Caring for Earth, Still Loving Fashion

Hello careless readers,

How are we doing this week? From my end, it’s been a hell of a ride for the past few weeks. I just moved to a new place and, on day two, I found out that my room was infested with bed bugs. NO FUN. And all my pretty clothes had to be put in high heat or in the freezer, or even dry cleaned! It was intense, to say the least.

Aaaanyhow, this year has been quite transformative for me when it comes to my relationship with fashion. I feel I’ve become a bit more conscious of how the Earth is suffering by the way we live and I thought I needed to do something about it.

I love fashion, probably as much as you do if you are reading this. I love my clothes and my #outfitroles. I am a total fashion victim. I love reading the magazines, watching the fashion catwalks and being fashion police while brunching with my friends in the city. I love shopping too, of course. However, I feel my way of shopping needed to change for the better.

We’ve all been hearing about the damages of fast fashion to the Earth (if not, read this article), but we love shopping, right? It’s all about quality rather than quantity these days. Truth is, we all have plenty of clothes in our closet. Do we really wear it all? Or is it we just like to wear something new every now and then and then we forget about it. chuck it? I think we’ve become used to doing that and as a result the Earth is suffering from it.

My approach? Buy less and buy smart. Vintage is on a high and you can pretty much find any trend on second hand shops. You don’t even have to go thrift shopping if you don’t like rummaging through clothes, sites like Vestiaire Collective have incredibly beautiful and curated vintage/ second-hace pieces waiting for you online.

Otherwise, clothes-swaping is always a great idea. I recently went to a workshop about sustainable fashion in the current era and I discover The Nu Wardrobe, an app that pretty much connects you with other fashionistas to swap clothes. It’s like going shopping without spending any money! They do charge a flat rate of £35 to become a member, though.

Oh hey ho, it’s all about the quality, not the quantity. You may spend more beforehand, but the returns will be higher in the long run, for you and the beautiful planet you live in.

TCB xx