Yuna Yang Sustainability - SustainabilityTracker.com

Yuna Yang is a New York-based fashion brand whose sustainability position is presented as part of its design philosophy. The brand states that sustainability has remained a core pillar since its New York Fashion Week debut in Fall 2010. Its content links sustainability to responsible design, care for materials, and enduring garments. The brand has also described using recycled gold fabric, recycled organic cotton, and locally made production in New York. Public statements from the founder connect the brand’s work to climate change awareness, limited production, and fair partnerships with makers and artisans.

Sustainability as a core pillar

Since YUNA YANG New York’s debut at New York Fashion Week in Fall 2010, sustainability has remained a core pillar of the brand’s philosophy.

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Used recycled gold fabric

One example of this mission is the transformation of recycled gold fabric into a ruffled top — a piece designed to be easy to care for while maintaining refined elegance.

Raised climate change awareness

For her collection in New York Fashion Week, designer Yuna Yang wanted to raise awareness about climate change. She said environmental sustainability begins at the design process and that she is determined to create a fashion business that respects both the planet and the people producing the clothes.

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Used recycled organic cotton

Her latest collection, called "Save the Earth," is made in New York and uses Korean silks, recycled organic cotton, and lace and hand beading from India.