The Green Guide How sustainable is Pretty Little Thing - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Fashion The Green Guide How sustainable is Pretty Little Thing By Jessica Carroll - June 5, 2022 How sustainable is your wardrobe? Introducing a new column by Jessica Carroll that challenges fashion’s eco credentials. This week, she asks the question: how sustainable is Pretty Little Thing? Bikini top, £15, and bottoms, £10, Pretty Little Thing Materials This bikini is made of polyamide, elastane and polyester – all different types of synthetics. To be fair, it’s almost impossible to find swimwear made without any plastic at all. Suppliers This bikini was made in China ‒ but we don’t know precisely where. After an external report into Boohoo Group’s supply chains in 2020 flagged subcontracting as a major issue, the company joined the Open Apparel Registry, which lists every factory it works with – yet the origin of this bikini remains unclear. Packaging Based in Manchester and owned by Boohoo Group, PrettyLittleThing is a fast-fashion brand aimed at 16- to 24-year-olds so the unicorn-print mailing bag is sure to appear on some of its 6.3 million customers’ Instagram feeds ‒ clever marketing but the package is plastic. Inside, each item is wrapped in more plastic. The extra mile In a bid to reduce clothing going to landfill, PLT has partnered with Regain App, which helps customers send unwanted items to charity. However, the reward for using the app? Money off future Pretty Little Thing orders. Carbon footprint The manufacture of synthetic fibres creates almost double the CO2 footprint of the production of natural fibres, which gives this bikini a poor rating. Lots of brands use recycled polyester, and PLT is introducing some styles made from reworked fabrics ‒ either of these would make for a more eco-conscious option. Verdict Lots of plastic packaging and synthetic fabric make this a difficult purchase. Plus, there’s far too much ambiguity around who’s really making the clothes. Our rating: 1 star out of 5. Fashion director: Shelly Vella RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Rochelle Humes has launched a gorgeous new edit with Next Shop the YOU Magazine Instagram YOU picks the best new-in buys from M& S Popular in Fashion Laura Jackson has teamed up with Next for the chicest knitwear January 22, 2020 Holly Willoughby’ s birthday dress is another Zara bargain February 10, 2020 The Instagram-famous & Other Stories wool blazer is back in stock August 31, 2022 Lorraine just wore Emma Willis’ Next collection from head to toe March 17, 2020 The prettiest spring dresses under £100 March 1, 2022 Everyone is buying Holly’ s gorgeous gingham Oasis dress May 14, 2020 13 bargain dresses to buy in ASOS’ s extra 20 per cent June 10, 2020 This £20 H& M dress is set to be the social media June 26, 2020 Stacey Solomon x Primark is back for a third collection with July 20, 2020 Searches for this perfect heatwave summer top style are up 5000% August 10, 2020 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved