Hemp was one of the most important crops in the 18th century. The seeds were used in foods and the fibres used to make papers and clothing. Although extremely useful, it was phased out of the textiles industry in the 1700 but now, the hemp crop is being brought back into the fashion world.

There has been a noticeable revival in hemp cultivation and farmers have capitalized on the non-toxic, easy to grow qualities of the hemp plant and the friendly textile. Now, every part of the hemp plant is used to make products from books, bags, health products, fabrics and clothing. The seeds, fibres and flowers of the hemp plant make the clothing one of a kind and are extremely durable.

Hemp fabrics are comfortable to wear and allow the clothing to ‘breathe’ due to the nature of the fibres. This clothing is good for summer wear as supporters claim the clothing stops up to 95% of the suns UV rays and also have anti-fungal and antibacterial properties.

But hemp cultivation is illegal in most countries, making the clothing hard to obtain. It is illegal as the leaves and flowers can be used to make marijuana. But you can purchase hemp clothing at online stores in Australia. Even fashion designer Giorgio Armani says that hemp products produce a strong clean yarn that make them cool in summer and warm in winter.