The Stitchess | I Quit Fast Fashion 🌿 5 Year Update @TheStitchess | Uploaded May 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Five years ago (honestly it's closer to six at this point, but five is such a nice, clickable number), I decided to quit buying clothing from fast fashion companies. Cutting out fast fashion whenever possible, living with less, and buying from sustainable and ethical sources when I could has taught me a lot about my relationship with shopping. In this video, I share what was easy for me, what was difficult, and how my thoughts on sustainable fashion has changed over the years. I've discovered that the best, most important aspect of buying clothing is not always necessarily where you shop, but rather that items are purchased with intention, properly cared for, and held onto for as long as possible. That is true "slow fashion".
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Resources:
[1] United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 2018:
https://unfccc.int/news/fashion-industry-un-pursue-climate-action-for-sustainable-development
[2] Interview with author of Fashionopolis:
vox.com/2019/9/12/20860620/fast-fashion-zara-hm-forever-21-boohoo-environment-cost
[3] Livia Firth 30 wear challenge:
standard.co.uk/lifestyle/fashion/livia-firth-attacks-throwaway-fashion-as-she-suggests-women-only-buy-clothes-they-ll-wear-30-times-a2952856.html
[4] Defining a sustainable wardrobe:
bbc.com/future/article/20230502-how-to-make-your-wardrobe-sustainable
[5] Vogue article actually following the 5 item rule for a year:
vogue.com/article/i-only-bought-5-items-of-clothing-this-year
[6] Hot or Cool Institute Report (quotes taken from pages 31-32, 42, and 55):
hotorcool.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Hot_or_Cool_1_5_fashion_report_.pdf
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:00 Overconsumption
3:40 Changing How I Shop
8:46 AD BREAK
8:50 My Relationship with Fashion
12:37 Moving Forward
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Music:
Intro: Just a Kid by Water Mirrors
Coffeehouse by Large by Matt Large
Licensed by Epidemic Sound
Thanks for watching!
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Contact and Socials:
Personal Instagram: @the_stitchess
Shop Instagram: @softs.ugar
My Brand: https://www.softsugar.shop
Business Inquires: softestsugars @gmail.com
(remember to remove the spaces)
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This video has not been sponsored.
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Five years ago (honestly it's closer to six at this point, but five is such a nice, clickable number), I decided to quit buying clothing from fast fashion companies. Cutting out fast fashion whenever possible, living with less, and buying from sustainable and ethical sources when I could has taught me a lot about my relationship with shopping. In this video, I share what was easy for me, what was difficult, and how my thoughts on sustainable fashion has changed over the years. I've discovered that the best, most important aspect of buying clothing is not always necessarily where you shop, but rather that items are purchased with intention, properly cared for, and held onto for as long as possible. That is true "slow fashion".
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Resources:
[1] United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 2018:
https://unfccc.int/news/fashion-industry-un-pursue-climate-action-for-sustainable-development
[2] Interview with author of Fashionopolis:
vox.com/2019/9/12/20860620/fast-fashion-zara-hm-forever-21-boohoo-environment-cost
[3] Livia Firth 30 wear challenge:
standard.co.uk/lifestyle/fashion/livia-firth-attacks-throwaway-fashion-as-she-suggests-women-only-buy-clothes-they-ll-wear-30-times-a2952856.html
[4] Defining a sustainable wardrobe:
bbc.com/future/article/20230502-how-to-make-your-wardrobe-sustainable
[5] Vogue article actually following the 5 item rule for a year:
vogue.com/article/i-only-bought-5-items-of-clothing-this-year
[6] Hot or Cool Institute Report (quotes taken from pages 31-32, 42, and 55):
hotorcool.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Hot_or_Cool_1_5_fashion_report_.pdf
________________________
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:00 Overconsumption
3:40 Changing How I Shop
8:46 AD BREAK
8:50 My Relationship with Fashion
12:37 Moving Forward
________________________
Music:
Intro: Just a Kid by Water Mirrors
Coffeehouse by Large by Matt Large
Licensed by Epidemic Sound
Thanks for watching!
________________________
Contact and Socials:
Personal Instagram: @the_stitchess
Shop Instagram: @softs.ugar
My Brand: https://www.softsugar.shop
Business Inquires: softestsugars @gmail.com
(remember to remove the spaces)
________________________
This video has not been sponsored.
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