Polyester Summer Dress
220g printed woven polyester
Printed occasionwear is the shortest-lived category in fast fashion — often worn once or twice. Disperse dyes on polyester also make the fabric harder to reprocess.
Material breakdown
3 components- Polyester woven fabric210g
- Polyester lining6g
- Nylon zip4g
Production footprint
Per unitEstimated upstream manufacturing footprint per unit, based on resin LCA averages.
Lower-impact alternatives
- Rent or borrow for the occasionOne dress serves many wearers.0gplastic
- Linen or cotton dressNatural fibre, breathable, biodegradable.0gplastic
- Second-hand dressSame look, no new fibre made.0gplastic
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References for this item
Peer-reviewed studies and institutional reports behind the figures above.
- Analysis of the polyester clothing value chain to identify key intervention points for sustainability ↗Palacios-Mateo, C., van der Meer, Y. & Seide, G. (2021) · Environmental Sciences Europe, 33(1), 2
Cradle-to-grave analysis of polyester garments: fibre production energy, dyeing and finishing impacts, and end-of-life fate. Primary basis for our polyester weights and energy figures.
- A New Textiles Economy: Redesigning fashion's future ↗Ellen MacArthur Foundation (2017) · Ellen MacArthur Foundation
System-level data on garment lifespans, collection rates and the share of clothing recycled into new clothing (<1%). Backs our end-of-life percentages.
- Textiles and the environment: the role of design in Europe's circular economy ↗European Environment Agency (2022) · EEA Briefing
EU-level per-person consumption, water and land use of textiles, and the design decisions that drive them.