September 12, 2024 • 23 mins
🌿 It's Second Hand September! 🌿 The perfect time to start a more environmentally and pocket-friendly shopping habit. Let's take it a step further by reimagining what we already own and finding innovative ways to reduce textile waste. Together, we can tread more gently on our beautiful planet Earth. 🌍✨ #SecondHandSeptember #SustainableLiving #ThreadsOfChange #ShopYourWardrobe #FastFashion #Thrift
Check out episode 71 for more on textiles and textile waste.
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(00:10):
Hi there and welcome to theChallenge to Change podcast.
My name is Hazel and thispodcast is all about the
little changes we can all makethat will have a positive
effect upon planet Earth. Ifyou're new here, welcome. If
you've listened before,welcome back. The Challenge to
(00:33):
Change podcast has beenbrought to you on behalf of
ANSA Environmental Services.To find out more about ANSA,
please visit ANSA.co.uk. Let'sget into the podcast episode.
According to Oxfam, UKconsumers send 6,461 tons of
(00:59):
clothing a week to landfill.Now that's a startling
statistic. Now fortunatelyhere in Cheshire East we
actually send less than 5% ofwaste, that's waste in
general, to landfill. But thatdoesn't mean that textile
waste doesn't matter here inCheshire East, nor does it
(01:22):
mean that fast fashion doesn'tmatter here in Cheshire East
either. Of course, reducingwaste tackling climate change
is something that matters toeverybody on planet Earth,
regardless of where you liveand what systems you have in
place to process waste. And ofcourse it's not just textile
(01:45):
waste that is significant,it's the production of
textiles in the first place.Alongside of course the
working conditions of thepeople who make the textiles,
the carbon emissions involvedwith that production process.
The possible environmentalpollution that is created
(02:06):
during that process so therecould be in some places some
parts of the world impacts onwater systems, impacts on the
local environment but alsoalongside all of that is the
distance that new clothes haveto travel to get to you. As
well with that fast turnaroundfrom design to creation to on
(02:30):
the peg to finally in yourwardrobe. And then as well of
course it's how long youchoose to wear those clothes
for or whether you only wearthem once and then pass them
on or more scarily throw themaway simply after wearing them
once or only a few times. Andof course all of these things
(02:51):
impact on planet Earth. Andsome of the examples that
impact very directly on someof the inhabitants of planet
Earth. But all of these thingsimpact on all of us
collectively. So how can wehelp? Well of course we've
talked about textile waste onthe Challenge to Change
(03:12):
podcast many times before.Most recently in episode 71 of
the Challenge to Changepodcast and I will place a
link to that episode in thedescription of this one. So
one of the things that we cando to help with fast fashion
(03:33):
and those impacts associatedwith fast fashion is to take
part in second hand September.And before we dive into that
in any more detail I wouldjust like to note that I
actually cannot believe on apersonal level that it is
September and in fact as I'mrecording this episode it's
(03:55):
the 12th of September alreadyso second hand September is
well underway. If you'reunfamiliar with it, it is a
campaign that was started byOxfam and it's an awareness
campaign to encourage peopleto It does particularly relate
(04:17):
to fast fashion and kind ofmoving away from that fast
fashion kind of focus becauseof all of those negative
impacts that we've alreadydescribed. So it's something
that was started by Oxfam andit runs of course throughout
the whole of September. And ofcourse it's not just about
(04:38):
September, it's about creatinga second hand habit. And by
that I don't mean that thehabit itself is second hand,
but it's about making thatchange and about as we move
forward in our everyday lifeis changing the way that we
purchase clothes. So why nottake part in second hand
(05:00):
September in 2024 and thenkeep going. And there are
lots of options to choosefrom. Oxfam of course is one
of these, but we can also lookat pre-loved on eBay, Vinted,
Etsy, we can look at groups onFacebook. There also is an
(05:23):
online shop for Oxfam online,but there are other charity
shops where you can also makepre-loved purchases online. So
I will mention a few of thoseonline charity shops now, so
Barnardo's is one, Sue Rideris another and of course you
can also look at charity shoppurchases on eBay as well. But
(05:48):
that's just a few, there willbe many more so just pop
online and take a look and seewhat the options are. And of
course, as we already know,alongside purchasing through
charity shops online andshopping for pre-loved, we can
also visit charity shops inperson, right across Cheshire
(06:08):
East and in fact, throughoutthe UK. And in fact, there are
charity shops where you canpurchase items that are
designer or a high end, highstreet label, But you're
purchasing them pre-loved soof course naturally you make a
significant cost saving butyou're getting something that
(06:30):
you may perceive is desirable,something that you would want
to wear. A point to note andno doubt most people listening
will already be aware of thisbut you can make purchases
from charity shops for itemsthat are new so items that
have been produced for thatcharity shop so that's
(06:52):
something to look out forreally so that You know sort
of not making that assumptionthat everything you're buying
will be pre-loved thereforemore ethical in terms of the
production side of the ethics.So if you're going into a
charity shop or indeed forthat matter if you're
purchasing from a charity shoponline having that kind of
(07:15):
awareness that some of thethings that will be on sale
will be new and producedspecifically for that
particular charity shop. Sothat's something to kind of be
aware of in general, butparticularly if you're looking
to take part in Second HandSeptember. And of course, as
we already know, shoppingsecond hand, we do tread more
(07:39):
gently upon planet Earth andwe are stepping out of that
fast fashion cycle and into amore ethical way of shopping.
