Clothes spending

GSM well Boden is selling its clothes under the sustainability umbrella and that seems bizarre. Probably all my favourite brands do too.
It’s perfectly possible to use fabrics from charity shops and remodel if really handy. Also can dye old duvet covers if feeling very creative.
How is pure wool not sustainable ?

The yarn or fabric have to have been sustainably and ethically produced if you’re going to rely on making your own clothes.

Home made knits sadly do not last forever if you put them in too hot a wash!

Boden

Just looked up Borden’s sustainable list of manufacturers and China, India, Morocco, Spain etc- bit depressed by now.
Anyone thought of making their own clothes/knitting? Home made knits are great for quality and warmth plus last forever.

ronib

Pinkjj27 I like the idea of a fairy middle class…. But if less clothes were produced in the first place, there is less overall environmental impact? Wonder how many are produced in China?

Oops I did write fairly misclassed, I promise, but predictive text must have changed it.
I totally agree but I can only control my habits/ and make changes to my own life styly . I try to make a difference in any way I can. I know that these designers all use sweat shops but I don’t fancy going around naked so the next best thing is to buy 2nd hand or swap clothes.

I agree that price is no guarantee of sustainability - one has to dig deeper than the price tag. I find Baukjen has good ethical and sustainability principles. I have a few of their pieces. Very well made but pricey.
Yes Bella, bring back the original Jaeger, Vyella and CC.

Catlover123

I had a look at the discount sites mentioned on here and got quite excited until I found that you have no hope if you are sizes 16 or 18!

I am a 16 and manage to find what I need.

Pinkjj27 I like the idea of a fairy middle class…. But if less clothes were produced in the first place, there is less overall environmental impact? Wonder how many are produced in China?

I buy what I want but always wait for reductions or sales. DD's are the same they buy school uniforms in the sales the year before they are needed.
I have very expensive coats from years ago and M&S, Boden, white stuff, Seasalt but usually from the sale nowadays.
The makes I always wore like Jaegar, Vyella,CC,Liz Claiborne and others are no longer available. Jaeger on M&S is not the same quality.

I am an environmentalist, sustainability is at the heart of everything I do. I wont buy fashion new, as it’s the biggest planet killer. People seem to think because they are spending more it's sustainable or ethical, nine times out of ten it isn’t. I love clothes, fashion and beauty but I wont harm the planet to own it . I shop on vinted, in charity shops,at car boot sales and I go to clothes swaps where clothes are free and because this is a fairy middle class system at the moment, quite often I get clothes from white stuff, Boden, Jack Wills and other designer shops. It's not how much you spend it is the way you shop that matters.

i only wear straight leg jogging trousers, but i like nice tops, i have bought a few from wish and temu and the most i have paid is £7, i hate shopping in shops and i don't like ironing so all my tops are wash and wear, i am big (24) so i like something that is not tight showing all my flabby bits and i can get them all online.

I loved clothes when I was young and often spent more than I really could afford on clothes.

Now I don't for a variety of reasons:

I have come to realise how much the clothing trade is damaging our environment and underpaying the workers making our clothes. I don't feel I can or should encourage either of these practices.

I retired in 2013 and no longer need a whole wardrobe of presentable clothes for work. I gave away a lot of clothes when we moved back then, and the few replacements I have bought have mainly come from charity shops.

So my clothes budget is somewhere in the region of £4000 per annum, and this includes re-soling of shoes, shoes, underwear which I do not buy in charity shops and bed linen.

I had a look at the discount sites mentioned on here and got quite excited until I found that you have no hope if you are sizes 16 or 18!

Thanks all. I love all the 60s/70s styles and am hanging on for dear life!!

Love both dresses Blossoming and Kate1949👍

Kate1949

I've just bought this. It's very much my style. I thought with espadrilles or something in summer and boots on winter. Freemans sale.

Very jazzy I must admit to working my wardrobe around the best I can afford (that varies over a lifetime) in simple classic colours. The extra interest comes in accessories which I love. It is lovely to be introduced to new sources on GN.

Kate 1949, that's lovely.

Oh Kate1949 that style is so me, I’ll have to go dress hunting, just in case it gets hot of course, good choice.
I do have some long cotton frocks, 6/7 years old, from when we lived in France and it was very hot, just don’t wear them here.

Kate1949

I've just bought this. It's very much my style. I thought with espadrilles or something in summer and boots on winter. Freemans sale.

I have a top which is similar, comes out every summer, looks great with white jeans 👍🏻

That dress has made me think of Mary Hopkin wearing something similar Kate1949, it will look fab with knee boots.

Thanks Jax and Gg13

I only have one dress, it's very old and I'd only wear it at home when the weather is very hot.
It was from Penny Plain.

Must say you all wear a lot of dresses. Cute pictures!

I much prefer trousers or jeans (not leggings).

Yes indeed. I'm firmly stuck in the 60s/70s!

Very pretty Blossoming I don’t wear dresses, but I love this, you’ll look smashing.