ARTWORK: Yige Xu
i’ve got nothing to wear - yet. CRISTINA MUNOZ EDITED BY ELIZABETH WALKER If I had a dollar for every time I completely changed my mind about an item of clothing – And I mean going from thinking I have to get rid of this thing I’d never be caught dead in it, to I absolutely love this thing – I’d have about $20. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s more than you’d expect, and enough money to thrift something magical. The thing is, I’m terrible at getting rid of clothes. When I manage to get over my attachment to them,
there’s the issue of physically disposing them. I can’t just bin them, knowing they’ll be rotting in landfills longer than my entire lifespan (and any legacy I happen to leave behind). Especially when they’re in good condition and could be loved and worn by someone new. Selling clothes online never works out – not many people see the ads I post because I don’t pay to promote them. Being a student, why on earth would I spend money on that? Anyone who does view my ads ignores them or reaches out only to ghost me afterwards.
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