But alongside supportingpre-loved clothes purchases,
shoes and accessories, whatelse can we do to reduce our
(08:00):
textile waste, avoid fastfashion and reduce our textile
related carbon footprint?Well, we can choose items that
will last the distance so wecan avoid things that are high
trend and opt for somethingthat is deemed to be stylish
(08:22):
or classic. So many peoplechoose to buy vintage items to
achieve this. So,By doing that you're kind of
stepping out of that kind ofso-called kind of fast fashion
high trend pastime orpractice. A point to note that
(08:44):
if you've never purchasedvintage items before do bear
in mind that clothes sizeswill not necessarily marry up
with modern clothes sizes soyou may want to try on or if
you're purchasing online youmay want to check your
measurements first. Peoplealso choose vintage clothes
(09:05):
because they prefer thatparticular aesthetic, they
prefer that look. So in thatsense you're choosing
something that is differentthan the modern kind of trendy
style of clothing. You'rechoosing something that is
vintage, that looks vintageand it, you know, it sort of
(09:27):
ascribes to that aestheticrather than a modern kind of
trendy aesthetic. But vintagemight not be for everyone. It
may be that you choose analternative style of clothing
and what I mean by that is analternative look. So someone
who perhaps dresses in clothesthat kind of relate to a
(09:52):
particular musician thatthey're into. Just a look that
is different, if you like, tothe so-called norm. So those
are two kind of differentstyles there, but those sort
of senses of styles can alsobe kind of crossed over if you
like, you could opt for avintage alternative look or
(10:13):
whatever works for you. Butwhatever style we choose by
rejecting high trend, we alsogo some way to avoiding the
fast fashion trap. Anotherthing that we can do Alongside
choosing clothes that last thedistance and rejecting or
(10:35):
sometimes avoiding fastfashion is to consider
upcycling our clothes. Maybeour favourite jumper has a
hole so we sew a design overit. Perhaps the printed design
on our t-shirt has becomefaded so maybe we can
reinvigorate that design withfabric paints. Now of course,
(10:59):
not everybody has the time toupcycle, but where it's
possible to do so, it'scertainly worthwhile. The
other thing that we can do isbuy something pre-loved and
choose to upcycle that. We cantie-dye a dress. We can also
hem a skirt up or sometrousers, we can sew buttons
(11:21):
on. I suppose in general termshere what I'm describing is a
more expansive way of thinkingwhen making choices about the
things that we choose to wear.Now, as mentioned before on
the challenge to changepodcast upcycling and indeed
mending clothes might not befor everyone. Certainly some
(11:44):
of us, I include myself inthis, don't really have those
skills and maybe we just don'twant to learn them. Perhaps
we're short on time or it'sjust not something that is
appealing to us. But we canconsider repair cafes or help
from other people. So itdoesn't necessarily mean doing
(12:05):
it yourself but if that is anoption then you can certainly
look for videos online toinspire you with that process.
