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Clothing is something we have to think about every day, but we don't always think about how our clothes impact the planet. Fashion designers like Justine Leconte are transforming the industry by creating sustainable, ethical clothing and showing everyone that fashion can be about more than having the latest trends.
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Host: Miriam Nielsen
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[@justineleconte]

Thanks to the HOT MESS team for having me! It was a pleasure - this is one very important topic so thank you for covering it on your channel!

[@jacetan5823]

@Justine Leconte You remind me of the adorable Roxanne from A Goofy Movie

[@dannydetonator]

Could you give us some figures of mark-ups at buying end of clothing&fashion products? I've heard it's over 300% averaged. In some places more, like E-Europe. We there actually depend more on 2nd-hand (or sonetimes counterfait) clothe-shops. Is your mark-up lower or different(wich would make for higher value)? As a traveller depending on other things than money for years i haven't bought any clothing (winter-hats or socks excluded).. As i have no good sense of style i got all my clothes from ppl who have it very strong. Like my younger brother (only oversized for me), or my best mate, who gives me everything he's tried and failed to need, good solid marks. Considering we have identical measurements and he constantly owes me money, we both get a good deal. I think i bought a layer of trendy new clothing in Matalan last in 2005 after getting my first contract in UK. Next to none since then, allways a second hand or unused from someone else. Now than i can afford it again, i don't see or feel the need to do that kind of shopping...

[@Lumenum]

Love Justine, she's so inspiring! ❤I am so happy to see her collaborating with one of my favourite YT channels! Best people together can make a difference ❤

[@trishamckervey1359]

I think it's also important to mention that people can take their clothes to resale shops instead of throwing them away! And shopping at second hand stores is always a more sustainable option instead of buying new as well 😊

[@dryzalizer]

Yes, I was disappointed there was no mention of this in the video.

[@LexYeen]

Shopping at secondhand stores is also cheaper. It's not just better for the environment, it's better for your bank account too!

[@trishamckervey1359]

@@LexYeen agreed! you can find some gems and end up having a more unique style then what's available with fast fashion anyhow 😉

[@Muykle]

Because you must consume!

[@bjarnes.4423]

I wear cloth until they fall apart

[@reynanhenry612]

I wear cloth until someone get annoyed that he/she buys me a new one

[@sogerc1]

I wear my clothes until my wife can't tolerate them anymore. Which is usually a lot sooner than I'd like, I mean so what if it's color has faded, I don't give a sh*t.

[@6li7ch]

The patches & tears are all part of a little thing I like to call 'Scarecrow Chic'.

[@mikeg9b]

Another thing that encourages us to buy too many clothes is having to play "dress up" for work. I was a school teacher in the early 90s and had a whole set of nice school clothes that I would never wear outside of work. How does wearing nice clothes make you a better teacher (or anything else, for that matter)?

[@Hartsikasvo]

Michael Gainey My mom also had one double door closet full of work clothes. Yeah she has to dress very smartly to work, but the ammount of ”smart” clothes baffled me. She had 44 pairs of black trousers! 44! How is that sustainable? You can wear a pair a day for almost two months before you have to do laundry. 🤯

[@swisstraeng]

how to make them less terrible? Step 1) Make them stronger. step 2) Don't buy clothes every years. step 3) repair clothes instead of buying new.

[@rea8585]

Second hand, vintage stores and clothing swaps make up about 90% of all of my clothes (and accessories). No child-labor or workers' exploitation if I can avoid it. Plus, this is really light on my wallet 😊

[@zentouro]

that is wonderful to hear!

[@IamTheHolypumpkin]

Roughly 95% of my clothes have the colors greenish, brownish, grayish and such colors. I literally look the same every day because I'm to lazy to figure out what could fit with what else. So everything fits with everything. Also I wear them until they are get holes than I still use them for gardening until they are completely wrecked. My mom has to force me to buy new clothes because I hate buying clothes.

