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There's a growing cohort of people who believe in washing clothes less – or not at all.

There's a growing cohort of people who believe in washing clothes less – or not at all. Matilda Welin talks to the 'no-wash' and 'low-wash' believers.

A small, simple and cheap way to prevent some future climate pollution is to wear the clothes already in your closet twice as many times as you might have otherwise before tossing them. People doing so could reduce clothing’s related emissions impacts by 44 percent, according to a 2017 report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation charity, a finding echoed by the UN Environment Programme. Here is why: Wearing the stuff you already own likely means that you buy less in the future, thus preventing the greenhouse gas emissions generated during the production of new items. If you are the type of p...

A small, simple and cheap way to prevent some future climate pollution is to wear the clothes already in your closet roughly twice as many times as you might have

Could you wear a dress for 100 days? Frock of ages: ‘The brand’s mission statement – “live simply, consume carefully, do good” – caught something in the collective imagination,’ Emma with her faithful hound. Photograph: Alex Telfer/The Observer Frock of ages: ‘The brand’s mission statement – “live simply, consume carefully, do good” – caught something in the collective imagination,’ Emma with her faithful hound. Photograph: Alex Telfer/The Observer When Emma Beddington took part in a challenge to wear the same dress for 100 days, she wasn’t expecting to feel the ...