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0 0 7 CATHERI NEBENNETT

0 3 9 BI LLI EBLACK

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0 1 0 0 4 5 LOVE, REUS E, UPCYCLE! J AI MEEF ARRELLEDI TORI AL Ana r t i c l eo nt h ei mp o r t a n c eo f u p c y c l i n gc l o t h e s a n da v o i d i n gt e x t i l ewa s t e i nt h ec u r r e n te r ao f d i s p o s a b l ef a s h i o n .

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Le t st a l ka b o u te f f e c t i v e t e x t i l er e c y c l i n g , t h ed o n a t i o no f u n wa n t e db r a sa n d u n d e r we a r , a n dt h ep o s t i v e i mp a c ty o uc o u l dh a v eb y d o n a t i n gy o u rb r a st o v a r i o u so r g a n i s a t i o n st h a t s u p p o r ts ma l l b u s i n e s s e s i nAf r i c a .

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0 5 9 I NDEPENDENTBUS I NES S ES As h o wc a s eo f s o mes ma l l i n d e p e n d e n tb u s i n e s s e s ( d i s c o v e r e dt h r o u g hI n s t a g r a m) t h a td e s e r v ea l l t h eh y p ei nt h e wo r l d . S h o wt h e ms o mel o v e , a n ds u p p o r tt h e i ra r t , d e s i g n s , a n dh a n d ma d e /c u r a t e dwo r k s .

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0 6 9 NADEENELZEF T AWY

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0 7 8 THEF UTUREOFTHE MAGAZI NEANDDPR VI NT AGE

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Wha ta r ey our pos t COVI Dpl a nsi n t e r msofphot ogr a phy a ndi nge ne r a l ?Andha s t hepa nde mi ca f f e c t e d y ourc r e a t i v i t yorwor k a ta l l ? I r e c e n t l ymo v e db a c kt o Br i s t o l a n dI ’ ms ok e e nt o g e tb a c ki n t ot h es wi n go f t h i n g su ph e r ea n dj u s t s h o o ta sma n yp e o p l ea sI c a na l o n g s i d emyd a yj o b ! COVI Dh a sb e e ns u c ha b l o wt omyc r e a t i v i t y , n o t h a v i n ga c c e s st ot h er e s o u r c e sa n dt h ep e o p l eI u s u a l l ywo r kwi t hh a sma d e i th a r dt ok e e pmymo t i v a t i o nl e v e l su p , I mi s ss h o o t i n gg i g sS Omu c h !Ho p e f u l l yb e i n gb a c ki nac i t y s u r r o u n d e db yp e o p l ewi l l h e l pmet os t a r ts h o o t i n g r e g u l a r l ya g a i n .

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@AMI AOCEAN@CI DEL LA_TONI _ANN@WYCHELMBAND I fy ouc oul dphot ogr a ph a ny one , de a dora l i v e , whoa nd why? Th i sc h a n g e se v e r ymo n t ho rs o d e p e n d i n go nmyc u r r e n to b s e s s i o n . Att h emo me n tI wo u l dh a v et o c h o o s eRi n aS a wa y a maa sI c a n ’ ts t o p l i s t e n i n gt oh e rl a t e s ta l b u ma n dh e r wh o l ea e s t h e t i ci si n c r e d i b l e , i tl o o k s l i k es h ep u t so no n eh e l l o f al i v e s h o wt o o . I ’ dl o v et oh a v et h e o p p o r t u n i t yt owo r kwi t hh e r s h o o t i n gb o t hp o r t r a i t sa n dh e r p e r f o r ma n c e s ! If e e la st houghy ouha v eav e r y di s t i nc tphot ogr a phys t y l e , wi t ha nobv i ousi nt e r e s ti n ma i nl yc a pt ur i ngmus i c i a ns ha v ey oue v e rt houghta bout e xpe r i me nt i ngwi t hdi f f e r e nt phot ogr a phys t y l e s ? I t ’ sa l wa y ss oi nt e r e s t i ngt of i nd outwhe ns ome onewho’ sr e a l l y we l lknownf ors ome t hi ngl i ke e di t or i a l sormus i cphot ogr a phy , i npa r t i c ul a r , t e l l sy out ha t t he ys t a r t e dphot ogr a phy ha v i ngbe e ni nt oj us ts ome t hi ngc ompl e t e l ydi f f e r e ntl i ke l a nds c a pephot ogr a phy , f or e xa mpl e .

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S e l l b u n d l e so f b r o k e nc l o t h e so ne Ba y /De p o p / Vi n t e df o rj u s tt h e p o s t a g ea n df e e sc o s t /ar e l a t i v e l yl o wp r i c e . Al o to f i n d e p e n d e n td e s i g n e r sa n dj u s tp e o p l ei ng e n e r a l wh oa r el e a r n i n gh o wt os e w/n e e d ma t e r i a l sf o rs e wi n go f t e nl o o kt h e r e ! Th e yc a nu p c y c l ey o u rb r o k e n c l o t h i n gi n t os o me t h i n gc o mp l e t e l yn e wa n da ma z i n g -l i k eb u c k e t h a t sa n ds c r u n c h i e s ! Up c y c l ec l o t h i n gy o u r s e l f ! Th e r ea r et o n so f Y o u t u b e t u t o r i a l st h a td o‘ t h r i f tf l i p s ’ o rs h o wy o uh o wt oma k ec o o l p i e c e s s u c ha sb a n d e a ut o p s , h a t s , s c r u n c h i e sa n dmo r ef r o md i f f e r e n t f a b r i c s . S e l l o ns e c o n d h a n ds i t e s /a p p s ! Asme n t i o n e d , De p o p /Vi n t e d /e Ba y a r eg r e a tf o rt h i s , r e s e l l c l o t h e swh i c ha r ei nac o n d i t i o nt h a ta l l o ws f o rt h e mt ob ewo r na g a i na n da g a i n , me n t i o na n yf a u l t si nt h e d e s c r i p t i o no f y o u rl i s t i n g s ! La s t l y , d o n a t ey o u rc l o t h e s ! Th i sf o rmei sa l wa y sal a s tr e s o r t , ma i n l yb e c a u s eal o to f t h ec l o t h e si nc h a r i t ys h o p s( a r o u n d7 0 %) a r e n ’ ts o l do v e rt h ec o u n t e ra n da r es t i l l q u i t eo f t e ns e n tt ol a n d f i l l s o rt od i f f e r e n tc o u n t r i e swh e r et h ed e ma n df o rt h o s eg a r me n t si s h i g h e r . Ho we v e r , s o mec h a r i t i e sd os e n dt h e i ru n s o l dc l o t h i n g / e x c e s s i v ed o n a t i o n st ot e x t i l er e c y c l i n gc o mp a n i e st og a i nmo r e mo n e yf o rt h ec h a r i t y( a l t h o u g hl e s sp e ri t e m) .

