circular fashion garments
Let's consider that this decision should be for life.
Most of us women like to go shopping.
The phrase “retail therapy” often gives us a dopamine hit.
But it is not free or innocent.
We know by heart that the fashion industry is the second most polluting after the oil industry.
So the decision to reduce consumption or eliminate it (yes, it is possible...) is a commitment that we should all assume.
A challenge, like the one we set ourselves at the beginning of the year when we swear to do physical activity, change our diet or add healthy habits.
Many of us have an amount of clothing that far exceeds what is necessary to live (this life and a few more).
And the worst of all is that many times we can't find what to wear.
In Australia, some 260,000 tons of clothing end up in landfills every year (according to a report by the Australian Fashion Council).
To put in context, there are 10 kilos of discarded clothing per person.
If we also think about the money spent, the quality of polluting materials and slave labor, this is really problematic.
We can do something?
Of course.
To the extent that we assume that this problem includes all of us.
It is much more than a simple grain of sand.
For each person who changes their way of consuming, the wheel will start to turn slower and this will gradually stop the madness that fast fashion and excessive consumption implies.
The path requires learning and these 5 rules can help you start the change.
1. Learn to use second-hand clothing apps
Circular fashion stores also have their web applications that allow you to sell and buy.
In this way it is the same clothes that are circulating and being used for a longer time.
The condition of the garments is always good and there is a wide variety.
2. Look for consignment stores
Selling the clothes that we no longer use, even for the mere fact of placing it in a valid system, is a good idea.
Getting rid of what we no longer use is imperative.
3. Give up walking around the shops to kill time
The most common thing for any mortal is to walk through the mall when you have to spend time between one appointment and another.
That often treacherous journey ends badly: we spend money and buy things we don't need.
Generally succumbing to an irresistible offer.
You have to replace that tour with a walk with music, a coffee and a book in a little bar in the sun or simply a park bench.
4. Fall in love with your current dressing room
A wardrobe full of clothes but nothing to wear is an all-too-familiar mantra to which we have unfortunately all fallen victim.
But when you don't have the option of buying new clothes, you have to work on what you have.
Creativity comes out.
Surely we will find a lot to wear, especially if we keep it in order or well classified.
5. Borrow, trade and receive
Exchange meetings can also be a good idea.
A meeting with friends to try on clothes, discover a dress for a wedding or a new pair of shoes, is a great plan.
If every time we have an event we go out to buy clothes, the story is never ending.
Besides, is there anything nicer than discovering new treasures?
via ELLEAU
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