You might be mistaken to think that vintage clothes are outdated and no longer wearable pieces from history. Although it's true that fashion on the whole continues to change and evolve, there are many pieces that are always here to stay. Photo by Burst on Pexels.com You may wander around the 'vintage' section in thrift [...]
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Conscious Face Masks
As I speak in September 2020, face masks are a requirement in most public places. This means covering your nose and mouth when you're indoors, where you can't shield or distance yourself from people you don't live with. Photo by Helena Lopes on Pexels.com So face masks, made of fabric materials, and face shields made [...]
Can I Be More Eco With My Lint Roller?
As a pet owner, you're going to be familiar with getting a lot of lint on your clothes. Your best friend is most likely to be your lint roller, that trusty roll of sticky back paper than turns your fluff covered clothes to a clean sheet. Photo by Helena Lopes on Pexels.com You'll get a [...]
Better Than Ironing Your Clothes?
Looking after your clothes should be a priority when maintaining its appearance. There are many ways to look after your clothes effectively, starting from making sure they smell fresh, washing them often to keep them clean and hygienic, allowing them to rest so they don't wear out too quickly, and keeping them crease-free by ironing [...]
Are Bamboo Textiles The Future?
So you've definitely heard of bamboo before. This plant when fully matured into a tree can produce strong pieces of wood which can be used for many kinds of building and furniture structures. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com It's popularity is also well known as the main diet that pandas follow. They are well known [...]
Making Unsustainable Work: Polyester
I think we can all agree on how much damage plastic has been causing for most of its existence. It started out as a great invention that appeared to solve many issues surrounding natural materials that meant that they degraded quickly. Plastics are durable and can live for hundreds of years, but now with the [...]
Why I Love Linen for Summer?
Photo by Engin Akyurt on Pexels.com During these hotter months in the northern hemisphere, we want to get out there and enjoy the sun as much as possible. We know why, because come fall and winter time, the cold weather is back which can be a nasty surprise. Though I love both seasons for different [...]
Why Should I Thrift Shop?
Everyday, thousands upon thousands of clothing retailers sell thousands if not millions of pieces of clothing items per day. Fast fashion is so popular, but the truth is the more you shop these stores, the more you contribute to a lot of worldwide issues. We all know that a lot of fast fashion purchases are [...]