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Di dy ouha v ea nypl a nst ha t we r edi s r upt e dduet ot he c ur r e nts i t ua t i on?Howdoy ou f e e ly ou’ r ec opi ngwi t hc ha nge s a nda da pt a t i onsy ou’ v eha dt o ma kea saphot ogr a phe r , a nd j us ti nge ne r a l ? I wa si nmys e c o n ds e me s t e ro f c o l l e g ed u r i n gt h el o c k d o wn . We we r es e n to f f c a mp u sa n dI c a meb a c k Doy ouha v ea nybi ggoa l sor h o met oRh o d eI s l a n d . Th i swa sa pl a nsf ort hene xtupc omi ng r e a l l yd i f f i c u l ta n ds t r a n g ee x p e r i e n c e y e a r s , i nr e ga r dst oy our f o rmes i n c eI wa sj u s tg e t t i n ga d j u s t - phot ogr a phy? e dt oc o l l e g el i f ea n dI h a dp r e v i o u s l y t a k e nay e a ro f f t oe v e nd e c i d ei f I Myn e x tb i gs t e pi sd e f i n i t e l yma k i n g wa h eb i gmo v et oLo s An g e l e s . I a m n t e dt op u r s u es c h o o l . Wi t hmyf a l lt s e me s t e rmo s td e f i n i t e l yb e i n go n l i n e e x c i t e dt op u r s u et h a tc h a p t e ra n ds e e a swe l l , myo r i g i n a l p l a n sa r ec o mt h et y p eo f wo r ka n de x p e r i e n c e sa p l e t e l yu pi nt h ea i r -b u ta tt h ee n do f n e wp l a c ewi l l p r o v i d emewi t h . t h ed a y , I k i n do f v i e wa l l o f t h i sa sa l e s s o nt op l a nl e s sa n dt h i n kmo r eo b - Ov e r a l l , I wo u l dl i k et ok e e po n j e c t i v e l y , h a v ep a t i e n c e , a n dg owi t h p u r s u i n gmyc o mme r c i a l wo r kb u t ’ ma l s or e a l l yi n t e r e s t e di nt h emu s i c t h ef l o w. I r e a l l ywa n t e dt ol e a v eNe w I i n d u s t r y -i nt h a t , I wo u l dl o v et oh a v e En g l a n dwi t h i nt h en e x ty e a ro rs o n p u ti nc r e a t i v ed i r e c t i o n / d i r e c t i n g a n dmo v et oL o s An g e l e s , b u tt h a t ’ s i p h o t o g r a p h yf o rmu s i cv i d e o sa n d n o tp r a c t i c a l r i g h tn o w. I t h i n kt h i s t u f f l i k et h a t . I ’ mj u s te x c i t e dt os e e wi l l c o n t i n u et ob eal e a r n i n ge x p e r i - s wh oI e n du pc r e a t i n gwi t hi nt h e e n c et os l o wd o wnp e r s o n a l l ya n d c a r e e r wi s e . Mo s to f a l l , I ’ v ea l s o f u t u r ea n dh o wo u ra e s t h e t i c s c o met or e a l i z eI r e a l l yl i k eb e i n gb y c o mp l e me n te a c ho t h e r . Et e r n a l my s e l f . Ca l i f o r n i as u n s h i n ei sa l wa y sn i c et o o .

