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We all have our favourite items of clothing. Imagine if our wardrobe was just composed of these special items which we wanted to wear over and over again, and they lasted? When we needed something special we found a place to hire it, and we even had a means to update our incredible wardrobe by swopping up or getting it on lease.
Wardrobes are getted filled by items that get used under ten times. Western shopping trends see fast and cheap fashion as a norm. It costs us an incredible amount and gives short term satisfaction.
Here you will find a means to spend less money and time on shopping giving you more time for your friends and family.
Clothes
Clothes have incredible demands on the environment. To make a pair of jeans over 7,000 litres of water is needed to grow cotton and process it, whilst 23kg of carbon dioxide is produced (equivalent to a flight from London to Paris). This impact is replicated across the numerous items bought unless clothes are made from synthetic fibres, whereby they cost less to make but affect the environment much more when they are disposed of or are washed, releasing micro plastics into the environment, which get taken up by marine life.
To reduce environmental impacts, the following top tips may be considered:
- Be more selective; buying clothing from ethical brands which pride themselves on sustainable production and long lasting clothing. It may cost a bit more but it’s likely that you’ll love it better!
- Swop clothing up; when you’re tired of clothing swop it through numerous sites or even through the local charity shop. You’ll find some great items out there which will cost less and last longer, saving you money and the environment untold impacts.
- Lease specialist clothing. We all need amazing party dress. Check out the options for leasing, there’s a number available. Looking amazing, save money and your conscience!
Footwear
The most commonly bought footwear are trainers. They’re mostly made out of plastic, with a small amount of rubber, and often created in less developed countries where environmental and labour standards are vlow. An average pair of trainers will result in 7KG of carbon dioxide being emitted to environment and will inevitably end up either in landfill or in an incinerator. It could be you wear leather shoes. They are more carbon intensive and require huge amounts of land and water to get source materials.
Footwear is less of an issue as we on average we are more selective about shoes and use them more often. What is needed for the future of shoes is the market to shift to the creation of shoes from recycled or ethically sourced long lasting materials. This way we need not generate waste.
There are numerous recommendations from our community of suppliers which help in this way. We all spend quite a lot on shoes so why not spend it on a pair that last and are cool because they are made from ethically sourced materials!
Bags and accessories
There are an increasing number of amazing bags and accessories made from recycled materials. There are also a great number of options to buy second use fashion items. Check out our recommendations!