MATERIALS WE DO NOT USE

CONVENTIONAL COTTON

                         Cotton has been used to produce clothing for centuries. While the fabric has various advantages regarding breathability, comfort, and durability, not all cotton is the same.

                         JULIA JENTZSCH does not use conventional cotton and relies only on organically grown cotton. To keep up with the high demand and control pests at the same time, conventional cotton farms use synthetic pesticides, fertilizers, highly toxic insecticides, and genetically modified seeds which are harmful to the environment. By choosing organic cotton, we preserve limited local water resources and do not endanger biodiversity through destructive practices.

POLYESTER OR ANY MINERAL OIL-BASED FIBERS

                         Polyester is the centerpiece of fast fashion. Its production is quick, cheap, and – in contrast to cotton – not tied to natural disasters or political crises. Therefore, it is the perfect material to encourage fashion overproduction and waste. Polyester is made from coal, oil, and water and counts as a type of plastic. The polyester production for just the fashion industry requires 70 million barrels of oil and emits massive amounts of carbon every day. As a non-biodegradable fiber, polyester breaks down into small microplastics that pollute our oceans, land, and water and endanger ecosystems worldwide. JULIA JENTZSCH does not use polyester and works with sustainable, natural fibers like cotton, linen, and silk instead.

LEATHER

                         Despite being a natural and biodegradable fiber, leather harms the environment. Leather production is tied to cattle- ranching and water-intensive tanning. To produce around nine leather jackets, approximately 10,000 square meters of land in Brazil must be cleared for cattle-ranching. JULIA JENTZSCH focuses on vegan cruelty free alternatives that are friendly to the environment and animals.

VIRGIN CASHMERE

                         Cashmere wool is derived from cashmere goats in eastern asia. The popularity of the softest fiber in the world has increased so much that the amount of cashmere goats in the gobi desert has increased tenfold from 2.5 million to 25 million from the 1950s to 2004. The subsequent overgrazing causes severe desertification in the area, endangering local communities and the environment. For these reasons, JULIA JENTZSCH uses recycled cashmere only.

MULESING WOOL

                         Our brand values identify with cruelty-freeness. Therefore, JULIA JENTZSCH works with cruelty-free wool only that does not support mulesing practices. Mulesing is the painful removal of parts of sheep’s skin in order to prevent parasitic infections and is strongly opposed by animal rights organizations like Peta.

DOWN

                         Down insulation is a natural fill made out of goose or duck plumage. Plumage is the soft, lofty material underneath the feathers, which traps body warmth between the filaments. Often, down is painfully plucked from the animal’s skin while they are still alive to gain the maximum amount of feathers and down. live plucked down does not meet the ethical and cruelty standards at JULIA JENTZSCH and is therefore not used in any of our collections.

FABRIC FACTS

By 2030, the fashion waste will rise to 148 million tons.

The polyester production for just the fashion industry requires 70 million barrels of oil every day.

Conventional cotton uses twice as much water as organic cotton.

To produce one leather jacket, approximately 1,100 square meters of land in Brazil must be cleared for cattle-ranching.

More than 2000 different chemicals are used in conventional textile processing — yet the environmental protection agency approves only 16.