Journal
Stories, guides and news from the SANVT team — on fit, materials and the everyday pieces we make.
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“The future interests me – I’m going to spend the rest of my life there.” Mark Twain once said that. At this point, however, his somewhat self-centred approach could be found falling short – because not only Mark had to live in... Read storySustainability · October 6, 2020
What is sustainable fashion? We asked for your definitions
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No “green-washing” and no trend should play with your trust. But could you spontaneously explain the differences between sustainable, organic, fair and the multitude of other “green” words? These terms all have their own definitions and yet they can also be a bit abstract... Read storySustainability · September 18, 2020
Eco, organic, sustainable, fair? What do all these actually mean?
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When trying to find the perfect T-shirt, there are important factors to consider: style, fit, quality, sustainability, brand, price, value for money – but don’t forget to look at the fabric itself. Two of the main fabrics that you’ll encounter... Read storyProduct · May 21, 2020
Cotton vs. Polyester for T-Shirts & Clothing
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The terms Fast Fashion and Slow Fashion are everywhere at the moment. But what does Fast Fashion really mean? And what do Slow Fashion brands do so differently? We take a look at the most obvious differences and compare Fast... Read storySustainability · April 21, 2020
Fast Fashion vs. Slow Fashion
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For many of us, fashion and clothing are an important part of life. The fast fashion industry has conditioned us to constantly feel the need to reinvent our style, follow new trends and buy new clothes. And constantly changing trends... Read storySustainability · March 12, 2020
The environmental impact of the fast fashion industry
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Since the beginning, SANVT has produced essential clothing in a sustainable way with the approach of supporting climate projects in order to offset production and business related emissions. In order to achieve this, we analysed, minimised and began compensating for all of our production-related... Read storyNews · February 26, 2020
SANVT x EDEN: Reforestation and tree-planting
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The quality of clothing is far from being equal. SANVT outlines how to evaluate the quality of cotton fabrics, giving hands-on buying tipps. Read storySustainability · January 31, 2020
How to check the quality of cotton clothing
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Climate change is one of the major challenges we face today but recent global developments, from the Australian bushfires to Greta Thunberg’s Fridays for The Future movement, have started to highlight how serious climate change is. Above all, it is... Read storyInspiration · January 8, 2020
The secrets to a (more) sustainable wardrobe
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Who hasn’t experienced it? One lapse in attention and you have a horrible stain on your clothing. But how should you remove stains? No matter what, before starting to remove the stain remember the the first rule: keep calm! If a nasty stain... Read storySustainability · October 15, 2019
How to remove stains from T-Shirts