[@lmelior]

There is a popular and important movement going on called the Buy Nothing project. As far as I know it mostly goes on through Facebook groups, and is usually location-restricted so that members are local. Clothing is one of the many things that members freely give away or at least lend all the time on there. Most of the issues with clothing apply to many other items as well. I just did a quick scroll through on my local Buy Nothing page, and the top few offerings are a box of toys plus a box children's books, a pressure cooker, a pair of shoes, a bunch of makeup used once, two bales of hay, a big box of mac and cheese cups that the giver's grandchild didn't like when he visited, and an office desk. I've personally given away tons of clothing and toys, books, video games, furniture, bedding, decorations, etc. I've received a set of 4 counter-height stools, a king size headboard, a small desk I turned into a vanity for my wife, a bookshelf, a board game, and a few books. I lent out some of my (business-casual) work clothing to a family who urgently needed replacement clothing for some color-coordinated family pictures scheduled that evening. My wife gave away a dress to someone who needed one for a work party. A single mother of four a few miles away who just wanted something to put under her Xmas tree for her kids received over 100 comments and dozens of offered items. That kicked off a storm of giving right around the holidays. One guy offers his services as a handyman, and has fixed a dishwasher, moved furniture, etc. Seriously, if you want to reduce your carbon footprint, that of those around you, and have a little faith in humanity restored, go look for one of these groups, or maybe even start one if it doesn't yet exist in your area!

[@pseudonymousbeing987]

This sounds so motivating, what excellent people.

[@cloudpoint0]

The Buy Nothing and Wear Nothing project is more fun. But do what you can.

[@gravijta936]

I'm not just sitting on the couch completely naked... I'm saving the planet! Who's with me?

[@razebeats308]

That sounded perverted

[@okayso1747]

What to ask for when you're in a clothing store; " Do you sell any brands that are made under fair trade and environmentally ethical practices?" ( you can also do the same when picking up groceries/etc) Even if you KNOW the service is going to apologize and say something to the equivalent to "no, sorry we don't know." The presence of increasing customer demand for fair wage and ethical clothing products will dramatically increase, if it's a part of the daily conversation. So please, instead of just shrugging and saying 'we're fucked', do the bare minimum and make it a part of the conversation.

[@dutchik5107]

But thing is. And you learn this in retail. That can't be done in store, given the person working there doesn't really choose what to sell. And questions like that don't travel higher up. At all.

[@ZomBeeNature]

If you feel the fabric of new clothing you can tell how thin it is and how likely it is to tear. It is tough finding clothes meant to last.

[@mg.mg3124]

You guys should also check out Daria Andronescu's channel. She has a lot of resources on more sustainable and ethical fashion, including guides to sustainable&ethical international brands

[@zentouro]

thanks for the recommendation!

[@MightyRagnarok]

Ok, this episode confused the crap out of me. It is implied that people are throwing out their clothes and getting brand new clothes literally all the time like everyday or something because they are old or because of percieved obsolescence. This doesn't happen at all with me. I have pairs of jeans and t-shirts and such that are like 10 years old or older and I still wear them today because I take good care of my clothes and I love the styles but, like other people in the comment section have stated, I will wear my clothes until they fall apart. The only time I have ever thrown away clothes was when they were so worn out that I couldn't wear them anymore. (For example, when your socks get worn out to the point that they get huge holes in them that can't be repaired or break completely.) I have never just thrown out clothes either. I will usually take them to a charity or thrift store and give them to them. I don't understand what's wrong with people and their ideas about clothing. Anyone want ot add anything? It'd be appreciated.

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

It's not that everyone throws out clothes all the time (though a lot of people _do_ buy new clothes at least yearly), but the problem is that with over 7.6 _billion_ people in the world, if everyone threw out even one piece of clothes _on average_ , it still amounts to a lot. Of course when you consider rich people and factories and such, the average is probably higher than that.

[@zentouro]

as was stated in the video, a lot of the clothing that is thrown away happens before the items even reach the shelves. justine, the guest in this video, has some excellent videos explaining fast fashion you should check out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqbVYmaBq7yijac it is also worth noting, that when thrift/charity shops receive more clothing that they can sell/give away those clothes are trashed. glad to hear that you wear your clothes for their entire lifetime though, that is wonderful and commendable.

[@Holzider]

let me guess, you aren't/didn't grow up anywhere near rich.

