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Fashion designer tailors sustainable business
From throws made from 100% recycled wool, to 'squat-proof' leggings made from recycled polyester and recycled elastane, an ambitious designer has set about tackling the fashion industry's colossal carbon footprint.
Angela O'Donnell, from Cork, founded sustainable and ethical fashion brand YAWUW - an acronym for You Are What U Wear - last year.
Having built up an in-depth knowledge of textiles and development with her previous luxury womenswear label, Angela's 'lightbulb moment' came when she became a mother for the first time.
She said: "The climate crisis will be one of the biggest issues of the next generation and the fashion industry is one of the worst culprits.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2022/0311/1285887-fashion-designer-sustainability/