Fix Your Fashion
How to Create an Ethical Wardrobe
Published on 12. May 2022
160 pages
978-1-80078-357-7 (ISBN)
Description
Fantastic fashion that won't cost you the earth.
What is a 'fashion footprint'? What's the problem with fast fashion? And is there any alternative to it?
This inspirational guide is your sustainable sourcebook full of activities and practical tips on how you can cut ties with unethical fashion practices and form new fashion habits that work for you - all without compromising your signature style!
Author Laura Strutt will help readers identify the approach that will work best for them - are you a seasonal clothes swapper or would you rather get crafty?
Covering topics such as motivational mindset changes, trusted brands to try, buying and selling secondhand clothes, inspiration for upcycles, mending techniques and questions to ask companies before you shop, this is the ultimate book for the closet-curious who want to create a wardrobe that doesn't cost the Earth.
What is a 'fashion footprint'? What's the problem with fast fashion? And is there any alternative to it?
This inspirational guide is your sustainable sourcebook full of activities and practical tips on how you can cut ties with unethical fashion practices and form new fashion habits that work for you - all without compromising your signature style!
Author Laura Strutt will help readers identify the approach that will work best for them - are you a seasonal clothes swapper or would you rather get crafty?
Covering topics such as motivational mindset changes, trusted brands to try, buying and selling secondhand clothes, inspiration for upcycles, mending techniques and questions to ask companies before you shop, this is the ultimate book for the closet-curious who want to create a wardrobe that doesn't cost the Earth.
More details
Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Dorking
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bonnier Books Ltd
Edition type
Digital original
File size
41,77 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-80078-357-7 (9781800783577)
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Person
Laura Strutt is a freelance journalist and former Editor of Craft Business Magazine, and in 2009 she launched Sew magazine, which she ran until 2012, when she decided to embark on a freelance career. Laura has written 14 creative lifestyle books and is passionate about living an intentional life.
Making environmentally conscious choices has always been one of Laura's core values, and in recent years (since having children) she has discovered that there is much more to the subject than buying products branded 'eco-friendly'.
She is keen to keep up the conversation about sustainable living and to inspire people to create a different kind of fashion footprint - one with a smaller environmental impact.
As well as writing, Laura is also a passionate textile designer, and she sells her patterns and work on her website, madepeachy.com.
Instagram: @madepeachy
Pinterest: @MadePeachy
Twitter: @MadePeachy
Facebook: Made Peachy
Making environmentally conscious choices has always been one of Laura's core values, and in recent years (since having children) she has discovered that there is much more to the subject than buying products branded 'eco-friendly'.
She is keen to keep up the conversation about sustainable living and to inspire people to create a different kind of fashion footprint - one with a smaller environmental impact.
As well as writing, Laura is also a passionate textile designer, and she sells her patterns and work on her website, madepeachy.com.
Instagram: @madepeachy
Pinterest: @MadePeachy
Twitter: @MadePeachy
Facebook: Made Peachy
Content
- Intro
- Fix Your Fashion 6
- CHAPTER 1: What's Wrong With Fashion?
- What Is Fast Fashion? 10
- Planet Problems 12
- People Matter 14
- What's Your Fashion Footprint? 16
- Breaking The Cycle 18
- CHAPTER 2: Your Fashion Mindset
- Mindset Test 22
- Get Them On 24
- Mind Games 26
- The Want Factor 28
- The Perfect Edit 30
- Fashion Resolution: Start Right Now 32
- CHAPTER 3: Clearing Out Your Closet
- The Great Unworn 38
- Operation Overhaul 40
- Donation Station 42
- Break Up With The Dump 44
- Recycle Reflex 46
- Kiss And Resell 48
- CHAPTER 4: Garment Care
- Simple Solutions 54
- Change In Seasons 56
- Care Instructions 58
- Low-Impact Laundry 60
- Handle With Care 62
- Smooth Operator 64
- The Professionals 66
- CHAPTER 5: Shopping Smart
- You Do You 70
- The Shopping Fix 72
- Brand Savvy 74
- Finding A Match 76
- Face Value 78
- Shop For Facts 80
- Ask For More 82
- CHAPTER 6: Shopping Alternatives
- Switching It Up 88
- Style For Hire 90
- Happy Mail 92
- Praise For Pre-loved 94
- Second Time Around 96
- Swap Shop 98
- Self-styled Swap 100
- CHAPTER 7: Fabric Focus
- Fabric In Focus 104
- All In The Fibres 106
- Plastic, Not So Fantastic 108
- Keeping Vintage 112
