Fight Fast Fashion
I only sell secondhand. Here’s why.
Fast fashion is made to be worn a few times and thrown away. I’d rather give a beautifully made piece its next chapter than add one more cheap one to the pile.
The pile is real.
The EPA estimates that U.S. landfills received 11.3 million tons of textiles in 2018, the most recent year with full numbers. Much of that is clothing, and synthetic fabrics can sit in a landfill for decades without breaking down.
From my personal collection: a hand-embroidered set from Siwa Oasis, Egypt. See the full set →
Someone made it.
Behind every $5 shirt is a person who sewed it, often for far less than a living wage, in conditions none of us would accept for ourselves.
It was never meant to last.
Most fast fashion is designed to fall apart. Most vintage was built to be worn for years: real seams, real fabric, real details. Pieces made to be mended, not replaced.
What I do instead.
Every piece in my shop is rescued, cleaned, mended, and restored before it goes to its next home. When you choose vintage, you keep something beautiful in circulation and out of the landfill.
You don’t have to be perfect.
Buy less. Buy better. Buy secondhand when you can.
Only one. Always was.
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