NO MORE TRASHION
ECO-FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVES This booklet is to help provide accessible information so that we can change the way we consume clothes, being aware of where they’ve come from, and ask not only are they ethically made? but do you are they environmentally friendly, and do you really need that new top or dress from a high street retailer? this is a user friendly beginners guide to being fashionably conscious, and looking great. x
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FUTURE OF FASHION SOCIETY
COW
MANCHESTER, OLDHAM STREET. PRICE RANGE: ££ “Cow is an affordable vintage clothing and accessories retailer, selling handpicked items that are sourced from around the world. We are currently situated in four cities: Sheffield, Manchester, Birmingham and Nottingham each offering a unique vintage shopping experience.” Offering you the latests trends, this fashion forwards vintage brand is a very good example of how easy it is to recycle clothes - without even realising! The handwork is done for you as they have up-cycled, and reworked vintage clothes. We definitely recommend popping down to your nearest store and taking a look to see how easy it is to come up with a fashion forward trend setting outfit, without the guilt!
BLUE RINSE MANCHESTER, OLDHAM STREET. PRICE RANGE: ££
Founded in 1996 Blue Rinse are the indie brand that dominate the vintage clothing market. Hosting kilo sales all over the country, from Manchester to Leeds to London! You’ll find a range of upcycled, and reworked vintage along with all the vintage denims, and club wear you can get your hands on. We recommend this for night-outfits. You’ll be able to pick up the perfect going out dress, or jumper! Their Kilo sales are also a GREAT way of recycling clothes, you are able to get a whole bag of clothes for £15! That’s a whole outfit for just that small fee, and also at the same time you’re recycling the vintage clothes - and still looking stylish. This really isn’t that hard guys! The Kilo sale is currently in Manchester, at Sascha’s hotel (Oldham Street Entrance). Tag us in what outfits you find! @ F a s h i o n F u t u r e s S o c i e t y
OXFAM ORIGINALS MANCHESTER, OLDHAM STREET. PRICE RANGE: £££ No longer is shopping in a charity shop an insult! (Not that we think it ever was) Oxfam originals is the place for those high quality vintage pieces, you may even bag a designer piece in here! Although not on the student budget, for buying one off pieces, or statement pieces that you will reuse countless times with timeless styling appeal. Oxfam originals helps you to look very chic and expensive, while still recycling clothes and keeping bad things out of landfills!
THRIFT SHOP MANCHESTER, PICADILLY. PRICE RANGE: £ Thrift Shop, on Piccadilly Gardens is arguably the best place on this list to nab yourself a real bargain. With a huge range of vintage clothing, you can definitely style yourself crazy in this place. The offer is 3 items for £10 while others will only set you back £4 each. So Have a dig around, it makes it all the more fun finding diamonds in the rough! Yes,
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PEOPLE TREE ONLINE PRICE RANGE: £££ People Tree is recognised by customers and the fashion industry as a pioneer in ethical and environmentally sustainable fashion. For over 25 years, People Tree has partnered with Fair Trade producers, garment workers, artisans and farmers in the developing world to produce ethical and eco fashion collections. Fair Trade is about creating a new way of doing business; creating access to markets and opportunities for people who live in the developing world. People Tree is a different kind of fashion business giving customers an alternative to fast fashion. The fast fashion industry is fueled by insatiable demand for cheap clothing and accessories. Fast fashion has a devastating impact, from sweatshops and child labour to pollution and global warming. Slow Fashion means standing up against exploitation, family separation, slum cities and pollution – all the things that make fast fashion so successful. We make beautiful garments that are a living blueprint for our values: people and the planet are central to everything we do. Our garments are made with organic cotton and sustainable materials, using traditional skills that support rural communities.
FASHION FLAIR BAZAAR ONLINE PRICE RANGE: £££ Fashion Flair Bazaar is about looking good, doing good and feeling good. Your online destination to the best Eco-friendly & Ethical Fashion made in love. A percentage from every purchase made through Fashion Flair Bazaar goes to charity. We believe children's are our future and education is powerful that is why we chose to support the Bisila Bokoko African Literacy Project, an organization that build libraries in rural zones of Africa. Fashion For Education We Say YES and you? Join the movement, Your love is our love and this is how we do it. A little bit on the pricey range, although these guilt free clothes give you the high end outlet you deserve. The chic and sleek silhouettes offer an alternative to vintage prints, and shapes. While yes the prices are a little high, these pieces you will be able to keep and treasure forever, and with their classic style they will be timeless - you’ll be able to pass on these gems to your grandchildren (or cats).
THRIFTER ONLINE PRICE RANGE: £ Thrifter is a newly developed online thrift shop based in Miami, FL that seeks to support the innovation and artistic drive of local vendors as they share their creations and lifestyles in both an online and an open market. Ranging from vintage finds to handmade originals, we are a creative community that is curated by the public for the public. We love to provide fashionable and quality items at affordable prices shipped to the comfort of your home. Our goal is to bring unity and support to the growth of the art community here in Miami, but also worldwide. This online thrift shop is really cool! It enables upcoming artists to sell their products on the website, everything is sustainable and eco-friendly. It’s a bit like etsy but for green products.
ANNABORGIA ONLINE PRICE RANGE: £££ Annaborgia is also designed for women that are conscious about the impact of fast fashion on the environment. That’s why we veered away from the seasonal concept of fashion collections. Our concept is to build a capsule wardrobe collection (and keep adding to it) of essentials that will never go out of style, making Annaborgia the go-to brand for women that are not interested in following short lived trends. This is also a way to empower women to focus more on important issues within the fashion industry and grow their support of Slow Fashion. Yeah it’s pricey, but it hasd the right idea. A small capsule collection that would be your bread and butter, so high quality eco friendly, sustainable clothes. And then you can pair them with absolute steals you might find in the Piccadilly thrift shop!
PAGANOONOO ONLINE PRICE RANGE: £££
Intermediate-level sewers will delight in the detailed instructions & illustrations supporting them through the deconstruction & reconstruction process (cutting and resewing) of garments to be transformed The preface section gives practical advice on choosing starting garments, colors, fit, required and optional materials, etc. Great news! There are no actual pattern pieces to print. Upcycling is earth friendly and inexpensive, plus you will have a unique art-to-wear garment! Take advantage of the overabundance of fashion already on the planet and create something special for yourself or a friend. This genius brand allows you to learn how to up cycle from home! Offering patterns and guides on how to revitalise and recycle your wardrobe. To us it’s heaven sent, and when someone asks where you got that fabulous outfit, you can proudly boast you made it! Knowing it’s sustainable and cute!
KINSU
ONLINE PRICE RANGE: £££
Rethinking fashion by reusing Denim! By reusing the denim of pre-loved jeans, we extend the lifecycle of your favourite garments and transform them into eco-friendly, luxurious goods. Their primary source of denim comes from the (very) generous Kinsu community, but an increasingly demanding production schedule has given us the opportunity to work with a clothing sorting center near Montreal. Each year, more than 6000 tons of clothing are dropped there, and we’re able to rescue the nicest pairs to prepare them for their new lives as Kinsu accessories. This brand is very a cool and chic Canadian brand, reworking denim in their own unique way.
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