debmerriam:

halfbloodlycan:

What would people wear in a solarpunk universe?

Wardrobes would depend on the local context: 

– What’s the weather doing? Is it monsoon season, or is polar vortex instability causing extreme cold?

– What is culturally appropriate to the region? Is the society closed, or is there lots of travel between regions? Are many cultural traditions being fused?

– What textile materials are readily available locally (linen/cotton/hemp or other bast fibres, wool/silk or other protein fibres, plastics)? Are fibres scarce or abundant? Do non-synthetic fibres rot, or does high UV break down plastics? 

– Is the society still using mined petrochemicals for non-fuel uses, such as synthetic dyes, or is everything naturally dyed using plant extracts?

– Has society switched to zero-waste pattern cutting or returned to textile traditions using uncut rectangular pieces straight from the loom?