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I fy ouc oul dt a kephot osof ANYone F a c e Ti mes h o o t swi l l a b s o l u t e l yc o n t i n u e . pe r s oni nt hewor l d( de a d/a l i v e ) , I ti st h i sn e wwa yf o rp h o t o g r a p h e r st o whowoul dy ouwa ntt ophot ogr a ph c o n t i n u ema k i n gmo n e ya n dn e wwo r k a ndwhy ? d u r i n gq u a r a n t i n eb u ti t ’ sa l s oawa yf o r y o ut oc o n n e c twi t hp e o p l ey o uma yn o t Th ef i r s tp e r s o nt h a tc a met omymi n di s e v e rg e tt h ec h a n c et ome e t . Th ea mo u n t t h i swo n d e r f u l p h o t o g r a p h e rL a u r e l o f c o mme r c i a l c a mp a i g n st h a tg r e wf r o m Na k a d a t e . S h ei so n eo f myf a v o r i t e t h e s ei d e a swa se x t r e me l ymi n d b o g g l i n g p h o t o g r a p h e r s , b u twh a td r a wsmet oh e ra n dt h ec o o l e s tt h i n ge v e r . I t ’ sa we s o met o i sp e r s o n a l . He rwo r ke x p l o r e sc o n c e p t s s e eh o wp e o p l ea d a p t e da n dh o wt h e t h a ta r ee x t r e me l y‘ c o n t r o v e r s i a l ’ a n d i n t e r n e ta n dt e c h n o l o g yh a v ep a v e dn e w e mp o we r i n gf o rwo me ni nt h a ts h es t a r t s p a t h sf o rp h o t o g r a p h yf o rt h ef u t u r e . c o n v e r s a t i o n st h r o u g hh e rwo r kt h a tn e e d t ob eh a d . S h ema k e swo r kt h a tf o c u s e so n La s t l y , i fy ouha dt heopt i onof h o wme np e r c e i v ewo me n . S h eo f t e np u t wor ki ngaj oby ouha t e df ora h e r s e l f i ns i t u a t i o n st h a twe r ed e e me da s mi l l i ondol l a r spe ry e a r , butha v i ng d a n g e r o u si no r d e rt od e mo n s t r a t et h e t os a c r i f i c ey ourc r e a t i v epur s ui t st o ma l eg a z ea n ds e x u a l i t y . He rwo r ks p e a k s doi t , woul dy ou?Orwoul dy ou v o l u me st ome , a sI ma k emywo r kf o rt h er a t he rs t i c kt owha ty oul ov et odo, s a mer e a s o n s , a n dI wo u l ds i mp l ywa n tt o ma ki ngt i mef ori t , noma t t e rt he p h o t o g r a p hh e ra sat h a n ky o u , i nawa y . i nc omey ouma kef r omi t ? Pe r s ona l l y , It hi nkt ha tphot ogr a ph- Ne v e r ! !I l o v ewh a tI d o . I wh o l e h e a r t e d l y i ngt hr oughf a c e t i mea ndz oom c a ns a yt h a ti f I wa su n ma r r i e d , c h i l d l e s s , s e s s i onswi t hf r i e ndsi squi t ei nno- p o o r , wh a t e v e r -b u ti f I h a dac a me r a , I ’ d v a t i v e , i t ’ sagoodwa yt os t i l lbe b et h eh a p p i e s ti nt h ewo r l d . I wi l l d o c r e a t i v ea nds t i l la l l owsa ne di t i ng wh a t e v e ri tt a k e sf o rmet oc o n t i n u e pr oc e s s , a ndf ort hemode l st ot r y p u r s u i n gmyp a s s i o n . I ’ mr e a l l yt h a n k f u l outne wpos e sa nds e t swhi l s ta t t h a tI h a v eg o t t e nt oap o i n twh e r eI c a n home . I twa sl i kea ni ns t a nts ol ut i on s u p p o r tmy s e l f t h r o u g hmywo r k , a n dI whe nt hel oc kdownwa si mpos e d. o f t e nt r ymyh a r d e s tt oe n c o u r a g eo t h e r s Butdoy out hi nkf a c e t i mes hoot s t op u s hf o rp h o t o g r a p h ya n da l l f o r mso f wi l lc ont i nuet obeat hi nga f t e rt he a r t , mu s i c , wh a th a v ey o u , t ob er e g a r d e d COVI D1 9s i t ua t i onpa s s e s ? wi t hr e s p e c ta n db ec o mp e n s a t e da ss u c h .

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‘ Thi she l pske e pf a mi l i e si nt he s e c ount r i e soutofpov e r t y , whi l s t pr ovi di nge mpl oyme ntf orpe opl e a thomei nt heUK. Br a swhi c ha r e be y ondr e de mpt i ona r edi s ma nt l e d a nddi s pos e dofpr ope r l y’ .

n e a r b yc h a r i t i e su n l e s st h e y ’ r eb r a n dn e w. An di f t h e y ’ r eb r a n dn e wa n dy o u ’ v e b o u g h tt h e m, a n dn o te v e nt r i e dt h e mo n , c h a n c e sa r ey o uc a n ’ tr e t u r nt h e mt o s t o r e si f y o ud e c i d ey o uc h a n g e dy o u r mi n da b o u tt h e m.

Ha v ey o ue v e rr e a l l yt h o u g h ta b o u twh a t t od owi t hb r a sy o un ol o n g e rwe a r ? Y o u r b o o b sma yh a v eg r o wn , ma yh a v es h r u n k , y o uma ye v e nh a v eh a dt h e mc o mp l e t e l y r e mo v e d -b u twh a td oy o ud owi t hb r a s t h a ty o un ol o n g e ru s e ? o ry e a r s , I ’ v eb a r e l ywo r nab r a . S o me F wo me nf i n dt h e mc o mf o r t a b l ea n d c o n f i d e n c e b o o s t i n g , o t h e r sf i n dt h e m u n c o mf o r t a b l ea n de f f o r t f u l , e v e ni f t h e y ’ r eap e r f e c tf i t . P e r s o n a l l y , b e i n ga n a b s o l u t eh o a r d e r , I ’ v eh a dt h e mp i l i n gu p a n dt a k i n gu ps p a c ei nb o x e swi t ho t h e r t h i n g sI n ol o n g e ru s eb e c a u s eI ’ v ek n o wn t h a ty o uc a n ’ td o n a t et h e mt or e g u l a r

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S owh a td oy o ud o ? Asa l wa y s , y o uh a v e o p t i o n ss u c ha sDe p o pa n de Ba yf o rt h e n e we rb r a st h a ty o uo wn , b u twh a ta b o u t t h eo l db r a s ? Th eo n e sb a s i c a l l yf a l l i n g a p a r t , t h a ty o uk n o wwo u l de n du pi na l a n d f i l l i f y o up o p p e dt h e mi nt h eb i n , a n d y o uc a n ’ te x a c t l yd o n a t et h e mo rs e l l t h e me i t h e r . Myg o o df r i e n dAmb e r( @b a mb e r b a b y ) r e c e n t l yt o l dmet h a tYOUCAN DONATEBRAS . S e v e r a l c h a r i t i e sa c c e p t b r ad o n a t i o n st o‘ h e l ps u p p o r ts ma l l b u s i n e s s e si nAf r i c a ’ . I ns h o r t , t h e i rt e x t i l e r e c o v e r yp r o j e c t st a k et h e s eb r ad o n a t i o n s a n dp r e v e n tt h e mf r o mg o i n gi n t ol a n d f i l l b ys e n d i n gt h e mt od e v e l o p i n gc o u n t r i e s i nwh i c ht h el o c a l p r o d u c t i o no f b r a si s t o oe x p e n s i v e .


Re s our c e sus e d: ‘ Th i sh e l p sk e e pf a mi l i e si nt h e s ec o u n t r i e s o u to f p o v e r t y , wh i l s tp r o v i d i n ge mp l o y me n tf o rp e o p l ea th o mei nt h eUK’ . Br a s wh i c ha r e‘ b e y o n dr e d e mp t i o n ’ ( we ’ r e t a l k i n gb r a st h a ta r eb e y o n do l da n df a l l i n g a p a r t )a r ed i s ma n t l e da n dd i s p o s e do f p r o p e r l y . T ome , t h i si si n c r e d i b l e . Y o ug e tt od i s p o s e o f y o u ru n wa n t e db r a sp r o p e r l y , e n s u r i n g t h e yd o n ’ tg ot ol a n d f i l l . An di f n o td i s p o s e o f t h e m, t h e y ’ r ee s s e n t i a l l yd o n a t e dt o t h o s ewh on e e dt h e m.

