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Sustainable fashion

Did you know that the fashion industry produces more CO2 emissions than the air and transport sectors combined? Wow! Reason enough to opt for sustainable and fair fashion. But what should you pay attention to and which (online) addresses and fashion brands should you visit to buy clothes that benefit everyone?

The list of the nicest second-hand shops in Tilburg!

  • 26 May 2025

Tilburg has it all! A cosy centre with atmospheric streets, a creative Spoorzone full of hip bars and terraces and... surprisingly many fine second-hand shops. Together with...

Borrowing clothes from LENA The Fashion Library's clothing library

  • 23 May 2025

Borrowing clothes from a clothing library, what is it really like? There's only one way to find out, and so Saskia visited LENA The...

How to avoid an online second-hand misbuy?

  • 20 May 2025

Don't get us wrong: at thegreenlist.nl, we love second-hand shopping. Online too! Marketplace, Vinted, Facebook: we spare all the apps! Only it's online...

Three ways to take in trousers that are too wide

  • 8 May 2025

Three ways to take in overly wide trousers, including one fashion hack that doesn't involve a needle or thread. Ideal for...

Sustainable underwear: what can you look out for?

  • 25 April 2025

It is no secret that buying second-hand clothes is much more sustainable than scoring new outfits. But buying underwear in...

Sashiko mending: repair large hole in garment with piece of fabric

  • 16 April 2025

A big hole or an ugly tear often does mean the end of a garment. A repair usually doesn't turn out very nice. Unless... Unless you...

Fashion hack: adjusting trousers that are too wide without a sewing machine

  • 11 April 2025

You can very easily make trousers that are too big smaller without the intervention of a sewing machine. In fact, you don't even need a needle and thread....

Textile dyes: how do our clothes get those beautiful colours?

  • 9 April 2025

Very cosy all those bright colours and prints in your wardrobe, but where do those bright colours actually come from? That story is often a little less...

Help greenwashing! Are you being misled by green claims?

  • 26 March 2025

Arrgh! Thought you'd made a more sustainable purchase, turns out you've fallen victim to greenwashing! No! You have been vulgarly misled by clever marketing tricks....

Synthetic clothing and microplastics: what to do with them?

  • 21 March 2025

With our garments made of synthetic materials - and there are quite a few of them - we spread microplastics. Here's the thing: if you buy clothes made of...

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