Another thing that's worthmentioning when we're thinking
not only about second handSeptember but trends and
wearing clothes in general isthat not everybody likes to
(12:29):
wear the same outfit twice,especially if the outfit is
being worn for a specialoccasion. And I think this
practice likely comes frominterest in celebrity, social
media, TV shows and that kindof thing where emphasis on
image is sort of kind of hyperfocused on really or it
(12:51):
certainly is in some cases. Soif that's something that is
important to you as anindividual and that's
perfectly okay if it is, howdoes somebody achieve that but
avoid fast fashion? Well, oneof the things that's a
possibility is choosingclothes that can be
(13:14):
accessorized to lookdifferent. Now there are lots
of inspirational ideas onlinethat can help you with this
and I certainly don't putmyself forward as a fashion
expert but to give a few kindof arbitrary examples could be
using a scarf as a belt orjust simply It could be
(13:38):
selecting a different tie thatbrings out an accent colour
with the shirt that you'replanning on wearing or a
different jacket. It could bechoosing a particular blouse
with trousers and thenchoosing that same blouse with
a skirt or whatever works foryou. So it's a case of mixing
(13:58):
up those items of clothes thatwe have in our wardrobe, but
not just for everyday life,but for special occasions as
well. So linking into thatpoint is something that I
recently found online when Iwas doing some research for
social media posts that Ishare as part of my job here
(14:23):
at ANSA EnvironmentalServices. And that is this
that apparently people canpurchase items of clothes that
they have seen on a particularshow. To read the article that
I found this informationwithin, just head over to the
JustStyle website, which iswww.just-style.com.
(14:49):
You can buy these outfitsthrough social media stores
and through stores associatedwith streaming services. So
say for example you'rewatching a show and you
particularly like one of thecentral characters, it is
possible to actually buy theclothes or very similar
(15:10):
clothes to what thosecharacters are wearing. And
it's not something that I haveever considered and it wasn't
really something that I wasaware was that easy to do. But
it's easy to see how thatwould kind of feed into fast
fashion. It would feed intothat kind of desire to impulse
(15:32):
buy and to buy things wherefunds allow frequently. And in
fact not only does it feedinto fast fashion, it also
feeds into fast expectationbecause we are aware then
perhaps or certainly somepeople are aware that they can
emulate a particular look veryquickly and they can do that
(15:57):
perhaps even without leavingtheir house. So as already
hinted not only does thatencourage impulse buying but
it also encourages frequentbuying. Again, as mentioned,
where funds allow. Andthinking of that, it would
(16:18):
seem really that producers ofclothing, producers of
accessories, producers ofshoes and so on, or textiles
to put it another way, It'seasy to imagine that actually
that would be what thoseproducers would want because
the more that we buy the morethat they produce and of
(16:38):
course the more money thoseproducers make. So with this
in mind it seems like steppingaway from that practice for
some people would almost be analien concept. It would just
be too far away. From whatthey might want to do and the
(17:00):
they in this case I'mreferring to the people that
might want to emulate aparticular look that might see
a particular person on a showand want to kind of recreate
that look or buy that specificitem of clothing. If that's
something that's interestingor something that is appealing
(17:23):
then opting for second handSeptember, opting to shop in
different ways may just simplybe an alien concept. And of
course, like many things inlife, it's very much up to the
individual. Some people maywant to shop in that way and
(17:44):
they want to emulate aparticular look that they've
seen on TV show. And somepeople may absolutely detest
that idea and want to dress ina way that is very unique to
them. It is, to use a commonphrase, horses for courses. We
are all different, but Forthose people that do want to
(18:06):
shop in that way of course itdoes feed into the fast
fashion situation that we haveupon planet Earth and it does
of course have thatdetrimental environmental
impact. And that's not to saythat if you're not purchasing
in that way, that doesn't alsoimpact on fast fashion because
(18:29):
you may well still be buyingthings that are mass produced
and produced very, veryquickly. We may still be prone
to impulse purchases,especially if the item of
clothes in question is veryinexpensive. So it enables us
or for some of us to do that.So perhaps then for some
(18:51):
people the idea of taking partin second hand September and
alongside that doing all thethings that I've already
mentioned would just be toomuch of a stretch. It would be
too much of a leap from thethings that we like to do. So
(19:14):
perhaps then before we do anyof those things that I've
already talked about Maybe wecan take it back to
grassroots. Perhaps we canstart by shopping our
wardrobe. Now that might sounda little bit strange but if
(19:35):
you head over to Hubbub UK'ssocial media page you will see
that they have shared a poston that very practice. And
what they basically mean bythat is where you essentially
map out your wardrobe. So youlook at all the items of
(19:56):
clothes that you currentlyhave and you basically count
them all up. So you count uphow many tops you have, you
count up how many pairs oftrousers you have and so on.
