Talking about sustainability (especially in fashion) feels at times as an impossible task. It’s such a big and complicated issue and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and powerless as an individual. However, giving up and saying there nothing we can do is simply not an option so I think the best way of tackling a giant of an issue like this is to find a place to start.
Reduce, Reuse, Repair, recycle. I want you to memorise that. I want you to remember these words the next time you feel like you have nothing to wear, the next time you’re going shopping or emptying out your closet. The goal is to think about the clothes you own and how you buy and wear them. It’s about taking the time to figure out what you actually need and use and giving some thought to where those garments came from. Reducing for example doesn’t only mean reducing the number of garments, it can also mean reducing the amount of ill fitting garments or reducing the number of bad quality garments in your closet.
I’ve been reducing the amount of things I own for some years now but even I occasionally struggle with impulse purchases and garments that I dub the best second hand find ever in the fitting room but somehow don’t fit two weeks later. I’m still trying to figure out what is the correct way to dispose of garments that are beyond repair and if boycotting fast fashion is the best way to help people working in the factories. What I’m saying is, it’s a learning process and changing habits takes time but like with most transitions in life you have to start somewhere!
