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THE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO QUITTING FAST FASHION

In a world where we are constantly bombarded with excessive options and overconsumption, slowing down [in any capacity] can seem daunting, if not impossible.
We get it. How are we supposed to avoid the noise when it’s incessantly in your face?

The bad news is, you can’t completely ignore it.
The good news is, there are tools to implement into your life that will start to make things feel more intentional - less overwhelming.

The Beginner’s Guide to Quitting Fast Fashion is step one to living a slower life and feeling more in touch with yourself / the world around you.

Find Your Personal Style

When your clothes feel like YOU, everything changes. if you’re like OKAY BUT HOW? WHO AM I?!

Then here’s a lil trick: Write down 20 words that feel like YOU (not style related) YOU at your core. Narrow it down to 5. Voila, your personal style recipe. Try building a wardrobe around these words.

We’ll go first:

⁃ Rebel

⁃ Softy

⁃ Resourceful

⁃ HYPED

⁃ Silliest of the gooses

Buy Less

Listen, don’t go to the grocery store hungry. Same applies to fashion. Bring some intention. Make a list. Do you need this or r u a hungwyy baby angel face with nutella, hot cheetos + an ill-fitting tank top in your cart?

Shop Secondhand

There are 7 billion ways to thrift, what’s your fav? Are you a neighborhood-local-cashiers-know-your-name thrifter? Or an online, gently-used browser type? Maybe you’re a Goodwill gold hunter? Or an estate sale entrepreneur? A flea market find-master?

Whatever your flavor, those clothes are lucky to be worn again you!

Repair Old Clothes

It ain’t SEW hard! You don’t have to be a seamstress. Most dry cleaners also offer alterations and repairs. Find a cobbler, it’s good for the soles.

Plus, when you buy quality pieces that feel like YOU, you will want those babies TO last forever. So friends, wear & take care!

Buy From Sustainable Brands

Buy from sustainable brands where the company's business models are constructed with eco-friendly practices.

Supporting local and small businesses that reuse and curate pre-loved clothing is also a great way to keep quality pieces in circulation and out of the landfill.

We know of a pretty cool one…