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Br a v i s s i mo S t o r e ss u c ha sBr a v i s s i moa l s or u nab r a r e c y c l i n gs c h e me ! Th i si n v o l v e sd r o p p i n g i ny o u rb r a si na n yo f t h e i rs t o r e swh e r e t h e yh a v eb r ac o l l e c t i o nb i n s ! Th e yu s e t h e i rb r a st of u n dCo p p a f e e l ’ swo r kwh i c h h i g h l i g h t st h ei mp o r t a n c eo f n e e d i n gt o c h e c ky o u rb r e a s t sf o ra n yl u mp so r b u mp st oh e l pd i s c o v e rb r e a s tc a n c e re a r l y a n dt oe n s u r eb e t t e rc h a n c e so f s u r v i v i n g b r e a s tc a n c e r . F i ndt he mhe r e : Br a v i s s i mo . c o m/ b r a r e c y c l i n g /

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I f y o uh a v ea n yg a r me n t st h a ta r et o o b r o k e nt od o n a t e , y o uc a na l wa y su s e t h er e c y c l en o wwe b s i t et of i n dy o u r n e a r e s tt e x t i l ea n dc l o t h i n gr e c y c l i n g c e n t r e / b a n k .

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ZABRA-Af r e e Br aI ni t i a t i v e L a s t l y , Za b r ai sa l s oav o l u n t e e rn e t wo r k wh i c hc o l l e c t sNEW b r a sa n du n d e r we a rt o d i s t r i b u t et owo me nwh oc a n ’ ta f f o r dt h e i r o wn . Th e y‘ wo r kc l o s e l ywi t ho r g a n i s a t i o n s wh oi d e n t i f ys i t u a t i o n swh e r ewo me nc a n b e n e f i tf r o mr e c e i v i n gb r a sf r e eo f c h a r g e ’ . F i ndt he mhe r e : a c e b o o k . c o m/ Af r e e Br a / a b o u t F

Thewe bs i t ef ort hi si s : Re c y c l e n o w. c o m/ wh a t t o d o wi t h / c l o t h i n g t e x t i l e s 0

I f y o u ’ r ea n y t h i n gl i k eme , a n dh a v e b r a st h a ty o u ’ v eh o a r d e ds i n c et h ea g e o f 1 2b e c a u s ey o ud o n ’ tk n o wwh a tt o d owi t ht h e m, p l e a s et a k ea d v a n t a g eo f t h e s eo r g a n i s a t i o n sa n dd o n a t ey o u r b r a s ! Wi t ht h en u mb e ro f wo me ni n t h eUK, ma n yo f wh o md owe a rb r a s , ama j o rd i f f e r e n c ec o u l db ema d e ! Th ec h o i c et og ob r a f r e ei sap r i v i l e g e f e wc a na f f o r d , s o mewo me nNEED t h ep h y s i c a l s u p p o r to f ab r ad u et o b a c kp a i n s , s p i n ep r o b l e ms , a n dt o e v e ni mp r o v ep o s t u r e . Qu i t eo f t e n , b r e a s t sc a nb eh e a v ya n du n c o mf o r t a b l e , p r o v i d i n gt h e s eg a r me n t sf o r d e v e l o p i n gc o u n t r i e si se a s ya n dc a n s e r i o u s l yh e l pt h o s ei nn e e d -s op l e a s e d o n a t ey o u rb r a si f y o u ’ r ei nap o s i t i o n t h a ta l l o wsy o ut od os o !

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RE BE CCA Comi ngofa gef i l ms t i l l s ha v enot hi ngont he nos t a l gi c ay ou’ r ehi twi t h whe nv i e wi ngBl ome ’ s wor k-a l t houghj us ta s ni ppe tofi ti sf e a t ur e d he r e , y ouc a nv i s i the r I ns t a gr a m( @r e be c c a ma r i a phot ogr a phy )t os e e mor eort oe v e nbookhe r t os pi c eupy ourownI ns t a f e e ds ! Nows ubme r gey our s e l f i nt ohe rwor ka ndwor ds onbe i ngaphot ogr a phe r i n2 0 2 0 . . .

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T e l lmeal i t t l ea bouty our s e l f ! I ’ mRe b e c c aBl o me , a2 1 y e a r o l d p h o t o g r a p h e rf r o mDe t r o i t , Mi c h i g a n . Aswe l l a sp h o t o g r a p h y , I wo r ka sa g l a s s b l o we ra n da ma l s oaf u l l t i me s t u d e n ta t Wa y n eS t a t eUn i v e r s i t y . I sphot ogr a phys ome t hi ngy oudo f ul lt i me , ori si tj us taf unhobby y ou’ v ebe c omea c c us t ome dt o? I wo u l dc o n s i d e rp h o t o g r a p h ya f u l l t i meh o b b yf o rmy s e l f t h a tI wo u l d l o v et ot u r ni n t oac a r e e r . Myh e a r ti s c a l l e dt oma n yt h i n g sa n dp h o t o g r a p h y i sa b s o l u t e l yo n eo f t h e m. I n e v e rf e l t l i k eI wa sme a n tt oh a v ej u s to n ec a r e e r p a t hi nt h i sl i f e .

Wha ta dvi c ewoul dy ougi v et o a ny onewa nt i ngt oe xpl or ea c a r e e ri nphot ogr a phyorf orj us t a ny onewa nt i ngt ot r yi tout ?

