Plant-Based Levi’s Might Be the Future of Sustainable Fashion

By now, we’ve all heard about the fashion industry’s penchant for pollution. To change that, brands will have to start making products like the Plant-Based 501. From textile sourcing to pigments and other details, Levi’s worked to make every part of these jeans more sustainable. The denim fabric is created from 100% Organ Cotton Standard certified cotton, which means the cotton was grown without pesticides and synthetic fertilizers. It’s dyed the old-fashioned way, using natural indigo from Stony Creek Colors, a Tennessee-based company that specializes in plant-based dyes.

Organic cotton and indigo recall how clothing used to be made before the introduction of synthetic textiles and additives, but other parts of the Plant-Based 501s showcase totally new sustainable materials. The back patch, for example, is made of MIRUM, a plastic-free, fully plant-derived material made from natural rubber, coconut fiber, rice hulls, and a natural colorant. The text on the jeans’ cotton pocket bag is printed with BioBlack TX, a pigment manufactured from wood waste. The metal rivets, a polyester care label, and a few polyester-wrapped cotton threads are the only parts not made from plants.

Source: https://www.fieldmag.com/articles/levis-plant-based-501-jeans