[@Holzider]

you are playing into a really useless and false population myth@@user-vn7ce5ig1z it's not that we are to many. it's that we don't organize our use in a useful way. we organize our use in a profitable way.

[@Mavrik9000]

There are many people who buy new clothes frequently for the change in styles and because they enjoy shopping. As an example, an ex-partner had so many clothes that if you put them in one pile it was wider and taller than a full-size bed. They would donate or throw the older ones away when they ran out of storage space.

[@evaristegalois6282]

The easiest solution to the problem is to stop wearing clothes altogether

[@zentouro]

let me know how that works out for you

[@abdulhaseeb8907]

First you try and then let us know about the experience

[@marcelfil]

You don't happen to live anywhere outside the tropical climate zone do you?

[@raraavis7782]

Evariste Galois We‘re all ears....I mean eyes 😉

[@luongmaihunggia]

Clothes protect us from the environment, without them millions will freeze to death or overheated to death... Which reduce the ammount of people in the world which produce less green house gases... Is this your idea? Why don't you just say you want half the population to stop feeling so good at the begining?

[@KatrinaEames]

I've spent the past year getting rid of hand-me-downs from my older sisters and trying to figure out what my style is by what I am choosing to keep. I can't wait to add new pieces of clothing into my closet though that I actually pick out and choose. I'll be sure to pick from a sustainable brand once I actually do pick something out though.

[@CarbonRadio]

Can you make more videos on sustainable products and ethical consumerism?

[@ZacharyRodriguez]

I've been reducing my wardrobe and trying to find a mixable style mainly because I hate clutter and complications with too many options. But it's great to know the behavior is also in line with bettering the environment. Great video.

[@BeCurieUs]

I like yalls "full stack" push on all topics as it relates to climate change, not just electricity :D

[@42thgamer80]

Just discovered this channel! Love it and subscribed!

[@ladybirdstarshine4692]

Thank you, I was wondering about this..😉

[@BasilRitho]

I love this! People need to know how their clothing impacts the climate and how to change their shopping habits to buy more environmentally sustainable clothes. Even myself, I need to work on thinking about the places I shop at and the type of clothes I get. Thank you

[@yanbo9001]

As some people have already mentioned, probably the best way to reduce emissions related to clothing is to buy second hand.

[@epif1]

Also Rareform and Elvis & Kreese, they re-use non-recyclable materials to make cool purses! Reformation is another brand investing in sustainable fashion. Buying seconhand has gone online too! ThredUp, Poshmark and other sites are options.

[@Dixavd]

I wished you talked about how washing synthetic materials releases tiny plastic fibres into the water which most washing machines and sewer systems aren't capable of collecting before entering the sea. Even those of us who don't replace our clothes very often may be having a longterm negative impact purely because we chose to keep using synthetic clothing.

[@likira111]

At most times I'd agree with her message but I also have a blazer that was a complete impulse buy but is still sticking around a couple years later.

[@hondaguy9153]

I've been wearing a lot of the same clothes for 6-8 years. I try not to buy clothes unless I NEED them. I hate spending the money and the environmental impact.

[@zentouro]

that is really great. :)

[@apathyzen9730]

I wear everything until it's worn to atoms. :D

[@MrFindX]

Great video, I had no idea people spent more of their income on clothes back in the day.

[@wolvenstar10]

If you ban clothes from landfills, then you create new small industry of sorting clothes into what is reusable (and can be sent to thrift stores) and what needs can be recycled. If you put tariffs on cheaper international brands, that prices them closer to domestic companies, and encourages international brand to set up manufacturing centers in your nation. Either way, you reduce the emissions of international shipping and help the domestic economy.

[@JadeDragonRaze]

I love shopping second hand. You can find a much bigger variety of clothes second hand! And you never know what gems you are going to find. I wear my clothes until they do not fit anymore or are full of holes.

[@suzannepottsshorts]

The $10 sandwich probably lasted longer than the $10 jeans.

[@Michelrs]

Fast fashion is a big problem, we don't need to buy clothes every year, we certainly don't need new clothes, we can buy them in thrift shops

[@empi1972gtv]

Could you do an episode on titanium dioxide? It is used in a variety of applications that help clean the air, including clothing.

