SLOW FASHION SOURCING

We must take action against the textile industry, which
is the second most polluting industry in the world after oil! Before it's too late!

The growing global population, rising production and
consumption figures, environmental pollution, the need to protect limited
natural resources and save energy all increase the importance of recycling.
Cotton, a key textile material, requires significant amounts of water and
energy in its production and processing. The environmental pollution caused by
these processes is one of the most significant sustainability issues facing the
industry.

For organisations that want to produce international
solutions for the textile sector, it is becoming a necessity to carry out
studies in the fields of recovery and reuse.

The 3R approach — formed from the initials of the words
'Reduce', 'Reuse' and 'Recycle' — is a key step towards sustainability. The
Reduce method aims to reduce resource use, i.e. the goal is to produce with
fewer raw materials. The reuse method aims to re-evaluate unusable materials
and make them usable again. The aim of the recycling method is to obtain a new
product from used materials by reprocessing discarded materials to create new,
useful products.

One of the most important solutions is slow fashion.

A key aspect of slow fashion is the re-evaluation of
existing resources, particularly the circular fashion approach.

The essence of slow fashion is to reintroduce fabrics left
in the hands of producers, such as stock, surplus, waste and deadstock, back
into production, thereby reducing environmental impact and ensuring economic
sustainability.

Fabriclook’s main mission is to give surplus fabrics a second life
What is the purpose of the project?
  • Preventing surplus fabrics from post production from becoming waste.
  • To ensure that these fabrics are re-evaluated for design, production or raw material.
  • We are creating a circular collaboration network involving manufacturers, designers and brands.
What's the issue?
  • During global textile production, approximately 10–20% of surplus fabric is generated.
  • This fabrics mainly comes from:
  • Cutting — resulting from the placement of patterns on the fabric during the cutting process.
  • Defective fabrics — materials rejected due to quality control failures or dyeing errors.
  • Sample and prototype — generated during design and testing stages.
  • Unfortunately, these fabrics become unusable and end up in the trash after sitting in stock for years.
  • This results in significant economic losses as well as serious environmental impacts, including increased CO₂ emissions, excessive water consumption, and growing waste accumulation.
The mission of Fabriclook.com is
  • Building a circular fabric platform and a network system
  • Producers upload their unused fabrics (surplus fabrics, deadstock) to the system.
  • Brands, designers, and manufacturers can view, purchase, or receive these fabrics as gifts from the fabric owner.
  • These fabrics can be utilized for new collections, capsule production, upcycling designs, or reweaving projects.
  • A key part of our mission is to empower young fashion designers, fashion schools, and emerging fashion communities in developing countries.