The issue with fast fashion is this: You buy it, you get a few uses, and it’s done. When it comes to quality, you get what you paid for.
Not to encourage buying disposable clothes, but if you must, when you are done with it, dispose of it correctly and not in the garbage. Take it to a recycling bin, where it can be transformed into something useful like fleece or insulation.
Donating your clothes from fast fashion chains won’t make you a good Samaritan either, because even thrift stores will sort them out as “junk” and will end up in the garbage or end up polluting countries on the other side of the world:
More than 50 tonnes a day are being discarded, and many items are being dumped on wasteland and beaches and then finding their way into the sea.
Between 10% to 20% of donated clothes are actually sold through charity shops, the rest, like in the case of Burberry, gets incinerated.
So many resources wasted! Next time you need a new piece of clothing, especially staples like jeans, coats or jackets, consider going second hand, vintage, or consignment. Pre-loved clothes are just that, pre-loved, still in good condition and sometimes even with the original tags. Or shop your closet, I bet you will find ways to update your LBD with different accessories.
Like Coco Chanel said “Elegance does not necessarily consist in putting on a new dress”.
Wearing second-hand items from the Lotus House Thrift Store boutique / Shoes by Coclico