Economical and Eco Fashion Go Hand in Hand
The cost of eco fashion has always been something that has concerned me a bit and put me off buying organic or other eco fashion. But since the credit crunch, I have started to think about the whole fashion / Eco / frugality thing in a new light. It has dawned on me that not only is it possible to be eco concious and frugal at the same time but the two actually go hand in hand.
I read an interesting post the other day about low cost fashion and whether it is possible to produce low cost clothes ethically. I think it is difficult and clothes produced with little regard for ethical issues are often also produced with little regard for the environment. But whilst these clothes at first sight might seem like a frugal buy, in the long run they are not. I usually find that they don’t look that great and so they don’t get worn much, to me they look like cheap clothes. Perhaps it is an age thing and fast fashion that would have been fine in my teens is a lot less forgiving now.
For me cheap badly made clothes look just that cheap and badly made. To buy them is a false economy and I would much rather save up and buy something that is well made. If I do get fed up with it I can be frugal and eco friendly by selling it second hand or swapping it.
Buying second hand clothes is the perfect solution to both Eco and frugal fashion. Quality second hand clothes are cheaper than their new counterparts and help to reduce waste, landfill, pollution and carbon footprint associated with the manufacture of clothes.
Tags: Eco Fashion, frugal fashion, Second hand clothes, second hand clothes swapping
