Loopt Recommends

A curated collection of books, podcasts, newsletters, and reports all about sustainability in the textile industry that we have found valuable, and we hope you do too!

Straight from the Loopt Blog:

Professional and Olympic Athletes Join Forces to Revolutionize the Apparel Industry

“It’s an honor to partner with this incredible group of athletes to build awareness about this critical issue,” said Lauren “Lu” Barnes, OL Reign (NWSL) Captain and Defender. Learn more about the journey of one group of world class athletes to change the fashion industry for good.

#SWAG: The Most Sustainable Step You Can Make!

By injecting some #SWAG into our attitudes about our clothes through the #SWAG pledge, we will also inject some swag, or stylish confidence, into our lives.

    • Barber, Aja; Consumed: The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change, and Consumerism, 2021

    • Bedat, Maxine; Unraveled: The Life and Death of a Garment, 2021

    • Blum, Peggy; Circular Fashion: A Supply Chain for Sustainability in the Textile and Apparel Industry, 2021

    • Bravo, Lauren; How to Break Up With Fast Fashion: A guilt-free guide to changing the way you shop – for good, 2020

    • Brooks, Andrew; Clothing Poverty: The Hidden World of Fast Fashion and Second-Hand Clothes, 2019

    • Burgess, Rebecca; Fibershed, 2019

    • Cline, Elizabeth; The Conscious Closet: The Revolutionary Guide to Looking Good While Doing Good, 2019

    • de Castro, Orsola; Loved Clothes Last: How the Joy of Rewearing and Repairing Your Clothes Can Be a Revolutionary Act, 2020

    • Forbes-Bell, Shakaila; Big Dress Energy, 2022

    • Hoskins, Tansy E.; Foot Work: What Your Shoes are Doing to the World, 2020

    • Lewis-Fitzgerald, Erin; Modern Mending: How to Minimize Waste & Maximize Style, 2021

    • Little, Tyler; The Future of Fashion: Understanding Sustainability in the Fashion Industry, 2018

    • Minney, Safia; Slave to Fashion, 2017

    • Paulens, V. Ann; Ethics in the Fashion Industry, 2020

    • Postrel, Virginia; The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World, 2020

    • Press, Clare; Wardrobe Crisis: How We Went From Sunday Best to Fast Fashion, 2016

    • Rissanen, Timo; Zero Waste Fashion Design, 2018

    • Rivoli, Pietra; The Travel of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy, 2005

    • Siegle, Lucy; To Die For: Is Fashion Wearing Out the World?, 2011

    • St. Clair, Kassia; The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History, 2020

    • Szaki, Tom, The Future of Packaging: From Linear to Circular, 2019

    • Thomas, Dana; Fashionopolis: The price of fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes, 2019

    • Thomas, Sue; Fashion Ethics, 2017

    • Von Busch, Otto; The Psychopolitics of Fashion : Conflict and Courage Under the Current State of Fashion, 2020