Material Girl - Why I Choose Organic | Kate Arnell

( I’ve designed some organic cotton and closed loop t-shirts: ) Hey guys! The Soil Association asked if I’d be up for sharing why I’m a big fan of choosing organic textiles, from fashion to bedding and homewares. As many of you know, I’m big into choosing organic food, organic beauty and organic fashion. I wanted to delve a little more into why choosing organic materials matters, and got the chance to interview some amazing people who have seen the benefits of choosing organic cottoned first hand and who are driving change - and I wanted to share these with you! This is NOT a sponsored video. My travel costs were covered by the Soil Association - thanks to them for helping me arrange some of the interviews. I am an ambassador for them, which is an unpaid role and one I do out of sheer passion for choosing organic. Here’s a little sustainable style guide directory for ya: ------------------------------- FEATURED Peter Melchett - Policy Director @ Soil Association Safia Minney MBE, Founder, People Tree Thanks to Safia Minney for permission to use footage (by Miki Alcalde) of organic cotton farmer in India. Original source: William Lana - Co-founder @ Greenfibres Alden Wicker - Founder of Ecocult & Freelance JournalistEcocult Cora Hilts - Co-founder @ Reve En Vert Karen Maurice - N4 Mummy Blog Mark Tremlett - Co-founder @ Naturalmat Sarah Ditty - Head of Policy @ Fashion Revolution Alan Barraclough - Textile Project Manager @ New Lanark Mill Dominika Mayerová - PR & Creative Co-ordinator @ People Tree - affiliate link (if you click through and purchase something, I may get a small percentage!) ------------------------------- Some links you may find useful: Soil Association Cottoned On Textile Exchange TE Organic Market Report 2016 Organic Cotton Info 4 Surprising Reasons Why Environmentalists Should Wear Wool Environmental Justice Foundations - The True Costs of Cotton Pesticide Action Network GMWatch Microfibers From Clothes Polluting Ocean Tencel Vogue article RFID Thread Blockchain in Fashion Zero Waste Daniel Nike Sustainability Report Eileen Fisher RENEW C&A Cradle To Cradle T-Shirt ------------------------------- natural cotton vector created by Stock images from footage of Thai farmer spraying young green rice field used under license from