Meet the TikTokers educating Gen Z on sustainable fashion

Kai McPhee (@knawt.kai, 260,000 TikTok followers) has been promoting sewing on TikTok since 2020. “The biggest thing I try to push out is that you don’t need a lot of money to dress how you want. Instead of just spending all my money on clothes, I decided to invest in a sewing machine and go thrifting and make my clothes.

Andrea Cheong has made TikTok videos on topics including clothing modularity, future wardrobes and the use of mushrooms in beauty and fashion. She she made sure to stay away from traditional influencer hauls which encourage overconsumption.

According to a 2019 report by McKinsey, Gen Z’s annual spending power in the U.S. is $150 billion.