E61: I Didn't Buy Clothes for an Entire Year!
E61: I Didn't Buy Clothes for an Entire Year!
“As consumers we have so much power to change the world by just being careful in what we buy.” - Emma Watson
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[00:30] A little information about me and my health & wellness background
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[1:13] Introducing my 1 year challenge!
I didn't buy clothes for an entire year
“Fast Fashion”
My eye-opening experience while travelling to poorer countries
[4:39] The decision to make a change
#1 Set the Rules
#2 Eliminate Temptations
#3 Look for Solutions/Alternatives
#4 Celebrate Milestones
#5 Remember Why I started
[7:40] The Environmental Impact of Fashion
Wikipedia Article: Fashion is one of the major polluting industries in the world.
Main contributing factors:
Overproduction of fashion items
Use of synthetic fibres
Agricultural pollution of fashion crops
[8:35] New York Times Article: “more than 60% of fabric fibres are now synthetics, derived from fossil fuels, so if an when our clothing ends up in a landfill (about 85% of textile waste in the US goes to landfills or is incinerated), it will note decay”
BOOK: Fashionopolis The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes by Dana Thomas
2013 Rana Plaza Factory Collapse in Bangladesh [VIDEO above]
Fashion Revolution's Transparency Index
[10:50] Sustainable Fashion
Addressing the whole system of fashion:
Types of textiles
Production practices
Social, ecological, and financial systems
[12:03] “Slow Fashion”
[13:15] Conscious Consumerism
Upcycling
Clothing Swapping
Clothing Donations
Consignment
Familiarize yourself with Sustainable Fashion Organizations and Companies
ConsumersAdvocate.org – a small organization that helps people make better-informed decisions based on solid research
List of Sustainable Fashion Organizations & Companies
[15:23] My biggest takeaways from the experiment
Podcast Host
Valerie LaVigne
Valerie is the creator and founder of Valerie LaVigne Life and the Women's Empowerment Show. She helps busy and empowered women create healthy habits so that they can become the best version of themselves and transform their lives. Learn more about Valerie here!
