regular people don't want and cannot afford, and the only thing I can think of is that fashion is involve in money laundering.

[@madge2114]

High fashion is art and should be treated as such. Real people wear pjs most of the time, lol.

[@Mirroj]

@@madge2114 high fashion is entirely unnecessary, unsustainable and is not usually art with the RARE exceptions. (1:1,000,000) Most people do not wear PJs, but practical and comfortable utilitarian clothing.

[@Mirroj]

@@BBradshawProductions if you want a hot fashion market, the general public would be better off with supporting designer adaptive clothing for people with disabilities and impairments.

[@katinkaraab1964]

Haute Couture is not the Problem?! Those garments are Handmaid by people who earn a fair wage and do not end up on landfills. It is stuff like Shein or H&M that produces jeans for under 100 bucks that the people value so little that they throw it away. People "Shop" as a Hobby. The Problem are Not the Designers who make Art, is the Fastfashion and the people who think they need to own 10 pair of Jeans and buy new ones every 2 years!!! A good produced pair will cost around 200 bucks but it will last for up to 10 years. And you do not need more than 2-6 pairs (depending on your Job). Oh and all those people who need spandex and elastan everywhere because everything need to feel like sweatpants.

[@Mirroj]

@@katinkaraab1964 it is really a problem to the majority of ordinary people.

[@HourglassTones]

This was a very interesting and well presented topic. Great job guys!

[@aneliatorres5099]

I think it's really great that Wes Gordon/Carolina Herrera send unused fabric to Fab Scrap. It's a step in the right direction but it would be even cooler if designers/brands like them incorporated deadstock fabrics into their collections. What Fab Scrap and Queen of Raw are doing is amazing!

[@Suffragium.]

What a GREAT way to THINK outside the box/pattern

[@joralemonvirgincreche]

I've always liked Elaine Quijano. I wish you had identified her by name in the description below the video.

[@afab777]

But a BIG question is how much of the deadstock are finding a new purpose/reused? Is it a 1:1. 1:10. 1:100...Fashion just consumes way too much and a big chunk of ot goes to waste. Like it was reported that these high end luxury brands cut up and burn all unsold bags/merch rather than put them on off season sales, that is wasteful and immoral.

[@joywebster2678]

When we had a old style fashion district in Toronto, not design houses, there were fabric deals, and made 9n the site low cost fashions. The bolts of fabric ends, were sold to fabric stores throughout the city and My mum who made our clothes as kids, would have us choose fabric from these end bins, so stuff got used. But they were real fabrics too, not fadt fashion fabrics that dont last.

[@deeprose4]

Designers don’t produce their ready to wear at the design houses. They produce one or two of the style, one goes to runway, and the the other as a sample. Ready to wear is produced in China just like the rest of it.

[@user-ov4wr5yu4r]

They focused on haute couture, but ready to wear goes through plenty of design room and production samples, and that's nothing. What about the scraps from the production runs in the factory?

[@KimberlyPerrotis]

I ordered a dead-stock gold chain belt with a coin pendant from Amazon, it was obviously from the 60s or 70s. I was expecting the coin portrait to be of Julius Caesar, Athena, etc., but had a good laugh when I saw the head was Lenin’s. It’s a cheap thing, but I kept it because it’s funny, at least to this die-hard American democrat.

[@tertuetken565]

Forgetting about the schools filled with kids whose parents can’t afford when GIVING would be a WIN FOR ALL.

[@flyingcat2054]

Good for these ladies, starting up! I hope the clothing designers pay to dispose of their excess fabric to help them out, they are creating the waste!

[@dem7615]

Wonderful ladies . And the women shall lead us!

[@Whipporwhill]

A massive amount of clothing made today is absolute crap to start with, even when it's brand new. Poor quality fabric & poorly/cheaply constructed. It doesn't hold up to repeated wearing much less being laundered through a washer & dryer. Target clithing is notorious for this. Looks good on the rack, but is in misshapen shambles after one wash. So it's ready for the trash far too soon. Quality clothing that is made well & of decent fabric lasts so much longer, but is hard to find in today's junk economy.

[@audrablue515]

I'm happy to take any deadstock they have off their hands. I recycle fabric and sewing notions etc. So if they want to give it to me for free, I'll happily take it and turn it into something beautiful and useful.

[@colorofbeauty9165]

Someone promised to jump me and beat me up if I try to catch the bus down there

[@watotoentertainment8417]

Good works 💪🏾 awareness and accountability is what is going pull us out of this

[@angelaburcher7570]

I can't afford to learn how to sew because the cost of fabric and my budget won't allow it, this is upsetting to my creative spirit to see this. I need to know how to get a deal on upholstery, I have this old couch I want to improve.