[@Nico-kf8wr]

Is there a survey that has asked people how important clothing fashion is to people? Because I’ll just like plain clothing that are good for the environment. I don’t know about others.

[@kunalkashyap863]

Me who has been using the same clothes for 5 years : Im doing something for the climate.

[@JosephFuller]

I buy new clothes once every three to five years. When I do buy clothes, I usually buy only three outfits, sometimes only two and once I bought five. I do not need more than that.

[@diarminator]

i never realized

[@mydroid2791]

@HOT MESS team, NASA had a really good interactive overview behind climate change showing among other things graphs of the different contributions that are being made to global warming (like emmsion effects, solar effects, etc) and thus showing which effects are dominating. Well I havn't been able to find that same NASA interactive climate change tutorial for a few years and I was wondering if your team knows what I am talking about and what the link to it is (made it was changed, or removed and/or replaced with something else?)? Thanks.

[@Aquillyne]

The sad truth is that sustainable and eco clothing is typically far too expensive. I’m not even talking about fashion items. Just regular stuff from a sustainable supplier... it’s marked up because the very fact that it’s sustainable is considered to add extra value and for now it’s a niche product. All the same I do my best to find sustainable and sensibly priced clothing. But the really important thing really is to buy clothing that you will actually wear, a lot, and which is built to last that long. So, no cheap clothes that fall apart, and no ‘once a year’ items or stuff that only goes with one other specific thing.

[@sk8rdman]

Rather than throw our used clothes into landfills, what better alternatives do we have for disposing of our worn and used garments? I'm not talking about clothes that I just don't want anymore. Those can be donated. I'm talking about clothes that have been ripped, worn, or stained to the point where they no longer serve their purpose. I've always just thrown those away, but are there recycling programs for those sorts of things, or is that impractical given the wide variety of materials involved?

[@lluisteixido]

The thing I don't understand is the "organic" material that the clothes are made of. Doesn't GMO crops (like for cotton) require less water and crop extension than "organic" ones?

[@melaniesisley9622]

Very insightful. Some of the solutions are interesting, but makes me wonder about the cost. Second hand shops is another environmentally friendly way to change your wardrobe. I'm using the video in a lesson plan for ESL students...lots to talk about eslconversation.ca Thanks.

[@thethegreenmachine]

Sixty-six pounds of clothes per American per year? I knew it was bad, but that much is hard to believe. How much of that gets thrown away without ever being sold?

[@adhdartist1994]

Also buying more pre-owned clothes

[@sandpiperbf9767]

I think there's some nuance you're missing here. For example the environmental impact of synthetics is actually less than that of most fabrics, besides maybe new kinds of sustainable materials like bamboo. There can be a quality issue here potentially, but I would love to hear a more deep dive discussion on this.

[@officer_baitlyn]

5:18 can we get some numbers on that im not so sure if weight is the determining factor, its prob more of a volume thing if we were to ship a shoeboxless container filled to the brim with shoes it would prob have a much greater impact since we would have to push less heavy oil cargo ships through the oceans

[@zentouro]

here's an interesting paper (note not peer-reviewed, but it is hard to find that kind of thing when brands are involved, though it is an independent assessment) looking at the impact of Nike's knitted shoes: csed.engin.umich.edu/assets/TechSus-Exploring-the-Sustainability-of-Nike-Flyknit-Shoes.pdf weight is definitely a contributing factor in their overall impact

[@amarbhujbal]

Clothes are a social construct.

[@mikehuber4150]

I would think that leather stops cows from producing methane...

[@AryaPDipa]

Meanwhile in some countries people started adapting the current not-so-eco-friendly and expensive fashion style as trend and/or even necessity when country whose's trend they tried to follow is trying to be more eco-friendly.

