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FASHION to FAST? or Fasting over fashion As much as i love fashion and the idea of buying something new for each season, part of me wants to be more conscious of what the item i am buying is made of, is it a sustainable item  or not?   Lately it has become a big issue, how the fashion industry is one of the major polluters  , and consumers produce  vast amounts of waste in the landfills. But now it seems manufactures using recycled materials. Recycling of materials is one way to limit the carbon emissions,  But as we already hear or know the earths atmosphere is  heating up more and more, well above the limit  that is acceptable.  I have been reading so many scientific reports on the climate change issue and it scares me. SHOP TILL YOU DROP MINDSET My lifestyle has changed more since living here, namely i don't take  a car, use public transport, travel via train,  I still will shop for things I need, fashion wise. ...

THE BUZZ WORD - SUSTAINABLE Everywhere  you will read  about fast fashion and how bad it is for the environment.  And how we as consumers are changing our shopping habits, which is a good thing. Perhaps you are buying less or better made items.  The latest fast fashion company to follow the sustainable i dea is Zara. They want to recycle, reuse your old things . They also are going to use more organic natural materials. I do believe HM started doing the same a few years back, to collect your used items and gave you store credit.  So in some ways it is a good thing, but overall we need to rethink our fashion choices We can start by wearing our clothes in  different ways, making it more versatile. For example; how many pairs of jeans does one need?  or pair of slacks? How often do we shop for new things ? I have to say, I love to shop for new pieces, but usually are pieces  that mix or match   that wor...