So you actually re-familiarizeyourself with the wardrobe and
cupboards and drawers andwherever else you'd store your
clothes that you already have.So in that process of
(20:19):
familiarising ourselves, weare able to be reminded of
things that perhaps we didn'tknow we had. Now, of course,
not everybody's wardrobes andcupboards are full of clothes,
but for a lot of people thatmay well be the case. And to
(20:39):
put myself forward as anexample, there are certainly
items of clothes that I forgetthat I have got and Actually
the house that I live in ispretty small, I don't have a
lot of wardrobe space and yetsometimes when I'm putting new
clothes away or I'm lookingfor a particular thing I find
(21:01):
items of clothes that I simplyforgot that I actually owned.
So it seems then that perhapsthis practice shared by Hubbub
UK would be a worthwhile thingto do. It might not
necessarily be a case ofcounting up the clothes to see
how much you have, but itcertainly might be worthwhile
(21:22):
looking at the items in ourwardrobe and in our drawers
and cupboard spaces to seewhat we have, to see what we
like, to see what things stillfit us, if there's been a
change there, to see ifthere's any clothes that we
might want to pass on to acharity shop or even clothes
that we might want to sellonline. So then not only will
(21:45):
we free up space, we will befamiliar significantly with
the clothes we already own.I'm tracking back to the
previous point that I madeabout kind of emulating a
celebrity or emulating a look,an aesthetic that we've seen
(22:06):
on a TV show. It may bedifficult to do that by taking
part in Second Hand September,but perhaps collectively by
shopping our wardrobe, byUpcycling, by mending what we
have or also we can borrowclothes from other people,
(22:29):
perhaps by collectively doingall of those things and by
shopping pre-loved. We canfind a way to emulate the look
that we want to achieve. Thatmight be vintage, it might be
emulating a celebrity, it maybe something completely unique
(22:50):
to you. Whether you choose todo all of these things that
I've mentioned or just one ofthem, just one small change
really does collectively makea big difference. So why not
challenge yourself to changetoday? Take part in Second
Hand September and do yourbest to reduce your impact
(23:12):
upon textile waste, textilerelated carbon emissions and
of course planet earth. Thankyou so much for listening and
bye for now.
Hi there and welcome to theChallenge to Change podcast.
My name is Hazel and thispodcast is all about the
little changes we can all makethat will have a positive
effect upon planet Earth. Ifyou're new here, welcome. If
you've listened before,welcome back. The Challenge to
(00:33):
Change podcast has beenbrought to you on behalf of
ANSA Environmental Services.To find out more about ANSA,
please visit ANSA.co.uk. Let'sget into the podcast episode.
According to Oxfam, UKconsumers send 6,461 tons of
(00:59):
clothing a week to landfill.Now that's a startling
statistic. Now fortunatelyhere in Cheshire East we
actually send less than 5% ofwaste, that's waste in
general, to landfill. But thatdoesn't mean that textile
waste doesn't matter here inCheshire East, nor does it
(01:22):
mean that fast fashion doesn'tmatter here in Cheshire East
either. Of course, reducingwaste tackling climate change
is something that matters toeverybody on planet Earth,
regardless of where you liveand what systems you have in
place to process waste. And ofcourse it's not just textile
(01:45):
waste that is significant,it's the production of
textiles in the first place.Alongside of course the
working conditions of thepeople who make the textiles,
the carbon emissions involvedwith that production process.