[@adhdartist1994]

Oh yeah and fursuits! All the fursuits nowadays aremade out of nylon and there are not furry fabrics of natural fibers, only nylon. I am struggling to desing a production process with a friend t get rid of all the foam, nylon and ductape that traditionally is used but I have so little time because if I don[t work , no food x.x. My friend and I need help with that :(

[@steampunkassmonster9343]

this is great and all but how can we do this in an affordable way? i don't know a single person who could afford anything on justine's website. the cheapest clothing item i could find was a v-neck priced at 86.39 USD. Sure, i could get a shirt or two, but i'd have to give up on like feeding my family and stuff. this system is not a realistic solution for disabled, impoverished, and low-income groups. there has to be a way we can do this without depriving poor people of their basic needs

[@Ivanmaradonaaa]

The people are wrong! Specially the poor people. The multibillionare corporations which exploit people are always right! /s They always want to blame the people, not the real offenders

[@officer_baitlyn]

2:10 i mean, ive bought lots of non cheap stuff from europe in europe and it still broke after a year, honestly i would much rather pay 120 euros for mediocre pants that hold up for 4+ years than pay 80-120 for ones that look pretty nice but need to be stitched together again every 6 months just to throw some dirt, im looking at you *slightly oversized cinque chino that still tore after 7 months* >:^(

[@igneous061]

well, if there are only more people like me......getting new pants only when previous two peaces i tear up...same for every other peace of cloths..... yeey im not only one who hates flip flops :D :D

[@AurelUrban]

REPAIR YOUR CLOTHES!!! SHOP AT SECOND HAND SHOPS!!! REUSE OLD CLOTHES FROM YOUR RELATIVES!!! ONLY BUY CLOTHES YOU WANT TO WEAR OFTEN!!! new sustainable ways of producing clothes are great, but the most obvious choice is to buy less new clothes in general and it's not even that hard to do so. most of my wardrobe comes from my family, my mum's friends, bazaars, or second hand shops. good materials, sturdily sewn, high quality, still looks good and regularly comes back in fashion.

[@kundanmergu9559]

What happens to the clothes after using them

[@miguelhernandez6733]

Flipflops made from old tires sure must produce a more CO2 than making brand new ones. Am I wrong?

[@shiny_x3]

I'm disappointed you didn't mention resale shops. Frugal people have always used them, but there are now articles about millennials opting to recycle their clothing this way - buy, wear for a while, then sell it back - so they can have a large variety be more sustainable both cost-wise and environmentally. I think always buying new stuff is one of the major mindsets we have to shift to deal with climate change, and this video didn't really question that consumerist mindset. A lot of eco brands are just contributing to the same problem, overconsumption, and letting people off the hook by feeling good about the "eco" part.

[@Lucian_Andries]

You put your clothing on your back?? :O I usually get dressed with it...

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

I for one wouldn't have brought up spending more than $10 on a sandwich.

[@naotamf1588]

what a bummer, this would have been a greate oppertunity to crunch some numbers comparing profitability of sustainable clothing if a reasonable carbontax would be implemented. we are all eventually going to pay for the mess that is comming so we better just start accounting for the consequences of every one of our decisions.

[@Dootnd]

Hey look at that after the add, there was another add for overpriced clothing!

[@ametist4473]

Buying second and is the best you can do. You can by first hand clouth wiche i good for the enviroments but like, by buying second hand you dont waste on materials and dont emission C02

[@iwersonsch5131]

And... which materials are the least problematic for the climate now? Just whatever materials last the longest, or is e.g. polyester by a factor n better than leather?

[@iwersonsch5131]

@@artuselias Sources?

[@peep3616]

@@iwersonsch5131 Its not cotton, it's more of lesser-used fabrics like hemp. It's a pretty shrouded conversation with a lot of complexities, I think you'd be better off trying to Google it than asking KZbin commenters for sources.

[@LandgraabIV]

Why would you hate flip flops? They're the best. haha

[@zentouro]

i just cannot deal with the little piece of plastic or fabric in between my toes!

[@Hartsikasvo]

LandgraabIV Flipflops get broken easily and end up floating in the ocean. When plastic is exposed to uv radiation, like when its floating in shallow water, it starts to breah down into microplastics, and even though some floating plastic bodies can support tiny ecosystems underneath them, the chemicals they leech into the water can be very harmfull. And yeah one flip flop won’t be much more than a drop in the ocean, but there are thousands, i’d vager tens of thousands of flipflops floating in our oceans. So if you like flipflops, buy good quality ones and wear them till they drop. And dispose of them preferably in a way that doesn’t make them end up in the sea.

