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Luckily, there are brands out there that are on a mission to make underwear as sustainable as possible while still ensuring we look and feel good. Danish brand Underprotection, for example, produces lace lingerie using recycled polyester and nylon, while Los Angeles-based brand Proclaim offers timeless basics that are perfect for working from home. “Sustainability is the cornerstone of everything we do, from the fabric to the packaging,” Shobha Philips, founder of Proclaim, tells
Vogue.
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Creating lingerie that doesn’t impact our planet is still proving a challenge, though, due to the stretch needed for the fit and support. That’s why pretty much all of the underwear currently on the market contains a percentage of elastane, or Spandex, which is difficult to recycle and doesn’t typically biodegrade. “There are limitations at the moment,” says Phoebe Hunter-McIlveen, co-founder of UK-based label Pico. “We’ve found a compostable elastane, but it