4/3/2018 0 Comments April 03rd, 2018Spring CleaningSpring time is here and you know what that means. It is time to clean your closet, put away the heavy knit sweaters and take your favorite floral dress for a spin. As a fashion lover and somewhat shopaholic twenty-one year old, I have to admit spring season is a nightmare due to the crowded closet space not being able to handle any more hangers. The scariest part is that I have bins of even more clothes back home for absolutely no reason. I do love to shop but I feel owning this much clothes that I do not use is a waste. I have expressed my feelings of fast fashion and sustainability before, and how I think it is a disgrace to see so much clutter at stores. Fashion cycles are constructed to expect sales of different styles every season. Most people will recognize fashion seasons beyond the regular four (winter/spring/summer/fall) including cruise season and of course wedding season. The combination of social media and store displays are designed to create persuasion methods to increment sales of clothing. I understand why businesses do it and I am not opposing to stop people from buying clothes. Rather I would like to encourage others to shop with a different mentality. Every time I go home and go through my closet I realize I do not need about 85% of anything there. If I am truly willing to be a fashionable person I should be challenged to recreate looks with a smaller closet. Fashion gives people the ability to use the same item in different style looks, and we shouldn't be afraid of recreating the same look we loved before. People refuse to post Instagram pictures with the same outfit, however if it is something you love to wear you should not be limited to showcase it. If you are serious about your social media branding, using similar or identical looks per postings could actually benefit your aesthetically pleasing grids. It is all a matter of how you can style each item. I am hoping to really have a deep spring cleaning this season. My closet back home is being reorganized and my mom is helping me sell my old clothes that could benefit other people's style. One of my goals for this year is to shorten my closet to essential fashion statement items that I can recreate fun looks with. The purpose of this goal is to strive for a more sustainable clothing rack and help me in my values of helping the world a little bit more. I know that this will not save the world from pollution, but maybe I can inspire others to pursue fashionable choices that are higher in quality instead of quantity. Next time you decide to purchase a $10 dress for one occasion , try to think if you have anything already at home that could work or be styled differently. Again, I think if a purchase is a good deal and you genuinely love it you should buy it. Nonetheless do not be the compulsive shopper movies have glamorized to be. Read and be educated on stores such as H&M , ZARA, and Forever 21. The fast fashion is suffering financial repercussions due to overflown of inventory and mostly being trashed. Help your local designers by shopping handmade items. Help fashion students that are willing to recreate styles for you as their practice. Help by selling or donating old clothes to those in need. When you love fashion, nothing will ever stop you from putting your best outfit forward from whatever you have with you . (Example: Project Runway) If you truly struggle with this, then ask for help. It will be fun and cost efficient. Happy spring cleaning season!
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