topic Re: #No New Clothes in Fashion

#No New Clothes

chessylady — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 19:00:11 GMT

There is a group called Remake that is asking people to take a pledge to buy no new clothes for three months. This allows you to take a look at your wardrobe, wear things you haven't worn recently and donate clothes that are no longer useful. You may also use this time to decide if you want to continue to buy cheap disposible clothing that is made by slave labor. Also the manufacture of the fabric is often bad for the environment and the people who live nearby. We can make a choice to buy second hand clothes during the three months and also just wear our clothes longer. I have been guilty of buying clothes I don't need as a recreational habit. I am going to be more mindful about my wardrobe.I know I will get incoming flack from many people but I am prepared for that.

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Kachina624 — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 19:05:15 GMT

@chessylady YOU take the pledge and if I see something pretty that suits me, I'll buy it.

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1Snickers — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 19:09:36 GMT

@chessylady I already made the decision to wear my old clothes. I have ordered few recently and the quality, price and style isn't as good as those I have.

The manufacturing cuts corners and skimps on fabric in the design. Fabrics are sheer and can't be washed many times. Sleeves are cut small and narrow and hems are too long. Pants are cut for teenage bodies.

I hope mine last a long time!

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Love my grandkids — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 19:17:55 GMT

@chessylady I don't need to take a pledge or join some group to do this. Have been doing it for some time.

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cactusgal — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 19:19:46 GMT

@Kachina624:

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decaf — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 19:20:26 GMT

@chessylady During the first half of the pandemic I didn't shop for clothing and it felt very liberating. I also got rid of about 3/4 of my clothes.

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Puppy Lips — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 19:25:54 GMT

@chessylady I think this is a great idea. I am going to hold out as long as I can. I have plenty of clothes and am making an effort to wear them all.

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kitcat51 — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 19:27:48 GMT

Ridiculous.

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wilma — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 19:34:23 GMT

@chessylady

I actually started 2021 with a resolution to buy fewer clothes. I set a limit on how many items I would buy, and I made a list of the things I really needed or wanted.

I think I could go without clothes shopping for 3 months. I know I've made it 40 days because I've given it up for Lent before.

I love to shop & buy, so it's always a challenge, but I have improved my shopping habits compared to the amount I used to buy years ago.

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ECBG — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 19:37:25 GMT

Exactly why I don't shop in "fast fashion" stores or any of sites.

If you buy items that are unbelievably inexpensive, or at those stores, you are likely associating with that "world".

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RespectLife — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 19:49:29 GMT

While 'Remake' (whoever they are) are promoting this idea for their lofty purposes, did they ever bother to think what would happen if we all did this?

How many more stores do you want to see close? How many more people will lose their retail jobs? Trucking, shipping, packaging, dock workers....etc etc.

Not all clothing is made by slave labor as you state...or they state. Shutting down (as clearly is their intent) for however good ideals, will boomerang to an entire economy.

I do not purchase 'cheap, disposable clothing'. I buy quality and it gets donated when I am finished with it...not because it is junk, but because I no longer want/wear it.

I do not live my life by any #

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chessylady — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 20:03:26 GMT

@RespectLife The point of being a thoughtful consumer is to buy according to your own values that will create a need to change in the industries that are abusing people or hurting the environment. There is success to be had by businesses that understand the future. I'm sure when motor vehicles were invented, some people asked what would become of the horse and buggy businesses.

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on the bay — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 20:35:57 GMT

I don't know why anyone actually needs to keep buying new clothes even if they are working or going on a special trip or something.

Yes clothes wear out and need to be replaced. Sometime we want things new and it may be exciting or uplifting to buy something new but constantly buying new things? I can't relate to that.

However we all have our own obsessions or I guess you could call them addictions even.

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Carmie — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 20:51:01 GMT

For the past two days, I have been going through the clothing of an elderly friend in a nursing home. She will remain there for the rest of her life. I have sold her house and it will settle at the end of June.