Mya d v i c eI c a ng i v et oa n y o n ei n t e r e s t e di si f y o u rh e a r ti sc a l l i n gy o ut o p u r s u ep h o t o g r a p h ya sac a r e e ro r Ha v ey ous t udi e dphot ogr a phyt o h o b b y , f o l l o wi t !Ev e ni f i t ’ sj u s tah o b b y ga i ne xpe r t i s ea ndf i ndy ourown t ob e g i nwi t h , y o ud o n ’ tn e e da l l k i n d s s t yl e ?Orha v ey ouj us te xpe r i o f c r a z ye x p e n s i v ee q u i p me n tt og e t me nt e dwi t hi t , l e a r ni nga sy ougo s t a r t e d -j u s te x p e r i me n ta n df i n dwh a t wi t houthe l p? wo r k sf o ry o u . I s t i l l h a v emyNi k o n D3 2 0 0t h a tI g o tf o rCh r i s t ma sa b o u t8 I ’ v en e v e rt a k e nap h o t o g r a p h yc l a s s y e a r sa g ot h a tI u s ef o rt h ema j o r i t yo f b e f o r e , i f t h e r ei sa n y t h i n gs p e c i f i cI mys h o o t s , a n dh a v es l o wl yb u i l tu pmy n e e dt of i n do u tI n o r ma l l yr e a du p s t o c ko f e q u i p me n to v e rt h ey e a r s . a b o u ti to n l i n eo rf i n day o u t u b ev i d e o . Ov e r a l l , I h a v ej u s te x p e r i me n t e dwi t h myp h o t o g r a p h ya n de d i t sf o rt h el a s t6 y e a r so rs oa n dh a v ewa t c h e di to r g a n i c a l l yg r o wo v e rt i me .

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Wha tdoy ous e eha ppe ni ngf or y our s e l fi nt hene xtf i v ey e a r s , i n t e r msofy ourc r e a t i v egoa l sa nd j us ti nge ne r a l ? I nt e r mso f wh e r eI ’ dl i k et ob ei nt h e n e x tf i v ey e a r s , I ’ dl o v et oc o n t i n u emy f r e e l a n c ep h o t o g r a p h ya n dg l a s s b l o wi n g , f i n dmy s e l f an e wh o meb a s ea n dt r a v e l a smu c ha sI c a n , wo r kwi t he n v i r o n me n t a l o r g a n i z a t i o n sa n da c t i v e l yb eo u t ma k i n gad i f f e r e n c et oh e l pp r o t e c t mo t h e re a r t ha n du s eb o t hp h o t o g r a p h y a n dmyg l a s sa r tt oh e l ps p r e a da wa r e n e s so nt h a ta swe l l . Doy ouf e e ll i ket he r ea r ea nyi nj us t i c e st ha ty ou’ v ef a c e ddur i ng t het i mey ou’ v ebe e nphot ogr a phi ng?Ime a nt hi si nt e r msofbe i ng pr e s s ur e dt owor kf orf r e e , not r e c e i v i ngt her i ghtoppor t uni t i e s t odowha ty ouwa ntt odo, a nd ot he ri s s ue st ha tIknowal otof pe opl ei nt hi si ndus t r ya r e di s pos e dt o.

La s t l y , howha sy ourwor kbe e n i mpa c t e dbyCOVI D1 9 , a ndhow ha v ey oua da pt e dt ot hes i t ua t i on t hewor l di sf a c i ngwi t ht hi s vi r us ? Du r i n gCOVI DI ’ v ef o c u s e do nt a k i n g t h et i meb ymy s e l f t oh o n ei no nmy e d i t i n gs k i l l s .

I p e r s o n a l l ys h o o twi t hmyf r i e n d swh o a r ec r e a t i v e sj u s tl i k emy s e l f f o rt h e ma j o r i t yo f mywo r ka n ds i n c et h i sh a s mo s t l yah o b b yf o rmeu pt ot h i sp o i n t , I f e e l l i k ei t ’ sab e e nmu t u a l l yb e n e f i c i a l f o ra l l o f u s .

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BI L L I E T e l lmeal i t t l ea bout y our s e l f ! Hi , I ' mBi l l i e ! I ' ma nLAb a s e dq u e e rf i l m p h o t o g r a p h e rs p e c i a l i z i n gi n c r e a t i v ep o r t r a i t u r ea n de d i t o r i a l p h o t o g r a p h y . I ' mo r i g i n a l l y f r o mLa s V e g a s , b u tI ' v es p e n t t i mei nWa s h i n g t o na n dP o r t l a n da swe l l b e f o r eI l a n d e di n Lo s An g e l e s . I ' map l a n tmo m ( t oal o to f p l a n t s ) , I ' mv e g a n f o rt h ea n i ma l s , a n dI d a b b l ei n s k i nc a r ek n o wl e d g ewh e nI ' m n o tt a k i n gp h o t o s .

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p r e s s u r ec r e a t i v ei n d u s t r i e so f t e n h o l d . I t h i n kf i n d i n gt h a ta ma z i n g s u p p o r ts y s t e mc o me sf i r s ta n d o n l ya l l o wi n gp e o p l ea r o u n dy o u t h a tu p l i f ty o ua n dwa n tt os e ey o u g r o w. La s t l y , i fy ouha dt hec hoi c e : Woul dy our a t he rga i na n i ns t a nt6mi l l i ondol l a r si n e xc ha ngef orgi vi ngupphot ogr a phyf or e v e r , orwoul d y oupr e f e rt owor kony our c r e a t i v epr oj e c t si ns t e a de v e n wi t ht her i s kofne v e re a r ni ng anumbe ra shi ghf ori t ? Ot he rt ha nagoods uppor t s y s t e m( I MOa l wa y sne e de d) , wha tdoy ouc ons i de rv i t a li n t hec r e a t i v ei ndus t r ya ndwha t a dv i c ewoul dy ougi v et o a ny onel ooki ngt oi mpr ov e t he i rwor k? S o me t h i n gI f i n dt ob ev i t a l i nt h i s i n d u s t r yi sh a v i n ga ne s t a b l i s h e d s e n s eo f s e l f wo r t h . I t ' ss oh a r dt o g e tl o s ti nas e ao f p h o t o g r a p h y s h o o t i n gt h es a met h i n g s . Ha v i n gt h e c o n f i d e n c ei ny o u ro wnwo r ka n d wh a ty o ud oi ss ov i t a l t on o tb e i n g c o mp l e t e l yl e td o wnb yo t h e r s . I t ' s e a s yt oc o mp a r e , n o tf e e l g o o d e n o u g h , a n de v e nf e e l l i k eq u i t t i n g c o mp l e t e l yd u et ot h ea mo u n to f

