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What to do with Fur Coats
Fur coats were once the height of fashion. But it isn't as socially acceptable to wear them as it used to be.
Whether...
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This Is How Much Clothing Waste Goes to Landfill in the UK
It's time to act and deal with our rubbish. We take a look at the key issues of waste in the UK, including e-waste and fast fashion and discuss solutions such as reusing, upcycling and reworking preloved clothes, books and other items.
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Here's How Many Clothes the Average UK Adult Has in Their Wardrobes
Why is nobody talking about the sheer amount of clothes that we have in our wardrobes?
In the UK alone, the average ...
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What Does Preloved Actually Mean in Fashion?
We'll hold our hands up, we love to use "preloved" to shout about lots of the clothes we rescue from landfill at Gree...
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What Is Wishcycling and Why Is It Bad for Our Planet?
It's the most anticipated moment of every week in the UK, bin day.
So you'll imagine my horror when not one, but TWO...
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Here’s Why Shopping Second Hand Fashion Is Ethical and Why Everyone Should Do It
Shopping second hand can be an ethical minefield whether you're buying preloved garments to wear, or worse, reselling...
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Where Does Textile Recycling Go, Really?
Even fast fashion can’t hide its own trail of waste.
And yet it was still shocking to learn just how far some ‘textil...
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Kintsugi: Three Things You Need to Repair Your Favourite Keepsake
We've all been there. You're admiring your favourite ceramic vase. Suddenly it slips out of your grasp, heading to th...
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Can Wearing Second Hand Leather Be Ethical? Here's a Vegan's Perspective
We all know that shopping second hand means less demand for new materials and less garments going to landfill. But is it still ethical to wear second hand leather?
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Where To Take Rags and Where To Recycle Clothes
No matter how well you look after your clothes, at some point you'll end up with a knackered top that has given all t...
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15 Lessons I Learnt From The Yellow Jacket Challenge
On 1 July 2022, I announced a yellow jacket challenge. I made it up myself. I sourced a vintage yellow jacket and ple...
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Why Clothes Swaps Are Great for the Environment and Your Pocket
Clothes swaps are great for the environment and even better for saving money. We've rounded up the benefits and the best places to swap clothes online all in one place.
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