Fort Worth Fashion Entrepreneur Aims To Make Industry More Ethical, Sustainable

Arlington TX

27 May, 2022

7:16 PM

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By Seth Bodine, Fort Worth Report May 26, 2022 When Meghan Farmer told her mother that she wanted to be in the fashion industry, she remembers what she said: If she's going into the fashion industry, she needs to do something that helps others. "I think she saw, understandably, the fashion industry, sort of as an industry that takes a lot and is rather vain, superficial," Farmer said. At first, she brushed it off. Now, she considers it one of the best pieces of advice she's received. As she started studying and eventually working in the industry, she started seeing the truth. The fashion industry isn't good for the environment. It uses excessive amount of water and wastewater and contributed 2.1 billion tonnes of greenhouse gasses in 2018, according to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. When a garment factory in Bangladesh collapsed and killed more than 1,000 workers in 2013, Farmer said she could no longer ignore the harsh realities of the fashion industry and dedicated herself to making it better. Farmer owns a personal styling business called The Considerary in Fort Worth, where she helps clients find clothes that are better for the environment. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.