By
Katherine Gillespie,
a writer at the Strategist covering outdoors and travel gear.
She was previously an editor at Paper.
In recent years, awareness of global plastic overconsumption has led me to more carefully inspect the fabric composition of most clothing items I buy. I’ve sought out 100 percent cotton tees and wool sweaters without any sneaky synthetics woven in, but until recently my paranoia hadn’t extended to sports bras or yoga pants — items that, unlike tees and sweaters that only became more plasticky in recent decades, have basically always been constructed from a mix of polyester, spandex, and nylon. Which are all just slightly different types of plastic, by the way.
