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Second Hand September: How you can join in!
What is Second Hand September? Second Hand September is a campaign, started by Oxfam in 2019, to encourage purchasing only second hand clothing items for the 30 days of the month. We’re a couple of weeks in to September, but it’s not too late to join in. And continuing Second Hand September practices beyond the 30 days of the month is, of course, a great idea as well! Fast fashion has sold society on the idea that people constantly need new clothes, which results in the world consuming 80 billion new pieces of clothing each year–a 400% increase from 2 decades previous. Source: The True Cost Why purchase used? The…
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Sustainable Women’s Wear: LEZÉ the Label
This month we are featuring a fashion series focused on five fast fashion facts and five questions with a sustainable, slow fashion brand. Why we should care about fast fashion and sustainable fashion Merriam Webster defines fast fashion as: “an approach to the design, creation, and marketing of clothing fashions that emphasizes making fashion trends quickly and cheaply available to consumers.” In our consumer driven society, that doesn’t sound all bad since we love having things quickly and cheaply at our fingertips. But the impacts of fast fashion on people and the environment are huge. This month we will be sharing some facts about fast fashion to emphasize why we need to…
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Sustainable Children’s Wear: fairechild
This month we are featuring a fashion series focused on five fast fashion facts and five questions with a sustainable, slow fashion brand. Why we should care about fast fashion and sustainable fashion Merriam Webster defines fast fashion as: “an approach to the design, creation, and marketing of clothing fashions that emphasizes making fashion trends quickly and cheaply available to consumers.” In our consumer driven society, that doesn’t sound all bad since we love having things quickly and cheaply at our fingertips. But the impacts of fast fashion on people and the environment are huge. This month we will be sharing some facts about fast fashion to emphasize why we need to…
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Visible Mending: What’s Old Can Be New Again
Visible mending is the concept of showcasing a repair to an item of clothing rather than attempting to conceal it. Where the idea came from When we were researching the idea of slow fashion, the concept of upcycling and mending existing clothing were clearly a big part of reducing the impact of the fast fashion industry on our environment. Simply put, the more we wear our clothes and the fewer new clothes we need, the better it is for the environment! As a regular mender I was fascinated by the concept of visible mending. All of my mending attempts in the past centred around trying to return the item to…
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Sustainable Women’s Wear: Elk and Ina
This month we are featuring a fashion series focused on five fast fashion facts and five questions with a sustainable, slow fashion brand. Why we should care about fast fashion and sustainable fashion Merriam Webster defines fast fashion as: “an approach to the design, creation, and marketing of clothing fashions that emphasizes making fashion trends quickly and cheaply available to consumers.” In our consumer driven society, that doesn’t sound all bad since we love having things quickly and cheaply at our fingertips. But the impacts of fast fashion on people and the environment are huge. This month we will be sharing some facts about fast fashion to emphasize why we need to…
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Sustainable Swimwear: Akinda Co
This month we are featuring a fashion series focused on five fast fashion facts and five questions with a sustainable, slow fashion brand. Why we should care about fast fashion and sustainable fashion Merriam Webster defines fast fashion as: “an approach to the design, creation, and marketing of clothing fashions that emphasizes making fashion trends quickly and cheaply available to consumers.” In our consumer driven society, that doesn’t sound all bad since we love having things quickly and cheaply at our fingertips. But the impacts of fast fashion on people and the environment are huge. This month we will be sharing some facts about fast fashion to emphasize why we need to…
