Category: Fashion
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How and When Should You Haggle?
Haggling is a skill every thrifter needs to know Both how to do it, and when to do it. Now that you know how to haggle and get the best price. I have one tip on when you should and shouldn’t haggle. It’s simple. Never haggle in a charity shop, only in a thrift store […]
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What is the ‘Buy Nothing New’ Challenge?
The Buy Nothing New Challenge is a personal challenge in which an individual commits to not purchasing any new items for a set period of time. The goal of the challenge is to reduce consumption and waste, and to encourage people to reuse and repurpose items they already own. Participants in the challenge may purchase […]
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How to Resell Your Unwanted Christmas Gifts
Almost 120 Million unwanted Christmas gifts are given out every year and only 1% of consumer gifts are still in use 6 months later. We’ve all been given something in the past that we’ve just politely accepted and then hidden in a cupboard or thrown in the trash. So avoid adding to the millions of […]
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What Should You Do With Your Unwanted Christmas Gifts?
Around 120 Million unwanted Christmas gifts are given out every year and only one third of those find their way to resell and charity stores. The other two thirds, making around 80 million gifts, are either sent to landfill or thrown in a cupboard and forgotten about. There are several options for what you can […]
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What ‘Sustainable’ Means
We’ve all heard the term ‘sustainable’ a million times at this point but it’s become to commonplace and so diluted that it’s unclear what companies mean when they use the term to talk about their practises. So let’s get back to basics and talk about what ‘sustainability’ really means. Let’s say you’re hosting a party. […]
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Why Vintage Clothing Is The Best
Fast fashion is on the rise, but how can you slow it down or quickly stop it in its tracks? Why shopping vintage of course! Shopping vintage is totally awesome. But why do we love it so much and why do we think it’s the best? Here are some of the reasons why we love […]
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How to Get Into Thrifting
There is a lot to learn when you get in to thrifting for the first time and it can be daunting so hopefully this article will help you get a jump start on becoming the best thrifting expert you can be. Then, you’ll never have to worry about affording high street fashion ever again. Picture […]
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6 Best Thrift Stores in London
There are so many places in London to buy secondhand and I bet that if you managed to go to all of them, a hundred more would have popped up by the time you finished. Here is a small list of my favourites. Beyond Retro (Bethnal Green, Dalston, Soho) Okay I know it’s kind of […]
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How To Make Fast Fashion Slower
I know that not everything you buy can be thrifted. Some things need to be bought brand new, like underwear for example, or sometimes a brand releases something you really love and you deserve to try yourself to it. But there are some ways to make those high street fast fashion purchases last as long […]
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Can Vegans Buy Thrifted Leather
Wearing leather can be a very hot topic among vegans. There are some vegans who choose not to wear leather and others that think that wearing secondhand leather is okay. So what really is the right answer? Is it okay for vegans to buy secondhand leather? Before we go into all of that, let’s look […]