The whole world is shifting towards a more sustainable and eco-friendly lifestyle. It is a way of living that aims to reduce one’s environmental impact, in ways that are sustainable both for the Earth and for the person.
This has also resulted in designers and garment makers to shift towards a sustainable fashion trend that takes into account the entire supply chain and life cycle of a garment. Everything from where and how it is made to where it ends up is taken into consideration.
Actor Mansha Pasha addressed the issue and shared her thoughts regarding the term on Twitter.
“Sustainable fashion/living: Dont know why this has become a trend because its been given a fancy name,” the Zingadi Gulzar Hai actor tweeted.
“Its basically what parents in the subcontinent have always taught their children: cheezoin ko zaya mat karo aur kapre ko alag alag occasions par use karo!” she added.
Mansha shared that the desi lifestyle has always been sustainable and that’s nothing new. “Growing up my sisters and I always wore each others clothes multiple times.”
Growing up my sisters and i always wore each others clothes multiple times.
The same was done on the Zindagi Gulzar Hai set to give the true vibe of a desi household. Some scenes i wore sanams clothes she wore mine or sana's.
In short, desi fashion is sustainable fashion.— Mansha Pasha (@manshapasha) October 24, 2020
Her comment triggered a debate and she received a lot of criticism from people who felt she was being unnecessarily critical. Mansha responded to the backlash.
“With respect to my last tweet, ethical fashion encompasses many things including worker rights, ecological impact of dying fabric, water consumption. I was speaking of the trend of reusing clothing done in desi households already and is promoted as sustainable fashion online,” the Laal Kabootar star cleared.
Speaking of the concept of reusing clothes, Mansha told Something Haute that she’s reused her own clothes multiple times.” I’ve reused my own clothes many times as you know most of the outfits in MTA (Mohabbat Tujhe Alvida) were also my own.”
Also, wanting to know her thoughts about reusing our mother’s old clothes and bridals, we asked her if she owns any clothing that was originally her mother’s.
“Yep. My mother’s sari’s. Have worn them on multiple occasions,” she said sharing a gorgeous picture in a sari that was previously owned by her mother.
“For a serious look into ethical fashion in Pakistan, one has to look at production practices rather than the consumer,” she concluded, explaining her perspective.