I d e f i n i t e l yh a v ea na n s we rf o rb o t h ( myl i b r ami n d ! ) . I t h i n kt h a t c h o o s i n gt h e6mi l l i o nd o l l a r s , e v e nt h o u g he n d i n gmyc a r e e r , wo u l da l l o wmet og i v eb a c kt o a r t i s t si nawa yt h a tI d o n ' ts e eal o t o f r i g h tn o w. I f e e l l i k ewes h o u l d b ef u n d i n gmo r eLGBTQ, wo mx n , a n dP OCc r e a t i v e s . S oI wo u l d d e f i n i t e l yu s et h e$ 6 Mt oh e l po u t a r t i s t s , e v e ni f I wa s n ' ta b l et o s h o o t . Ont h eo t h e rh a n d , mywo r k me a n se v e r y t h i n gt ome . I t ' sg i v e n meag r e a t e rs e n s eo f s e l f a n dh a s a l l o we dmet og r o wwi t hmywo r k . I d o n ' tt h i n kI c o u l de v e rg i v eu p mya b i l i t yt oc r e a t en oma t t e rh o w mu c hmo n e ywa si n v o l v e d .

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r e s e a r c h e dENDLES S L Y , t r y i n gt o f i n dt h emo s ts u s t a i n a b l ewa y st o s o u r c ec l o t h e s , a n dt of i n do u twh a t o ne a r t ht od owi t ht h o s et h a tI a l r e a d yh a v e . S oh e r ewea r e , l e t ’ st a l k g r e e n wa s h i n g , s o u r c i n gv i n t a g ea n d s e c o n dh a n dc l o t h e s , a n dwh a ty o u c a nd ot ob emo r es u s t a i n a b l e .


I wa n t e dt ob emo r ec r e a t i v ei nf i n d i n g a n ds e l l i n gv i n t a g ei t e ms , b o t hc u r a t e d a n ds o mef r o mmyp e r s o n a l wa r d r o b e . Ho we v e r , p r i o rt ot h e s ep a s tt woy e a r s , I h a d n ’ tt h o u g h tmu c ha b o u ts u s t a i n a b i l i t y , a l t h o u g hI a l r e a d yp r e f e r r e db u y i n g i t e mss e c o n dh a n d , ma i n l yd u et ot h e u n i q u e n e s so f o n eo f ak i n dv i n t a g e i t e mst h a tc o u l do f t e nb ef o u n dt h r o u g h e Ba yo rc h a r i t ys h o p s . I a mv e r yg u i l t y o f n o th a v i n gd o n emyr e s e a r c ho nc o mp a n i e si nt h ep a s t , b e i n gu n a wa r eo f c o mp a n i e s ‘ g r e e n wa s h i n g ’ t h e i rp r o d u c t s , a n do f i t e msc l a i mi n gt ob ev i n t a g e wh e ni nf a c tt h e yh a ds i mp l yb e e nd r o p s h i p p e df r o mCh i n aa n dma s s p r o d u c e d . Th i si s , u n f o r t u n a t e l y , t h eb i to f t h i s l i t t l ea r t i c l ewh e r eI a l s ome n t i o nd r o p s h i p p i n g , I f i r s tc a mea c r o s st h i so n De p o pa n de Ba y , ma n yp a g e swo u l ds a y t h a tt h e i ri t e mswo u l dt a k ewe e k st o a r r i v e . An do f c o u r s e , t h i sc a nb et h e c a s ef o ri t e mst h a ta r eh a n d ma d ea n dr e q u i r ema t e r i a l sb e i n gb o u g h t , s p a r et i me a l o n g s i d eo t h e rc o mmi t me n t st oma k e t h e s eg a r me n t sy o u r s e l f , a n ds oma n y o t h e rf a c t o r s . Ho we v e r , i nt h ec a s eo f ma n yDe p o pa c c o u n t s , t h i sa p p r o x . 1 2 we e kt u r n a r o u n dwa sd u et oi t e ms b e i n go r d e r e df r o mf a s tf a s h i o nwe b s i t e s s u c ha s Al i e x p r e s s , Wi s ha n ds oo n , s t r a i g h tt op e o p l e ’ sa d d r e s s e swi t h o u t a n yo f t h e s ei t e mse v e rh a v i n gb e e ns e e n b yt h es e l l e r . MyDe p o pa c c o u n tf i g u r e d o u twh a twa sb e i n gd o n er e a l l yq u i c k l y ,

s e e i n go n t r e n dme s ht o p sb e i n gs o l do n t h e r ef o r£ 2 0 +wh e nt h e ywe r eo n l y a r o u n d£ 5i n c l u d i n gs h i p p i n go nt h e s e we b s i t e s . I , a to n ep o i n t , p a r tt o o ki n t h i st r e n do f d r o ps h i p p i n ga n di ti so n e o f t h emo s tr e g r e t t a b l ed e c i s i o n sI h a v e p r o b a b l ye v e rma d ei nt e r mso f b u y i n g i n t of a s tf a s h i o n . We ’ v ea l l h e a r da b o u tb r a n d ss u c ha s T o p s h o pa n dUr b a nOu t f i t t e r sr i p p i n g o f f t h ewo r k so f o t h e rd e s i g n e r s , a n di t i ss od i s h e a r t e n i n gt oh e a ra b o u t . Ho we v e r , t h ed i f f e r e n c eb e t we e nt h e s e b i gc o r p o r a t es t o r e sa n dt h e s ef a s tf a s h i o nwe b s i t e si sa c t u a l l yr e a l l ymi n o r . Th e s ewe b s i t e sd ot h ee x a c ts a me , e s s e n t i a l l yma k i n gd u p e sf r o me v e r y b r a n do nt h ep l a n e t , e v e ns ma l l b r a n d s t h a td o n ’ tc o n s i d e rt h e ms e l v e sa ss u c h . F o re x a mp l e , I k n o wo f q u i t eaf e w s ma l l i n d e p e n d e n ti n d i v i d u a l swh oh a n d ma k ee v e r ys i n g l eg a r me n tt h e ms e l v e s , i tt a k e st h e mwe e k st og e ta r o u n dt oa l l t h e i ro r d e r sa n dq u i t eo f t e nt h e yl i mi t t h en u mb e ro f o r d e r st h e yt a k eo ne a c h we e ko rmo n t h . Th i so b v i o u s l ya l l o ws t h e mt oh a v eo t h e rc o mmi t me n t sa n dt o ma k et h e s ep r o d u c t swh e nt h e yh a v e t i me , t h e ya l s od o n ’ tt a k eo nt o oma n y o r d e r ss ot h a tt h ewa i t i n gt i me sf o r c u s t o me r swo n ’ tb et o ol o n g . Th eb i g s h o c kc o me sf r o mt h ef a c tt h a ti tt a k e s s ol o n gf o re a c hp r o d u c tt ob ema d e , a s ka n y o n ewh oh a se v e rt r i e dt ou s ea s e wi n gma c h i n e , ap r oo rn o t . Th ee f f o r t