[@brammetjedejong8619]

There are a lot of free resources and patterns onine. Sewing machine, borrow one from a friend or second hand. And just try and start. No skill becomes good without spending time on it. I started as a 20 year no skill student and I now sew coats with a lining, zippers, buttonholes. I just made a made to measure jeans. My own pattern. I have now 25 years of experience and yes It sometimes stillgoes wrong

[@ItsMaha]

I love this. It would be cool if they made T-shirts with it and every T-shirt is unique

[@itsrichwoods]

This should be on onus of the company/brand. 1 for creating so much inventory to become waste 2 making items in blends/ fully synthetic making them impossible to recycle 3 adherence to micro trends which has put us in this snowball which has lead even further to the overconsumption of cheap unsustainable clothes.

[@debrosman]

❤ I’m delighted that this is being addressed 🎉

[@interestingvideossewingand8902]

Thanks for sharing this information. The awareness on the problems associated with the garment construction industry is of foremost relevance for the preservation of the environment, and the solution provided by this company is well appreciated. Hopefully,this does not become a source of hate against designers and creative minds. It would be desirable that some of those scraps get to the art schools, and literally to the hands of anyone who can make a good use of them. But what is clear is that here is a lot to be done to protect our habitat on this lane earth.

[@janbentzen6814]

Us quilters would go nuts with those fabrics!!

[@joantollerton9905]

Doesn’t existing NY ,Zara HM overproduce every week ,encouraging customers to buy and waste . Polyester does not reduce it cannot be burned ,it’s toxic

[@beautifulballerina96]

Yay Fabscrap!!! I love what you do and I love working with you.

[@yogachick1955]

Back in the day there were people who would collect the rags/scraps, etc. The "rag trade" was both fashion and rag sellers, used clother sellers, etc. Additionally, there used to be a lot less waste in the stream.

[@bonniebob2802]

Fast fashion made in China is the biggest problem.

[@StopThatSquirrel]

There are cheap fast fashion products being made all over the world, including European countries.

[@user-ov4wr5yu4r]

​@@StopThatSquirrelReally? I suspect you are a wumao. 🧐

[@GKP999]

I rarely buy any new clothing.

[@krisstineschmidt184]

ALOTS OF GREAT,BEAUTIFUL PIECES THERE!!

[@KimberlyPerrotis]

Just don’t buy fast-fashion, it will help a lot. We need to wear and use what we have already. Most of us Westerners have plenty to wear, we don’t need new styles constantly. I’m trying ignoring trend and I don’t buy fast-fashion, I have plenty of beautiful clothes already. (I realize that many people can’t afford much else other than fast-fashion, but there’s no need to buy so much, or in such poor fabrics). On the other hand, the apparel industry needs to do its part, it’s not all the consumers’ fault. Most of the “eco-friendly” stuff at apparel brands is just green-washing, no one wants that recycled polyester crap. I buy recycled natural-fiber clothes if I ever see them, but they are few and far between. Organic cotton is good because it uses far less water to produce than regular cotton, and, theoretically, no pesticides or chemical fertilizers.

[@alisonwheeler8417]

It’s taken them long enough. The greed of the so called”fashion” industry caused the problem decades ago and their reprehensible conduct over all that time deserves great disgust and condemnation . Too little too late to “fix” the problem now.

[@gregnulik1975]

Didn't clothing scraps like that go into quilts ? Maybe colorful robes ?

[@zoe6723]

during the depression, nothing went to waste.

[@interestingvideossewingand8902]

Thanks for sharing this information. The awareness on the problems associated with the garment construction industry is of foremost relevance for the preservation of the environment, and the solution provided by this company is well appreciated. Hopefully,this does not become a source of hate against designers and creative minds. It would be desirable that some of those scraps get to the art schools, and literally to the hands of anyone who can make a good use of them. But what is clear is that there is a lot to be done to protect our habitat on this planet earth. May be the next problems to be addressed are the distribution of the scraps that are currently being collected and the social and political will to implement meaningful solutions.

[@RisenPhoenixDiamond]

Wow! You can do so much with that " DEADSTOCK" or left ova materials. So much!! No one should be clothesless or hungry in U.S.A EVEN RESTAURANTS NEED TO BE REQUIRED TO RECYCLE OR DONATE EXCESS FOODS. ❤️🌈❤️

[@Iquey]

I think fabric scraps can be turned into custom shapes if we use interfacing and adhesive and then sew it into a lace shape, using a similar technique as denim repairing. Like maybe a quilt or mosaic.

[@EmoSew1]

i wish fabscrap existed back in 2014 when i was trying to build an etsy shop around using scraps

[@yellowbird5411]

Unnecessary waste is, in my opinion, a sin. We throw things away because we either don't see the value in it, or we don't care. Either way, there is little effort to turn that waste into industry, profit and charity. There should be "banks" (like food banks) for all reusable waste goods regardless of what it is. Some other countries use every scrap of anything they can scrounge to use in one way or another.