[@simonk4174]

Do you guys have a video covering how science knows climate change is a thing, and also how we know its specifically humans causing it? And if not could you make one? I need to know. People are denying climate change.

[@zentouro]

One of our first videos looks at how we've been ignoring the science for centuries: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnzLeJpmn6mNisU But if you're looking for more of an in-depth resource check out some of the explanations from NASA (climate.nasa.gov/) or UCS (www.ucsusa.org/global-warming/science-and-impacts/science/human-contribution-to-gw-faq.html#.XDd1pvxG3OQ) I'd also recommend this NOAA site, but it is closed during the shutdown (governmentshutdown.noaa.gov/)

[@albevanhanoy]

You can check Joe's other channel, "It's Okay to be smart", he's got not one, but three videos on the subject. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJfNeqyjqJZ1jpY kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2PIpnWsmbVlbsU kzbin.info/www/bejne/gp_RdYKDrr-dmKc

[@simonk4174]

Thanks you two!

[@BeCurieUs]

@@simonk4174 Hopefully this makes it past the spam filter, but the NOAA article on "ISOTOPES" and how they point to human caused increase in CO2 rather than natural sources is something that helped me move from being a climate skeptic to someone that spends a great deal of time trying to communicate climate change to other people www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/outreach/isotopes/

[@simonk4174]

@@BeCurieUs awesome

[@razebeats308]

Why tf do people need so many clothes? I've been wearing the same few shirts and jeans for years now lmao.

[@Janus2407]

What about the Tencel fibre? It's essentially made from wood. So no water consumption, or pesticides like in the cotton industry. As far as I understood it, what Miss Leconte is doing is using existing fibres in a special way (less transportation and so on) while the fibre itself stays more or less the same. I think sustainable clothing can't go without a sustainable fibre

[@zentouro]

if we did a follow-up, I'd love to talk about some of the new innovative fibers that are being made/used. we sort of glossed over it here because they just aren't to scale yet (and as Justine mentioned, many don't behave well when washed). Though, I have a shirt made of Tencel that I love.

[@Janus2407]

@@zentouro yeah a lot of them have pretty big drawbacks. Contact me when u make that video. I work for the company producing Tencel so I might provide some information.

[@zentouro]

@@Janus2407 oh! wow, very cool. do you want to drop me an email so I can contact you? you can find my email on my channel page.

[@heropld]

$10? Please, I buy a pair second hand for $0,5 to $1. In EU country.

[@robbabcock_]

At least I don't care about being fashionable...does that help?

[@dutchik5107]

Yes Now also buy few and hopefully also good brands.

[@illiteratemochi4150]

Wait... people actually throw away their clothes?!?!?! Wth I’ve always donated them, and I thought that was normal.

[@reenatai75]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@TN-mz5gw]

3 minutes since the video got uploaded

[@likira111]

Considering that you can research something online without a ton of advertisements for the thing being disguised as word of mouth how do you know whats actually quality?

[@Hellefleur]

How does salad dressing affect the planet though?, I must know.

[@marvenlunn6086]

Make clothes out of hemp they have the technology to separate the fibre's that's why they made it illegal , stuff made from hemp last to long

[@rainyfeathers9148]

Cause I didn't hate polyester enough 8D

[@reynanhenry612]

My solution. Just be a man, 2 shirts 1 jean and 1 pair of shoes for a whole week.

[@likira111]

WaIT, Wont clothes from recycled plastic just break down into microplastics too?

[@josefcachia15]

The vast majority of people don't give a remote s*** of: 1- How much employees are paid when making clothes 2- How much emissions the clothes required to be made 3- anything else really. People care about 2 things: 1- Fashion 2- Price. That's it. Most people don't afford 200 Euro pants. They don't care that a child was paid 1 dollar for a days work in India, because that's too far away for that to make a difference in their daily lives. A good chunk of people don't even know where India is !!! If one wants to make clothes which are ethical for salaries and affordable, that will not happen without full automation. So that's just a pipe dream that will never happen. In relation to energy production, the problem needs to be addressed at source and thus energy generation. Governments need to stick it up to the dirty energy generation industry and invest heavily in renewables. Expecting people to give up leather and cheap clothes due to badly paid people on the other side of the planet is just that... a dream.

