FAST FASION YOUR ROLE... SHOP YOUR CLOSET
Reduce your consumption and your closet’s carbon footprint – look great too!
Did you know that extending the life of your clothing by just 9 months can reduce its overall carbon footprint by 20-30%? Fashion Revolution
Reducing our fashion consumption is an easy and fun habit to get into – and it doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice your personal style!
WHAT CAN YOU DO IN 4 MINUTES?
Come up with three new outfits from what you already have in your closet.
Here’s how:
1. Find an outfit you like on Instagram or Pinterest and recreate it using items from your own closet
2.Pair an item you haven’t worn in 3 months with a “go-to” like your favourite jeans
*This might take a bit longer than 4 minutes, but could be fun to dedicate about 30 minutes over the weekend
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WHAT?
Reducing your consumption is part of making our future much more sustainable, by keeping clothes out of landfill
WHO?
We are all affected, especially future generations who can learn better consumption habits that aren’t so harmful to the environment
GOAL
Put less stress on the environment and people who make our clothes
SOLUTION
Shop your closet, slow down your consumption to more sustainable levels and create a circular economy
Learning to love what you already have leads to greater wardrobe satisfaction and less mindless (ie: wasteful) consumption down the road
MORE INFO
Everyone can reduce their fashion consumption by shopping their closets and getting creative with what they already have.
It takes a bit of time and creativity, but it’s worth it when it means future generations will not have depleted natural resources and mountains of used clothing to contend with.