Harti Musings
Our Broken Planet
It's well documented that fashion production makes up 10% of humanity's carbon emissions, dries up water sources, and pollutes rivers and streams. What's more, 85% of all textiles go to the dump each year (UNECE, 2018), and washing some types of clothes sends significant amount of microplastics into the ocean. The apparel industry accounts for 10% of global carbon emissions. The global fashion industry is generating a lot of greenhouse gases due to the energy used during its production, manufacturing, and transportation of the million garments purchased each year.
Luxury Retail - Voisins
Gerald Voisin Chairman at Voisins department store added: “We’re always looking to surprise and delight our customers with new, exciting brands and HartiSWIM certainly achieves that. We’re committed to working alongside our suppliers on reducing the impact of the industry on the environment, so HartiSWIM’s use of fabrics made from recycled plastic bottles and an ocean focused story, perfectly aligns with our sustainability strategy.”
How It All Began
Tessa Hartmann stated: “We have created HartiSWIM for the women who regardless of their size or age are invested in glamour with a conscious. Our collection of wearable art pieces portrays thought provoking narratives and at the same time offers the consumer something stylish, original, and unique. We hope our customers will collect our swimwear like they collect art, we will encourage them to buy less but buy better like our luxury products that are made to be loved forever.”
