Reading above , you realize if you haven’t already how this consumption of clothes impacts everyone and tbh I could add a multitude of other impacts .
But it’s not just the lovers of fashion , the ones that inhale the fashion industry in all its forms but as Liz says “the world” .
I think that we all have to question ourselves and determine our ideals and then make sure we live up to it .
I often think it’s good to have a badge or symbol something inconsequential but loaded with your meaning .
I am now imaging the Anarchy symbol , but this time with a F ( for fashion ). I don’t need to have it , I don’t need to buy it . It’s now there and I will think of it as I interact with fashion , clothes , shopping … am I interacting with my ideals?
"inhale the fashion industry' - I wish I wrote that.
I think leaning into the ideals of soft activism are really important, rather than always looking at the whole picture. The way change will happen is by individual choice - it's amazing what power we actually have, and how empowering it actually feels.
I have some ideas for labels - associated with art things - watch this space. x
Oh I love this so much! I was just thinking about fashion trends earlier and how detrimental they are to our world. Everyone rushing out to buy the latest and greatest and then promptly discarding it when it goes “out of style”. I’ve decided from now on I’m making my own trends and not buying into that notion any longer. I have my three words thanks to the incomparable Alison Bornstein and I’m sticking to them trend or not!
Hi Nicole, I love this. I am also going to be defying trends and do my own thing. Fashion is really at a tipping point, and I feel change coming. I have a styling session booked with Alison later this year. I don't have three words other than a 'work in progress' - maybe I will after. x :-)
Oh I’m so glad you agree! I am very guilty of overconsumption but I am trying to be more mindful of what I purchase each season. I’m also trying to incorporate vintage into my wardrobe more. I have bought Alison’s book and decided what my three words are from that but they are fluid. It has helped me a lot in fine tuning my wardrobe and deciding what to keep and include for future buys. By the way I’m working on my own Substack called Serpentine and might just delve into this subject a bit more! :)
Reading above , you realize if you haven’t already how this consumption of clothes impacts everyone and tbh I could add a multitude of other impacts .
But it’s not just the lovers of fashion , the ones that inhale the fashion industry in all its forms but as Liz says “the world” .
I think that we all have to question ourselves and determine our ideals and then make sure we live up to it .
I often think it’s good to have a badge or symbol something inconsequential but loaded with your meaning .
I am now imaging the Anarchy symbol , but this time with a F ( for fashion ). I don’t need to have it , I don’t need to buy it . It’s now there and I will think of it as I interact with fashion , clothes , shopping … am I interacting with my ideals?
"inhale the fashion industry' - I wish I wrote that.
I think leaning into the ideals of soft activism are really important, rather than always looking at the whole picture. The way change will happen is by individual choice - it's amazing what power we actually have, and how empowering it actually feels.
I have some ideas for labels - associated with art things - watch this space. x
Oh I love this so much! I was just thinking about fashion trends earlier and how detrimental they are to our world. Everyone rushing out to buy the latest and greatest and then promptly discarding it when it goes “out of style”. I’ve decided from now on I’m making my own trends and not buying into that notion any longer. I have my three words thanks to the incomparable Alison Bornstein and I’m sticking to them trend or not!
Hi Nicole, I love this. I am also going to be defying trends and do my own thing. Fashion is really at a tipping point, and I feel change coming. I have a styling session booked with Alison later this year. I don't have three words other than a 'work in progress' - maybe I will after. x :-)
Oh I’m so glad you agree! I am very guilty of overconsumption but I am trying to be more mindful of what I purchase each season. I’m also trying to incorporate vintage into my wardrobe more. I have bought Alison’s book and decided what my three words are from that but they are fluid. It has helped me a lot in fine tuning my wardrobe and deciding what to keep and include for future buys. By the way I’m working on my own Substack called Serpentine and might just delve into this subject a bit more! :)