November 24, 2021 2 min read
Whaaaat??! Yep. You read that correctly. Polyester is made from a reaction between two chemicals, ethylene glycol and therephthalic acid. Basically, chemicals derived from fossil fuels, air and water that are made into PET plastic filaments and then woven together.
If it's so bad, why do designers use polyester? Because it's cheap to manufacture. And, let's face it, it's also because people are buying it. That's how the economy works. Polyester has encouraged overproduction and the growth of the fast fashion industry.
Be informed. It's important to become a smart consumer and just as important to teach this to our next generation. Do your own research about polyester. When you next go to the shops, start looking at the tags to see what items are made from. And then start to make some educated choices.