I haven’t had much luck with thrifting or sustainable brands lately. Is depop considered ethical?
Submitted June 08, 2022 at 04:04PM by breeezyblue https://ift.tt/rW1vdco
I haven’t had much luck with thrifting or sustainable brands lately. Is depop considered ethical?
I've been into clean living since the time it wasn't as cool as it is now. I’ve always felt closely attuned to the planet and the people living on it.
I worked in corporate for 8+ years, and amassed a variety of knowledge and experiences. But I felt like something was missing. I wasn't satisfied.
Whatever I was doing wasn't making a difference in anyone's lives. And the planet was (still is) steadily declining and corporations and government didn't give two shits. It really got to me at one point, and I felt like it was time to address this with a considerable measure.
I decided to quit my job and now, I'm on a journey to use all my knowledge and expertise to create something which will help make a genuine difference to the people and the planet.
I’m working on a project to create some sort of digital guide or practical tool. But I don’t want it to be another 'green initiative', purely aesthetic and not accessible. So, I’m on a mission to talk to as many people as I can, get to know their motivations, their thoughts and problems.
I felt like Reddit would be as good a place as any. There are some awesome communities here which genuinely care and I couldn't find a better place to talk to people, have some genuine insightful conversations.
If any of the above resonates with y'all it'd be a massive help if any of you would be ready to get down to chat with me.
Whatever way is convenient with y'all would be fine.
Please drop me an answer in the comments or schedule a google meet if you are comfortable. Also let me know if y’all want to know more.
Thanks in advance!
I’m buying a pair of dungarees and a dress from a very small creator on Instagram, and I’m so excited. She hand-makes, to measure, clothing for people, and what’s most exciting is that she uses thrifted fabric, mostly from sheet sets and duvet covers and similar. My dress is being made out of fabric from 1996, and the dungarees are being made from fabric from the late nineties as well. 💕
The dress and dungarees are a lot of money for me to spend, but I know they’re things I’m going to reach for multiple times a week. They’re made out of licensed bedding that has some of my favourite fictional characters on it, ones who spark joy in me on a primal level just to look at them. I’m hyped that old bedding is being given new life and kept out of a landfill, I’m excited to directly support a garment worker instead of buying from a fast fashion conglomerate, and I’m excited to have a piece of clothing that I know I’ll feel very happy and comfortable in.
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(20F) I recently managed to save up some money from my part-time job and I wanted to buy something that could help me be generally less wasteful. I was thinking of buying a sewing machine to ideally start making my own clothes, although I know that it will take me a lot of time to learn how to sew pieces of clothing that are actually good and wearable. I've always owned very few clothes anyway, so I wouldn't have to discard any of the clothes I currently wear just for the sake of making space for new ones, and the idea of creating good quality pieces that will last longer has been on my mind a lot lately.
I also am aware of the fact that this might not seem like a great issue compared to other posts on this subreddit, but I'd still like to know your opinions on this matter. Thanks in advance for reading this!
I am a lover of fashion and clothes however, I am getting older now (22F) and I want them to be better quality and more sustainable but I still want a variety of styles and options.
I did my research and came across modularity but I found nothing in my style. I think modularity in fashion can really take off but everyone is talking about digital fashion/digital clothes right now which I don't understand why.
I personally think that modularity/modular clothes can really help solve the current fashion problems we are having by providing more variety to people whilst using less of the earth's resources/being sustainable.
So why do you guys think it's not taking off and what can be done to make more people interested in the concept?
This film is soo good! It's all about this designer who goes to farms to get alpaca and sheep fiber to felt into textiles to then make gowns and she makes natural dyes out of plants. Her name is Celeste Malvar-Stewart and it's really really cool to watch her make things. Loved watching this doc and just had to share https://youtu.be/u_cD9UD5UZo