Tomorrow, my brother and nephews will come and remove the furniture and boxed up things to donate. I still need to go through a closet in the second bedroom.

After this, I promise not to buy clothing that I do not need. What a chore! Many items still have tags on them. I'll bet I donated at least 50 pairs of black and navy pants that were new or like new.

She has beautiful and expensive clothing. I have been buying her groceries for years because she didn't have any money. She was a shopaholic when it came to clothing. When you are retired, you do not need a working wardrobe.

I wish I could sell her clothing for her or take it to a consignment shop. She needs the money, but I don't have enough time.

We really don't need a ton of clothing. When you have way more than you need that is gluttony. There is no justification for it.

I am guilty as well, but since I have retired, I don't buy much unless I need to. It is not easy to resist.

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spent2much — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 21:51:20 GMT

If I never buy another article of clothing, I have more than enough already to last the rest of my life. I just like a few new things every now and then.

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Pook — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 22:41:57 GMT

I'll take a pass on that idea!!! Can't see why I would take a "pledge" even for a day!! I like clothes and if I see something I really like (even though I'm a retired homebody and have lots of clothes) I will buy it! I worked hard all my life and can afford new clothing. No reason to not buy what I want. Life is too short and even if I never go many places I will have a smile on my face while wearing my new clothes at home!!

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shoesnbags — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 23:30:36 GMT

@on the bay wrote:
I don't know why anyone actually needs to keep buying new clothes even if they are working or going on a special trip or something.
Yes clothes wear out and need to be replaced. Sometime we want things new and it may be exciting or uplifting to buy something new but constantly buying new things? I can't relate to that.
However we all have our own obsessions or I guess you could call them addictions even.

Ah, but there's a happy medium between "constantly buying new things" and not buying any. This pledge is to not buy any. Doesn't work for me.

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Greeneyedlady21 — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 23:31:49 GMT

@on the bay wrote:
I don't know why anyone actually needs to keep buying new clothes even if they are working or going on a special trip or something.
Yes clothes wear out and need to be replaced. Sometime we want things new and it may be exciting or uplifting to buy something new but constantly buying new things? I can't relate to that.
However we all have our own obsessions or I guess you could call them addictions even.

There is no doubt that it is an addiction for some people. Trying to fill emptiness, void, or whatever other reasons. Whether people want to deal with those issues is up to them. I have dealt with them and made changes. Shopped from my closet much more. Shifted priorities.

I have a family member with an obvious addiction to thrift shops and old records and the like. He is in denial. The thing is, he has filed for multiple bankruptcies over however many years. He is not dealing with the psychological reasons why he continues on this course. Does not know how to manage money at all.

Looking at his situation, well it scares me.

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Greeneyedlady21 — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 23:35:43 GMT

@shoesnbags wrote:
@on the bay wrote:
I don't know why anyone actually needs to keep buying new clothes even if they are working or going on a special trip or something.
Yes clothes wear out and need to be replaced. Sometime we want things new and it may be exciting or uplifting to buy something new but constantly buying new things? I can't relate to that.
However we all have our own obsessions or I guess you could call them addictions even.

Ah, but there's a happy medium between "constantly buying new things" and not buying any. This pledge is to not buy any. Doesn't work for me.

Yes of course there is. Fashion is fun, it's a way to express yourself and to take pride in how you look. But this pledge is only for three months, I could do three months of not buying new clothes. I'm not saying anyone else has to-to make that clear before I get pounced on.

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FrostyBabe1 — Sat, 05 Jun 2021 00:08:36 GMT

I have more than enough clothes to last for many years, but if I see something that I like or want, I'm going to buy it. I don't buy fast fashion. I also don't live my life according to anyone else's social agenda or virtue signaling, and I'm sure as heck not going to live it according to a hash tag.

Buy new clothes, don't buy new clothes. It's a choice, neither of which makes one bit of difference to me. It sure as heck doesn't make anyone morally superior, which is definitely the vibe I'm getting from the OP.