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p u ti n t ot h i swo r ki sc o s t l yi nt e r mso f t i me , ma t e r i a l sa n ds k i l l s , wh i c hi swh y i t e msa r eo f t e np r i c e da twh a tma n y p e o p l ec o n s i d e rh i g ha mo u n t s . F a s tf a s h i o nc o r p o r a t i o n sa n dwe b s i t e s AL S Oh a v et h e i ri t e msh a n d ma d e . Th e y r e a l l ys e to u tt oma k ey o ut h i n kt h a tt h e s e i t e mst h a ty o u ’ r eb u y i n ga r ema d eb yma c h i n e sa n dn o tp e o p l e . Wh e r e a si nr e a l i t y , t h e s ei t e msa r eh a n d ma d ei nc o u n t r i e s wh e r el i v i n gc o s t sa r el o wa n dd u et ot h e c r u e l t yo f c a p i t a l i s m, wo r k e r sa r ep a i d p e n n i e sf o rt h e i rh a r dwo r k . Bu y i n gf r o m f a s tf a s h i o nb r a n d sk e e pwo me no f c o l o u r i np o v e r t ya n da tc o n s t a n tr i s ki nt h e s e c o u n t r i e s . Du et ot h ep o p u l a r i t yo f f a s t f a s h i o n , a n dt h el o wp a y me n tt h e s e wo me nr e c e i v ee a c hd a yf o rt h e i rwo r k , i t e mss o l do nwe b s i t e ss u c ha sP r e t t y L i t t l eTh i n ga n dBo o h o oc a nb eb o u g h t f o ra sl o wa s£ 5f o rs o me t h i n gl i k eat o p .

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I c a n ’ tv o u c hf o rp l a c e so t h e rt h a n t h eUK, b u td e p e n d i n go nt h ec i t y y o u ’ r el i v i n gi n , I ’ v ef o u n dt h a t c h a r i t ys h o p sa n do t h e rf o r mso f s e c o n d h a n ds h o p sa n dwe b s i t e s s e e mt os e l l i t e msf o rt h es a me p r i c eo re v e nl o we ra st h e s ef a s t f a s h i o ns t o r e s . Ne v e r t h e l e s s , i n d i v i d u a l c i r c u ms t a n c e sa l wa y s n e e dt ob ec o n s i d e r e d , a n dI f e e l a s t h o u g hi n d i v i d u a l ss h o u l dn e v e rb e s h a me df o rwh e r et h e yb u yt h i n g s . F o rma n yp e o p l e , c o n v e n i e n c ei sa b i gf a c t o ra st owh yt h e yb u yf a s t f a s h i o ng a r me n t s . Be i n ga b l et o b r o ws eo n l i n e , f i l t e rp a g e sa n d p r i c e st oe x a c t l ywh a ty o uwa n ti s S OCONVENI ENT , i tma k e si t e a s yt oi mp u l s i v e l yb u ywh a ty o u wa n ta n dh a v ei td e l i v e r e da l mo s t


i n s t a n t l y . Ama z i n gi f t i mei sa ni s s u e . Y e t , t h eq u e s t i o no f wh yd op e o p l en o tl o o k e l s e wh e r ef o ri t e msc a nn e v e rb e a n s we r e ds oe a s i l y . Ch a r i t ys h o p sa r e a l wa y sl o wp r i c e da n dy o uc a no f t e n f i n di n c r e d i b l yc u t ea n da f f o r d a b l e i t e ms , b u tt h e y ’ r en o ta l wa y so r g a n i s e d a n df i n d i n gi t e mst h a tf i ty o uc a na l s ob e ac h o r e . Lo c a t i o ni sa n o t h e rf a c t o r , ma n yp e o p l ed o n ’ tl i v ei na r e a st h a th a v e ac h a r i t ys h o pt h a tt h e yc a ne a s i l y a c c e s s . La s t l y , a sf o rt h es t o c k . I f i n dt h a tal o t o f r e s e l l e r s , mo s t l yt h o s et h a tr e s e l l v i n t a g ec l o t h i n g , a r eo f t e ns h a me do n r e s e l l i n gf o rh i g h e rp r i c e sa n df o r b u y i n gu pc h e a ps t o c kf r o mc h a r i t y s h o p s . I h a v es e e nal o to f t h i n g so n l i n e a b o u tt h i s , a n dq u i t eo f t e ni ti sf u n n yt o s e eme me sa b o u t ‘ t h o s eDe p o pg i r l st h a t s e l l y o ua£ 3t o pf o r£ 4 0 ’ b u te s s e n t i a l l y , t h a t ’ sn o ta l wa y swh a ti sa c t u a l l yh a p p e n i n g . I h a v ea s k e dmu l t i p l ec h a r i t y s h o pv o l u n t e e r sa b o u tt h i s , ma i n l yd u e t ot h ef a c ta l r e a d yl o wl yp r i c e di t e ms a r eo f t e nt h r o wni n t o£ 1s a l eb i n s . Th e r e a l i t yi st h a twh e ni t e msa r es o l da t c h a r i t ys h o p s , i to p e n su ps p a c ef o rt h e i t e mst h a ta r e n ’ tp l a c e do u ty e tt ob e p u to u t . Th i si ss i mp l yr e s t o c k i n gt h e s h o p , wh i c hi so b v i o u s l yn e e d e dt ok e e p t h eo p t i o n so p e nf o rp e o p l eo f d i f f e r e n t s i z e s , a n di tf r e e su ps p a c e‘ i nt h eb a c k ’ wh e r ea l l t h ed o n a t i o n sg e ts o r t e d . De s p i t et h es h a met h a tp e o p l er e c e i v e ,

