Slow Fashion Do's & Don'ts | easy tips everyone can use

Ciao everyone! Today I'm sharing slow fashion do's and don'ts. As always - these are not rules that everyone needs to follow, they are slow fashion tips and mind hacks that I have found useful to reduce my fashion consumption and fall back in love with my closet. If you have a capsule closet, love minimalism or sustainable fashion, I hope these tips provide a jumping off point for you!

On this channel, I share #slowfashion​​​​​ and #sustainablefashion​​​​​ tips that center around how to shop your closet, and restyling pieces you already own. I also spotlight brands that I believe in every now and then. I believe in #creativityoverconsumption​​​​​, and that we all have the power to be conscious consumers.

Slow fashion looks different for everyone, and I'm so grateful you share this space with me!

Alyssa
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[ItsJustFashion]

I agree with everything you've said here! My transition to slow fashion started with retail detox - I haven't bought a piece of clothing for over a year and a half, and I'm more in love eith my closet than ever before!

[Lulusnotreadyforthis]

PSA for anyone feeling priced out by the gentrification of thrifting: Shop menswear! I have spent 3 months looking for a second hand version of an oversized blazer I saw in the window of my local H&M. Online I was finding second hand pieces, still fast fashion, for more than the new one when you added delivery. So I decided men's would be perfectly oversized and found blazers starting at £1. I snapped up my gorgeous wool one this morning for £8.99 including delivery. If oversized is not your thing don't forget you can still buy menswear then get items altered by a local tailor and it's still going to be cheaper.

[lisabailey]

For me slow fashion is shopping less, using consignment stores more and being mindful that items purchased have multiple styling options

[DreamUpArt]

Can I like this video twice?!? Mindset vs. Aesthetic spoke to me so much. Yes, to part 2! Also, can you do a video footwear options to wear with cropped jeans/pants in the winter that aren't ankle boots?

[TheDriftwoodlover]

Yes, Alyssa, please continue this discussion in part two. Of course, we already know a lot of this, but as you said the bombarding marketing overtakes us. So we need to hear these kinds of messages regularly to keep us on our path. I know you can’t solve this but I’ll just throw it out there. I wish there were a way for women to get together for clothing swaps. It’s not something I can organize with friends because I’m 5’1” and a 12-14 US sizing. But wouldn’t it be great to assemble a bi-annual swap between women with similar values? I can buy what I need but appreciate that not everyone can and think such swaps would be so beneficial on multiple levels.

[LASmithBuxton]

Thank for acknowledging the history of this practice, the wisdom and practical magic learned from grandparents and parents who taught us to care for our garments, to cultivate personal style, and to shop responsibly.

[allthingswavy]

I just now realized, fully, that the happier I have become with my real Self, the more I've been able to express that Self through my wardrobe. I can honestly say that I LOVE my closet and that every single item in it is an extension of ME. I will be 62 next month and your channel has been foundational for this awesome wardrobe satisfaction :-):-):-). Edit: Yes! More, more, more please :-)

[MotherTreeNMoon]

Loved the ted talk! 🤭I've noticed that I've naturally cut back on thrifing after I subscribed to your channel a few weeks ago and i started to show more gratitude for the beautiful things I already have even with home decor as well as fashion. Thank you.❤

[kimberlyperrotis]

Until mass-produced clothing dominated in the early to mid 20th C., all fashion was slow-fashion. Clothes (fabrics especially) were expensive and people made them last, even remaking them, turning them inside-out, re-trimming, etc. I think the proliferation of synthetic-fiber clothing and the fast-fashion model has had a devastating effect, not only on pollution, resource depletion and, labor, but they have also changed our mindset about our wardrobes. Clothes have become so cheap, both in cost and quality, that we’ve acquired the habit of just buying lots all the time and cycling them quickly out of our wardrobes. Nobody wants once-trendy polyester tops and dresses, or acrylic sweaters, they’ll just buy new. I’m really trying to improve my shopping habits, but still get tempted by fast-fashion all the time. I try to buy classic styles that have a little intrinsic value, like all-natural fibers. They might be reused, if not, then recycled. At the end of their lives, they will biodegrade. Even 1% elastane makes a textile non-recyclable, as do blends of natural and synthetic fibers.

[marionmcgovern]

Absolutely love your videos. I would say that 95% of my wardrobe is thrifted. The remainder is either gifted or items that were required but could not be purchased in the charity shops. The way you are able to style your wardrobe gives me inspiration to shop my closet on a regular basis.

[barbsterk]

I loved what you said about the best thing you can do for sustainability now is to wear the items in your closet and to be wiser when you purchase something new. I will remember that!

[allinclusive]

You're my biggest style and slow fashion inspiration 🌷 happy new year 💕

[katem]

I remember as a child the only time I received new clothing was for my birthday or for Christmas! Mum knitted all of our jumpers, always wool never synthetic. She also was big on buying natural, cotton; linen; cashmere; wool. I haven't bought any clothing/footwear for months and months. I know I have more than enough. I deleted all subscriptions/apps from my phone for clothing lines to decrease the desire to shop. I certainly have changed my ways! You're inspirational Alyssa 😊 💓

[jennybakkerud]

When I was a kid we shopped thrift stores for school clothes, etc. The only things my mom bought for us as new were underwear and shoes. In high school I continued thrifting for myself. As an adult, I went into a mindset of, "I'm not wearing second-hand because now I can afford to buy new." Well, now I'm back on the sustainable path with money in the bank because of your videos and a change in my mindset. Thank you.

[justaname]

I agree so much! Especially the first point! Some people think they have to throw our everything that is fast fashion immediately.
I've read a comment on a website that advocated against fast fashion that asked "what do I do with my past fast fashion purchases" and the author of the article replied "look into donating it or something like that".
Not wearing what we have is not going to make it disappear!
I'm all for donating but it's also perfectly ok to wear your old fast fashion clothes until they need to be replaced. I've had some clothes in fairly regular rotation since high school and some of those are from fast fashion brands. That doesn't mean I will get rid of something that suits me.

[traceyjennings]

With marketing everywhere we look online, we are definitely be bombarded in a way our parents never were. It truly is harder these days, but definitely worthy of recognizing as a problem and working to counter. I use clothing as my artistic creative outlet and use to blog, but hated the community of adding links to my items or worse like items if It was a 5 or more year piece in my closet. I think it was the catalyst for my over shopping. I quit blogging when my sister passed 5 years ago and am happier with curating my closet and wearing items in lots of combinations. So happy I found your channel and the way you represent slow fashion in a more realistic not preachy or judgmental way of capsule wardrobes with a limited number of items.

[style.conundrum]

Thank you Alyssa for not making this sound like a cult-following. Intentionality is very important and slow fashion will look different from one person to another. Let's invest in ourselves, growth and personal develop. Like you said, we already have what it takes, clothing should only enhance that. No amount of clothing can produce what does come from within

[mommakscafe]

Great video! Thrifting children's clothing is often another great way to get into slow fashion. Reselling their thrifted items created a budget I used to purchase items they needed and kept me from over-buying. After a lifetime of loving slow fashion, I began working part-time for an upscale reseller in my town. Most unsold items are donated to Dress for Success. My point is you can live your entire life without purchasing retail and dress well.

[paulaspruell]

Happy New Year! Lovely reminders here. Marketing’s job is to make you unhappy with what you have as well as believe you can buy your way to bliss. It’s important to be grounded and aware of this 👏👏👏

[bastelkiste]

Thank you! I really appreciate the thought of being an awesome human, no matter what. 💕