Tag: clothes

Don’t Shop, Swap!

December 15, 2019 Off

With Christmas upon us and Black Friday pushing us to buy, buy, buy clothing at discounted prices, I think that we all to stop and ask ourselves if we really need more clothes. Clothing waste is an increasingly large problem.  With the advent of fast fashion houses like H&M and Zara encouraging weekly shopping, women…

By Sandra Maki

A Failed Attempt at Wardrobe Minimalism

May 2, 2018 Off

At the start of this zero waste project, I gave myself a stretch goal of not shopping for 52 weeks.  As a hardcore fashionista and shopaholic, this goal frightened me.  However, 17 weeks later, I am proud to report that I have not shopped yet (Shout-out and congrats to my friend Marianne who is also…

By Sandra Maki