[@stm7810]

I admit, I love buying funny cotton shirts with plastic on them, I haven't bought clothes in ages, but I know I am still guilty of putting my tempory happiness and collection before the environment, I should make the same change I did with going vegan.

[@evilotto9200]

Get nekkid. Relocate as required. Save the world.

[@RoScFan]

Haha wearing a potato sack...

[@karelcarbonneaumontpellier6766]

skrillex

[@leahvalerio3910]

@HotMess is it possible to get permission to show this episode at a non-profit natural history museum as part of a climate change solutions exhibit?

[@hyrunnisa997]

I think you really dropped the ball on this one. You should have mentioned second hand and vintage shopping. You should have also talked about sustainable ways people can donate their clothes and how the goodwills of the world are part of the problem. They sell the clothes we give to them to 3rd world countries and destroy their textile markets.

[@zentouro]

hi there, we did briefly mention secondhand options - but I agree turning toward the used clothing market is a great way to lower your individual footprint. however, we wanted to look at the impact of the entire industry - what process in the production of clothing use a lot of energy and resources - because adjustments in these large scale processes will have the largest overall impact. it is also part of why we asked Justine to be involved, to introduce our audience to her. She shares loads of tips on how to adjust your individual shopping habits on her channel.

[@tristanferencevic453]

Yeah women's cloths not men's 1:56 sorry i am just a guy that likes to wear men's clothes

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

Ostensibly, there are designers who make similar efforts with men's clothes.

[@semicognitive]

@@user-vn7ce5ig1z But they didn't talk about any...

[@artuselias]

I consider this differentiation outdated.

[@PistonAvatarGuy]

Men tend to not buy mountains of clothes anyway, and a lot of men wear them until they're falling apart.

[@tristanferencevic453]

@@PistonAvatarGuy Yeah you have a pretty good point i mean my sister has soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo many cloths its kinda stupid

[@LorenzoCianiS]

Hot Mess T-shirts: how terrible are they for the planet?

[@zentouro]

the t-shirts are 50% recycled polyester so have a lower impact than your average tee, but only buy one if you're planning on wearing it for a while!

[@Jack-nd9ch]

0:35 Is Crimea part of Russia? Hot Mess certainly considers it to be...

[@Ivanmaradonaaa]

Are half of the states in the US part of the US? Most people in the US certainly considers them to be. Although most of them didn't even had half the justification Russia had to annex Crimea

[@dragofury3579]

Is this narrator British? She says ‘flip flops’ but has an American accent.

[@gold_hev_suit]

flip flop is also a term used in america

[@ronan_lapsley]

Eat your cereal.

[@ljubijaubija8373]

use metric

[@karelcarbonneaumontpellier6766]

I dont buy cloting i jus beg to rich people

[@kitsurubami]

Just legalize public nudity in texas. 9 months out of 12 it's too hot for clothes.

[@aleph9911]

people can you help me find the one person who disliked this vedio

[@Ivanmaradonaaa]

Hi

[@creatingdistractions]

What about thrifting? Definitely the environmental impact is less if we recycle well made clothing from the past. But how does that compare to the environmental impact of running more and more buildings to support an industry expansion like that?

[@jengilbert8858]

It's important to mention microplastic pollution when discussing polyester. It's throughout the food chain & water supply. The teeny bits of plastic that come off of clothing during washing can be caught by a guppy friend bag or Cora ball.

[@Killdozer667]

The map of russia is wrong. You've included the territory illegally annexed.

[@Ivanmaradonaaa]

You include that in every US map too

[@akaltar]

Nitpick: Displaying your video communication in a screen that obviously mimics an iMac is bad. Why are you advertising a company who is consciously making decisions against sustainability in a video promoting it?

[@krityanand9849]

You so cute...

[@electrosthefella]

First!!!