c u r a t e di t e msk e e pc h a r i t ys h o p sf r o m o v e r f l o wi n g , b e c a u s ei t e mst h e r ei s n ’ t a n yr o o mf o ra r eo f t e ns i mp l ys e n tt o l a n d f i l l s . Mo r e o v e r , t h e r ea r eS O, S OMANY f a c t o r st h a tp l a yi n t oo wn i n gav i n t a g e b u s i n e s s , i ti n v o l v e sc l e a n i n gi t e ms , r e p a i r i n gi t e mso rr e p u r p o s i n gt h e m, p h o t o g r a p h i n g , p a c k a g i n g , a n ds omu c h mo r e . I nawo r l dwh e r ef a s tf a s h i o na n d p r i c e swh i c hd o n ’ ts u p p o r tal i v i n g wa g ea r et h en o r m, r e s e l l e r sa r ea c t u a l l yd o i n ge v e r y t h i n gt h e yc a nt og i v e i t e msan e wl i f ea n dt os a v et h i n g sf r o m b e i n gt h r o wni n t ol a n d f i l l s . Y e s , h i g h p r i c e sd o n ’ ta l wa y sr e f l e c tag o o dwa g e b e i n gp a i dt owo r k e r s( t h i n kT o p s h o p /Ur b a nOu t f i t t e r s ) , b u ti nt h ec a s e o f s l o wf a s h i o n , i n d e p e n d e n td r e s s ma k e r sc o n s i d e rs e l l i n gf e e s , p o s t a g ec o s t s , ma t e r i a l s , t h e i rt i mea n ds k i l l s , a swe l l a sg e n e r a l l i v i n gc o s t ss u c ha sr e n ta n d f o o dc o s t s . I r e a l l ye n c o u r a g ea n y o n e r e a d i n gt h i st ou p c y c l ea n yo l dc l o t h e s t h a tt h e yd o n ’ twe a r , t od o n a t et h e m( a s al a s tr e s o r t ) , o rt or e s e l l t h e mo np l a t f o r mss u c ha sDe p o p , e Ba y , Vi n t e da n d s oo n . Th i sk e e p si t e mso u to f l a n d f i l l s , wh i c hi se s s e n t i a l i nt h i swo r l df o r r e d u c i n go u rc a r b o nf o o t p r i n t s , p l u s ma n yma t e r i a l st a k eh u n d r e d so f y e a r s t oe v e nb e g i nd e c o mp o s i n g . Ev e nf a b r i c s wh i c ha r eb r o k e ns h o u l db er e p u r p o s e d wh e r et h e yc a nb e !

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I s t a r t e dt ou p c y c l ej e we l l e r yp i e c e s u s i n gma t e r i a l sI a l r e a d yh a d . Th a t b e i n g , t h es p a r ec h a r msI h a db o u g h t , s ma l l t o y sa n df i g u r i n e s , b r o k e n c h a r ms , b e a d s , c l a y , a n de v e nb r o k e n n e c k l a c ec h a i n st h a tI h a dn e v e rg o n e t og e tf i x e d . I ’ v ema n a g e dt os a v ea t l e a s t5 0 +s ma l l p l a s t i ct o y sf r o ml a n d f i l l ss of a r , b yt u r n i n gt h e mi n t of u n mi xa n dma t c he a r r i n g s . Th i se n s u r e s t h a tt h ej e we l l e r yI ma k ei ss u s t a i n a b l e . I t ’ sal i t t l eh a r d e rt oma k ec o mp a r e dt o

j u s ts t i c k i n gc h a r mso nc h a i n sa n d h o o k s , b u ti t ’ sap r o j e c twh i c hc a nb e ma i n t a i n e d . I f i tc o me st or u n n i n go u t o f t o y st oma k emo r e , I c a na l wa y s s o u r c es ma l l b u n d l e sf r o ms e c o n d h a n d s i t e so rc h a r i t ys h o p s , o n l y , o f c o u r s e , b u y i n gt h o s ewh i c hI c a nu s ea n dwh i c h wo u l dmo s tl i k e l ye n du pd i s c a r d e d o t h e r wi s e( t h i n ka l o n gt h el i n e so f Ki n d e rEg gt o y s )o rI c a na l wa y sa s k myy o u n g e rs i b l i n g st oc l e a ro u twh a t t h e yn ol o n g e rwa n t . I a l s or u nas ma l l c a mp a i g no nmyDe p o ps h o p , a s k i n g f o ri n d i v i d u a l st os e n di nt h e i ru n wa n t e db r o k e nj e we l l e r ya n ds ma l l t o y si n e x c h a n g ef o rh a n d ma d ej e we l l e r y , a r t p r i n t s , s t i c k e r sa n do t h e rc r e a t i o n sb y me . I h a v eh a dmyDe p o ps h o pf o ra r o u n d4 t o5y e a r sn o w, a n dI l o v eh o wI ’ v e t u r n e di ti n t os o me t h i n gI d op a r t t i me a l o n g s i d emys t u d i e s . I t ’ sb e e ni n c r e d i b l et ol e a r nh o wt os e l l o nDe p o p , a n d I a mg l a di th a sp u tmei nap o s i t i o n wh e r ef o rt h ep a s tf e wmo n t h sI ’ v e b e e na b l et od o n a t es o mep r o f i t st o v a r i o u sc h a r i t i e sa n do r g a n i s a t i o n st h a t I c a r ea b o u t . I a mi n c r e d i b l ye x c i t e dt o s e ei tp r o g r e s sa n dwi l l b ewo r k i n g t o wa r d ss o u r c i n gmo r ev i n t a g ei nt h e n e x ty e a ro rs o . I wa n ti tt ob emo r e s i z e i n c l u s i v e , s u s t a i n a b l e , a n da na l t e r n a t i v eo p t i o nf o rp e o p l ewh owo u l d n o r ma l l yc h o o s et os h o pf r o mf a s t f a s h i o nb r a n d s .

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