Sustainable Brand Spotlight: Back Bea​t Rags

Intentional Shopping with Sustainable Fashion

This year it has been a goal of mine to be more intentional with my shopping. Since I have been an avid fashion lover all my life I have often been played by big business. In the past, I have found myself caught up in fast trends that caused me to lose my personal style identity. I think we have all fallen victim to buying clothes and then only wearing them once.

I started getting tired of having a closet full of items that I no longer wanted to wear. Dropping off big bags of clothes at Goodwill became too much of a habit every season. I wanted to figure out a better way to eliminate my fashion waste. I have been trying to adopt a zero-waste lifestyle in all aspects of my life and I no longer wanted to contribute to the second most wasteful industry. So I decided that it was time to dive deep into sustainable fashion.

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How to Find Sustanable Clothing

Some of the biggest things to look for when shopping at a sustainable brand is to make sure they are creating clothing with natural materials that are bio-degradable aka not made of plastic. Avoiding animal-based materials is a great way to reduce your impact as well. But I have found this area to be the most challenging especially when it comes to buying good quality shoes.

Slow fashion is also a key phrase to look for when you are researching new sustainable brands. Slow fashion brands care about creating garments that are custom ordered because then they don’t have designs that are thrown out when they are not sold to the consumer. There are many creative artisans out there that care about changing how fashion impacts the environment. The key to shopping more sustainably is finding brands that hit all the marks for ethical and environmental business practices.

Back Beat Rags

I will be introducing a lot of my favorite sustainable brands that are working hard to make a positive change in the fashion industry. Lately, I have been finding a gold mine of amazing small sustainable companies. Slowly adding pieces to my wardrobe that I will love to wear again and again.

One of my favorite’s right now is Back Beat Rags. A Cali based lifestyle brand that offers low impact styles at accessible price points. Everything is made in LA. They buy locally knitted fabrics. And work with small family-owned businesses ensuring that they providing good jobs at every tier of the supply chain. Their designs are made with low impact materials like organic cotton, recycled cotton, hemp, and tencel.

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Back Beat Rags Hemp Jumpsuit

Their jumpsuits are what immediately caught my attention. They looked like the perfect everyday look that is easy to lounge in and go out and about running errands. This sage green one is made out of hemp. My first piece of hemp clothing that I have ever owned, and I am obsessed. It is like heavyweight cotton that is extremely comfortable to wear even on a warm summer day. I have been wearing this outfit non-stop when I feel like wearing something easy and comfortable. It is my favorite item in my wardrobe that I can kick back in. I see myself wearing this jumpsuit for many years. Probably until it starts falling apart.

Buying clothing made out of hemp gives me peace of mind. I have been learning a lot more about this wonder plant and the millions of ways to use it . Hemp does not require nearly as much water as cotton. I will go into this material more on another blog post. It is important to start supporting the hemp industry in any way that we can. Starting with adding it to our wardrobe. Everyone needs a go-to brand for basics like t-shirts. If we choose to buy a hemp t-shirt rather than a conventional cotton t-shirt then we will be able to start healing the planet. With one simple purchase.

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Other Back Beat Rags Wardrobe Must Haves

Back Beat Rags offers great hemp t-shirts and tanks that you have to check out if you are looking for some good basics to add to your summer wardrobe. I also have been eyeing their hemp utility jacket, that I hope to add to my wardrobe soon. It has been on my lust list for months. They also have some awesome linen robes, that would add a really cool edge to an everyday outfit. And some other really cute jumpsuit styles that you have to add to your closet. I hope you discover and love this brand as much as I do.

Thanks for stopping by and reading this blog post stay tuned for more of my favorite sustainable and slow fashion brands that I will be sharing soon.