Day 4: Thrift your fast fashion fix! Yes, this example is a pretty sustainable brand (@everlane silk top) but if you want to feel good about buying ANY brand, buy it from a thrift store. Thrift is always the place I encourage folks to go first if they want to shop more sustainably because it’s as cheap or cheaper than anything else, and it helps take a bite out of the HUGE apparel waste problem we have in the west. Also I occasionally hear from folks who feel they shouldn’t shop the thrift stores if they don’t “need” the affordable prices, thinking they’re leaving it for someone who needs it more - this is a really common misconception. There is way more than enough to go around, and most of what’s donated to thrift stores gets baled up and shipped overseas because there aren’t enough people buying it here. I worked in the resale industry for a decade (at a nonprofit thrift store), and while we appreciated our clothing donators of course, I always told folks the #1 way to support our mission was to buy our clothes. If you’ve had a bad experience, try another shop, there are a ton of great thrift shops out there. My favorites locally are @treasurecitythrift @apathrift and @topdrawerthriftstore but shop whatever you find, including the big chains like @goodwillintl and @savers_thrift .
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