Why should you

add values to your wardrobe?

 

The fashion industry is the second most polluting industry, right after the oil industry! It requires 2720 litres of water to make a simple cotton t-shirt. In Bangladesh garment workers earn £44.00 per month - just 1/4 of a living wage. 35.000 silkworms are boiled alive to make a single silk top. Amazon deforestation accomodates cattle used for leather production. Fabric dyes are toxic!

 

Yes, there are many issues within the fashion industry that cause concern. We could put our heads in the sand and ignore the situation. We could try and make a difference, but then give up as the sheer complexity leaves us paralysed and overpowered.

 

If you are working with a style consultant on simplifying your wardrobe, you are in fact making a big difference in slowing down the fast fashion industry, because you make more considered purchases using your unique style criteria. So, if you are already filtering out by colour, cut, personality and lifestyle, why not ADD ONE ADDITIONAL VALUE when buying something new?

 

This one value or critera should be something you feel most strongly about. Some feel passionate about animal welfare and choose vegan products. Some can't bear the thought that children may have been involved in the production process, so their focus is on fair trade products. Then again, championing recycling and closed loop economies is the chosen value of others. Everyone will be passionate about different things. Collectively then, we can ask for them all and make a real difference.