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Why You Should Buy Eco-Friendly Clothes!

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Now a days, more than ever, people are trying to reduce their environmental footprint in every way they can. A step in the right direction to do this is to buy and sell pre-loved clothes or buy clothes that are ‘slow-fashion’ and avoid those that are ‘fast-fashion’. When it comes to helping the environment it seem buying slow fashion is always overlooked; but the clothing habits of people worldwide are having a negative effect on the environment more and more with every day. According to the Money Smart website set up by the Australian government, in 2016 Australian’s spend $20.4 billion a year on their fashion needs and wants (to check out more spending facts visit their website https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/managing-your-money/budgeting/australian-spending-habits).

It is this spending caused by fast fashion that is changing the way we shop for the worse. Fast Fashion is defined in 2018 by blogger Solene Rauturier in her blog post ‘What is Fast Fashion?’ as “cheap, trendy clothing, that samples ideas from the catwalk or celebrity culture and turns them into garments in high street stores at breakneck speed.”

Fast fashion has a major impact on the environment due to the cheap and nasty chemicals used in the production of these clothes. As a result of this the fashion industry is the second largest polluter of clean water worldwide (Rauturier, 2018). Fast fashion is also having a negative effect on the environment due to the amount of waste being generated daily. As more designs get passed and released the older ones get thrown away, not just by the companies but by buyers who are now always searching for something new. As a result of this mass waste production companies such as Thread Together (talked about in a previous post: link) collect these clothes no longer wanted by these companies and give them away to those in need for free. 

By buying clothes that are eco-friendly you will be doing your part to help the environment. Check out this link below to see a list of slow fashion brands to shop at today: https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/fair-trade-clothing

For more information on this topic check out this blog post by Jasmine Dowling titled ‘Slowing Down with Fast Fashion’ posted on March 24th, 2019.  https://www.jasminedowling.com/blog/2019/1/21/slowing-down-on-fast-fashion

Styled Market: New Adelaide Vintage + Designer Fashion Market

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Interested in markets AND second hand clothes? Look no further than Adelaide’s Styled Market. Hosted by Styled Market, Roxie’s and Chateau Apollo, the market is held every two to three months and located at Roxie’s – a local beer garden.

Roxie’s is located at 188 Grenfell street, Adelaide, South Australia 5000

The next Styled Market to occur is scheduled for Sunday the 20th of October (11am-4pm) and will be the fourth market to date.

On the official Facebook event for the market (https://www.facebook.com/events/401382557258522/) Styled Market says “you will find 30+ stalls within the beautiful Garden Bar setting of Roxie’s & the Rustic Chic Chateau Apollo!” All 30 of the stalls are from varying people with varying fashion tastes so there is definitely something for everybody.

If you are not looking to buy and maybe interested in selling instead, a stall costs $49 and you must get in quick as there are only 30 slots available each month.

This isn’t the only place you can go though; other markets where you can find vintage or second-hand clothes include:

  • Round She Goes: an inside market at Woodville town hall that specialises in store that sell pre-loved women’s clothing. Entry is $2 and the next market is on the 30th of November at 10am.
  • Giles at the Ground Market: This is a market at the Wayville Show Grounds that sells much more than just clothes but does have a large collection of pre-loved and vintage clothes up for grabs. The next market will be on Sunday the 17th of November at 10am.

Head over to the Londoner In Sydney’s blog for some tips on having your own market stall if that is something that interests you! Link here –> https://londonerinsydney.com/make-1000-selling-old-clothes-sydney-market/

Welcome

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Welcome to my first post on Adelaide Pre-Loved Clothes.

Thank you, for checking out my blog and giving this a read. I will be posting as much as I can, hopefully once every week or two. My posts will range from tips and tricks, information about events and shops, clothes I have brought second hand and so much more.

If you are wanting to know more about me head over to the ‘About Me’ tab near the top where I introduce myself and explain what I want to achieve from this blog.

Thrift on, Sarah.