Becoming Eco-Friendly in The Fashion Industry With Thania Peck
Thania Peck started in the fashion industry at a young age as a model. Looking back at it, she loved everything about clothing an dhow it made her feel. “I could be anything I wanted in clothing. How magical is that?” After getting asked a lot about her face routine and her outfits, she decided to begin posting and sharing them on social media for others to see. “Before that, I always looked up to my mom. She has a fantastic sense of style.”
When describing her own personal style, she would say it is chic and timeless with French inspiration. To someone struggling to find their personal style is to find a muse and to dress for your body type. Thania is involved in youth non-profits as well as areas like sustainable fashion and remaining eco-friendly. She says that she has always worked with youth non-profits. “Everything is connected. I think it’s important to think outside your own life.” When seeing a lot of waste in the fashion industry, she got disgusted when hearing fashion bloggers talk about how they throw away their clothing. “That was never a thought in my mind. I always scold or donated my items to friends or charities that helped youth."
She wanted to figure out how she can shift the paradigm and create a better industry, and couldn’t find anyone to model the journey after, so she created the movement in life. “I got involved with the United Nations and Ellen MacArthur foundation being curious and wanting to work on educating consumers on a larger scale. Consumers are so powerful. If we all choose to be mindful of how we shop and what we shop, it will exponentially change the entire fashion and beauty industries.”
On social media, Thania posts things that inspire her, and says it seems to be encouraging, which is her goal. “We all get creative blocks, but figuring out how to navigate those waters make you better versed the next time you have that problem.
I can tell you being in New York City during a pandemic and hearing the ambulance 10-15 times a day in the neighborhood during the spike of Covid19 gave me PTSD. Knowing people are doing to the hospital to die made it challenging to stay positive. I just dove my energy into our campaigns for voting and started meditating. Thoughts are potent. I try to remain as organized as possible, and that goes for my thoughts as well. Simplify things and push forward.”
In five years, Thania will be in New York City, while maybe starting a family. “I want to write a book about the journey I’ve had, thus far in life. Lobby for stricter laws in the fashion and beauty industries.” In a perfect world in five years, she believes the fashion and beauty industry will be fair trade, ethically sourced, and traceable. “Supply chains will mandate fair living wages for the garment workers. Shady companies will go out of business because consumers will demand transparency. Every single American will be registered to vote. We will have a congress and senate in place that are PUBLIC SERVANTS, with the people in mind. Single-use plastic won't exist. Racism won't survive.” Her goal is to have other purposes in five years and not keep fighting for the same causes.