Reduce Your Carbon Footprint And Shop Sustainable And Affordable.
In recent years, and more notably during the peak of COVID-19 in 2020, fast-fashion has increasingly grown in popularity and in production. Trends are changing with every season, and fast fashion brands are quick to help the average consumer get their taste of the latest trends quick and at a low price. Although fast-fashion may be cheap and delivered at your door in one week, the benefit comes at a cost, and unfortunately nature has to pay for it. There is no shame in purchasing your goods from fast fashion brands like SheIn, Romwe, and FashionNova, their prices can be too low to pass up. With troubling times the world is currently facing, buying eco-friendly clothing might not be as easy to acquire at a given price, but not impossible to have.
Online thrift-stores are up and coming, and websites like ThredUp and The Real Real are great places to start. Instead of adding towards the production of fashion, which takes the #3 spot in contributing towards Climate Change, shopping second hand is a great way to reduce your impact on the environment.
ThredUp is a eco-conscious online thrift store that emphasizes in helping solve the Fashion Waste Crisis. Shop and find unique items from sustainable brands like Reformation: https://www.thredup.com/women?department_tags=women&text=reformation and Alternative Apparel: https://www.thredup.com/women?department_tags=women&text=alternative%20apparel at a low cost. *Reformation is also in partnership with ThredUp; sell or donate unwanted items and recieve Reformation store credit or a donation to the Circular Fashion Fund. https://www.thereformation.com/pages/thred-up
If you would like to find luxury items for half the price and 0 production cost, The Real Real is a authenticated luxury online thrift store. Items like Gucci, Chanel, Burberry, and YSL at discounted prices and a $25 site credit when you first sign up.
Aside from shopping second hand, there are a handful of brands that provide their own sustainable alternatives for a affordable price. From brands like Aerie offering Real Good solutions to their products, like this One Piece Bikini made out of recycled fabric for $21, H&M Conscious; their take to commit to a positive and sustainable fashion industry at a low cost, and leading advocate Patagonia, who plan on going 100% recycled fabric and carbon neutral by 2025 and offer their own second hand/used hassle free online store of their products: https://wornwear.patagonia.com/ -
Having a 100% eco-friendly wardrobe might seem nearly impossible, but you can start somewhere. Do not be discouraged!
