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Business Wars Daily

Sustainable Swimsuit Maker Reformation Advises: Go Naked

Business Wars Daily

Wondery

News, Daily News, Business News, Business

4.6716 Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2019

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Today is Thursday, July 11, and we’re looking at Reformation vs. Athleta.

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For those of you relaxing at a pool or a beach this week,

1:12.3

happy vacation. And now for the guilt trip. You're probably wearing what turns out to be one of the

1:18.3

most environmentally unfriendly pieces of clothing in your closet. That would be your swimsuit.

1:25.7

What makes your bikini or briefs more unsustainable than, say, your shirt or

1:29.3

socks? It's the plastic. Baving suits are full of the stuff. It helps make the fabric stretchy and

1:35.0

waterproof. But because we have a plastic crisis in our oceans, more and more fashion companies are

1:40.7

trying to wring the plastic out of their swimwear. That's such a challenging

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technical proposition that one of the leaders in sustainable fashion, the 10-year-old brand

1:49.6

Reformation admits right up front that to be truly sustainable, you should just go naked. Barring

1:57.5

that solution, however, Reformation is battling for your bathing suit business with several other responsible brands, among them the fitness brand Athleta owned by The Gap.

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