The US-based company that specialises in alterations is challenging customers to stop buying clothes for 2023 and just use the clothing they already own.
This radical detox is based on an unhealthy addiction to fast fashion disposables and creates a lot more waste.
With the iconic countdown, most of the festivities have ended. The countdown has ended and the counters have been reset to zero. Many people are now ready to kick off the new year, eager to make positive changes to their lives.
While resolutions often focus on fitness, nutrition and health, many are also interested in fashion this year. Many of us want to change our buying and consumer habits.
One area in the spotlight is waste reduction – and the savings that go with it – as many of us try to make our wardrobes greener.
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To help consumers achieve this and – it should be noted – to get off the fast-fashion bandwagon, a company based in Rockford, Illinois, is challenging its customers – and any other internet user who wants to rethink their consumerism – by inviting them not to buy any clothes in 2023.
You say it’s impossible? This original challenge invites people to only wear what they have, and not compromise on their fashion sense.
Tad More Tailoring does not sell new clothes. Instead, it is a tailoring company that specializes in alterations and repairs.
It will be easier to start such a challenge if it is… It seems essential to change the way that we fashion and shop today to address new environmental concerns.
The solutions to drastically cut the pollution associated to this industry include renting clothes, secondhand, DIY, alteration and even rental.
One year of free purchase
How can you eliminate textile waste and enhance your wardrobe? That sounds like a win/win situation! TMT will be participating in the “No Buy Challenge” in 2023. Wear what you own and look fabulous all the while,” reads the statement posted on Tad More Tailoring’s blog and social media platforms.
According to the company, it wants consumers to think differently about how they dress. This includes the continuous shift towards faster fashion.
Accompanying this challenge will be online content – testimonies, interviews, advice – intended to help the public get dressed (and be stylish) with what they already have. This challenge is a great opportunity to make positive resolutions and break bad habits during this time of year.
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Many people are pledging to decrease or eliminate their alcohol intake for the month of January. Others may also do so with their fashion purchases.
It’s a great way to cut down on costs and make a list of all the things in your closet. Then, you can finally sort out what is essential.
According to the French Agency for the Environment and Energy Management – Ademe (French Agency for the Environment and Energy Management), 4mil Tonnes of Textiles are Thrown Away Every Year in Europe. 88% of these textiles end up in the house garbage and so are buried, or incinerated.
This figure shows how important it is for us to get our wardrobes more green. – AFP Relaxnews