I found two super cute vintage khaki shorts today and both are high waisted! I am so excited to wear them for summer. I also found a lot of pretty cream and white blouses, not all vintage though, but will get plenty of wear over the next few years. I thought about it today and realized my wardrobe is about 80% recycled or vintage. YAY me! My goal is to wear 100% recycled clothing or vintage. But darn those Anthropologie sales.
BTW, a little nerdy FYI, did you know an estimated 12.4 MILLION TONS of textiles were generated in 2008? HOLY COW. If everyone cut back on buying NEW clothing and purchased vintage or secondhand, that number would dwindle significantly!
UM... and also 2,000 POUNDS = 1 TON. AHhh, the waste we generate is just baffling!
Morning just thought I would add a comment as I love vintage and my wardrobe is about 80% recycled, handmade or vintage the only stuff I buy new are shoes and coats but only because I have neve found a vintage coat I really feel comfortable in. Hope to visit hou again soon.
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Oh I love those gray shoes... lovely
ReplyDeleteI have been thinking about this issue recently, there have been a couple of documentaries in the UK about the wear-once-throw-away culture we're in now, and the impact this has on sweat-shops in the Third World as well as the environmental impact. I was actually wracked with guilt walking to the tills yesterday in Primark with a couple of summer tops! I have cut down massively this past year on new clothes in favour of second-hand and vintage but I know I still have a way to go. It's good to be reminded of this.
ReplyDeleteWhere did those shoes come from? They're gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteWow. Those numbers are crazy! I'm another who has cut way back on the amount of new clothing I purchase, with most of my wardrobe coming from thrift stores/vintage purchases. It feels like I'm really conservative in my new clothing purchases compared to others nowadays, but I bet my grandmothers wouldn't be all that impressed!
ReplyDeleteThose are really cute shoes.
I've recently gotten into vintage and have found some the coolest, most unique things! I have even gotten compliments on a few items, people can't believe they're "vintage". I love searching through racks and coming up with a great find, it's so much fun!
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ReplyDeleteI like your collection.it really make me excited to wear those set of dresses.thank you for providing the valuable information.
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