Everyone loves to shop, but it’s the shopping experience that students seek more than the clothes themselves. The appeal of buying lots of clothes at the mall is lower than in the past. An issue we have seen is the problem of fast fashion and buying items that can only pair with a limited set of outfits.
Here are a few tips that can help you create more value for the clothes you buy, but still create a way to make your closet more versatile.
- Building a minimal closet
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- Only 30 % of clothes are actual used for average closet
- Clothes you love ~ long time
- Back to Basics
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- Clothes that are basic get overlooked, but when pair well with one- or two-star pieces can make the outfits more complete overall and highlight the areas you want highlighted.
- Donating and buying used
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- Best sense of recycling cotton / used clothes
- 333 Rule
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- 33 pieces for 3 months. This can help with seasonal changes and keeping your closet simple and fresh every season. The 33 items don’t include jewelry, undergarments, and hats/ sunglasses.
Why build a basic closet
- Longer clothing use
- Less likely to get tired of them
- More fashionable
- Pairs well with star pieces
- More room for creativity
- More likely to get used
- Cost effective overall
Simple, Sustainable fashion
Cotton:
GOTS- certified cotton to avoid the intensive pesticides and chemicals used in conventional cotton
Recycled cotton- most water / energy saved
Organic Hemp:
Doesn’t need a lot of water, no pesticides needed , and it fertilizes the ground it takes up.
Added bonus: it gets softer the more you wash it.
Source:
https://goodonyou.eco/how-ethical-is-cotton/
- According to studies, it can take more than 2,700 litres of water to produce enough cotton for just one t-shirt.
- In fact, in China, it is estimated that 70% of the rivers and lakes are contaminated by the 2.5 billion gallons of wastewater produced by the fashion industry.
https://www.fashionrevolution.org/36-major-brands-pledge-to-achieve-sustainable-cotton-by-2025/
- 36 major brands are pledging to use sustainable cotton 100% by 2025
- Burberry, adidas, Timberland
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/good-on-you-ethical-fashion-app/id1044017998
- App for ethical fashion brands.
Movements that go towards simply having 40 or less clothing articles for your closet.