Saving the earth: One shirt at a time

 

 

Shopping for clothes is rarely easy. It involves agonising decisions like colour, style and fit. And soon, you could be wondering whether the clothes you buy meet another important criterion – eco-friendliness. A growing number of companies manufacturing such garments have ensured that eco-friendly clothes are trendy. It’s already possible to buy shirts made from bamboo and socks made from corn. And now boutiques in fashionable shopping malls may also carry clothing lines made from chicken feathers or rice straw.