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Digging into the big boxes of clothes, trying garments from different eras, discovering peculiar accessories: secondhand shopping is one of the easiest ways to have clothes sustainably. And one of the funniest.
It was the first thing I became addicted too after I stop shopping in big retail shops. And I don't regret it one second, as the clothes you find are often far more original... and way cheaper.
Trust me, your wallet will thank you.
I was intrigued to know more about the impact of secondhand shopping in the economy and for the consumer. So I met with a true aficionado of thrift shops, Lily Sadin, who made me want to try it even more.
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"It's pretty easy to not have to buy the latest fashion.
It's all about education. Knowledge is power."
- Lily Sadin
I really got along with Lily, for we are very similar in our views and behaviours towards Fashion. So after having a look at the sustainable shoe brand Veja , we exchanged our favourite resources about the topic.
Lily recommended the book "Is Fashion wearing out the world?" by the writer and journalist Lucy Siegle, as I was telling her about the mini-series Sweatshop, which was the starting point of my own change towards shopping and which I talk about in another article of Slow Fashion.
We both agreed on the greatness of The True Cost, a shocking documentary which is the biggest reference about Fast Fashion.
But we both agreed on one thing. Even if our relatives don't always understand why we are so committed about the topic, even if sometimes they awkwardly say "sorry" to us for buying clothes in Zara, even if we can be seen as hopeless dreamers, it is important that we keep talking about it.
Because the more we educate people on the subject, the more they will understand and be willing to make concrete changes.
After all, that's how veganism began, so why not Slow Fashion?
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