The possible environmentalpollution that is created
(02:06):
during that process so therecould be in some places some
parts of the world impacts onwater systems, impacts on the
local environment but alsoalongside all of that is the
distance that new clothes haveto travel to get to you. As
well with that fast turnaroundfrom design to creation to on
(02:30):
the peg to finally in yourwardrobe. And then as well of
course it's how long youchoose to wear those clothes
for or whether you only wearthem once and then pass them
on or more scarily throw themaway simply after wearing them
once or only a few times. Andof course all of these things
(02:51):
impact on planet Earth. Andsome of the examples that
impact very directly on someof the inhabitants of planet
Earth. But all of these thingsimpact on all of us
collectively. So how can wehelp? Well of course we've
talked about textile waste onthe Challenge to Change
(03:12):
podcast many times before.Most recently in episode 71 of
the Challenge to Changepodcast and I will place a
link to that episode in thedescription of this one. So
one of the things that we cando to help with fast fashion
(03:33):
and those impacts associatedwith fast fashion is to take
part in second hand September.And before we dive into that
in any more detail I wouldjust like to note that I
actually cannot believe on apersonal level that it is
September and in fact as I'mrecording this episode it's
(03:55):
the 12th of September alreadyso second hand September is
well underway. If you'reunfamiliar with it, it is a
campaign that was started byOxfam and it's an awareness
campaign to encourage peopleto It does particularly relate
(04:17):
to fast fashion and kind ofmoving away from that fast
fashion kind of focus becauseof all of those negative
impacts that we've alreadydescribed. So it's something
that was started by Oxfam andit runs of course throughout
the whole of September. And ofcourse it's not just about
(04:38):
September, it's about creatinga second hand habit. And by
that I don't mean that thehabit itself is second hand,
but it's about making thatchange and about as we move
forward in our everyday lifeis changing the way that we
purchase clothes. So why nottake part in second hand
(05:00):
September in 2024 and thenkeep going. And there are
lots of options to choosefrom. Oxfam of course is one
of these, but we can also lookat pre-loved on eBay, Vinted,
Etsy, we can look at groups onFacebook. There also is an
(05:23):
online shop for Oxfam online,but there are other charity
shops where you can also makepre-loved purchases online. So
I will mention a few of thoseonline charity shops now, so
Barnardo's is one, Sue Rideris another and of course you
can also look at charity shoppurchases on eBay as well. But
(05:48):
that's just a few, there willbe many more so just pop
online and take a look and seewhat the options are. And of
course, as we already know,alongside purchasing through
charity shops online andshopping for pre-loved, we can
also visit charity shops inperson, right across Cheshire
(06:08):
East and in fact, throughoutthe UK. And in fact, there are
charity shops where you canpurchase items that are
designer or a high end, highstreet label, But you're
purchasing them pre-loved soof course naturally you make a
significant cost saving butyou're getting something that
(06:30):
you may perceive is desirable,something that you would want
to wear. A point to note andno doubt most people listening
will already be aware of thisbut you can make purchases
from charity shops for itemsthat are new so items that
have been produced for thatcharity shop so that's
(06:52):
something to look out forreally so that You know sort
of not making that assumptionthat everything you're buying
will be pre-loved thereforemore ethical in terms of the
production side of the ethics.So if you're going into a
charity shop or indeed forthat matter if you're
purchasing from a charity shoponline having that kind of
(07:15):
awareness that some of thethings that will be on sale
will be new and producedspecifically for that
particular charity shop. Sothat's something to kind of be
aware of in general, butparticularly if you're looking
to take part in Second HandSeptember. And of course, as
we already know, shoppingsecond hand, we do tread more
(07:39):
gently upon planet Earth andwe are stepping out of that
fast fashion cycle and into amore ethical way of shopping.
But alongside supportingpre-loved clothes purchases,
shoes and accessories, whatelse can we do to reduce our
(08:00):
textile waste, avoid fastfashion and reduce our textile
related carbon footprint?Well, we can choose items that
will last the distance so wecan avoid things that are high
trend and opt for somethingthat is deemed to be stylish
(08:22):
or classic. So many peoplechoose to buy vintage items to
achieve this. So,By doing that you're kind of
stepping out of that kind ofso-called kind of fast fashion
high trend pastime orpractice. A point to note that
(08:44):
if you've never purchasedvintage items before do bear
in mind that clothes sizeswill not necessarily marry up
with modern clothes sizes soyou may want to try on or if
you're purchasing online youmay want to check your
measurements first. Peoplealso choose vintage clothes
(09:05):
because they prefer thatparticular aesthetic, they
prefer that look. So in thatsense you're choosing
something that is differentthan the modern kind of trendy
style of clothing. You'rechoosing something that is
vintage, that looks vintageand it, you know, it sort of
(09:27):
ascribes to that aestheticrather than a modern kind of
trendy aesthetic. But vintagemight not be for everyone. It
may be that you choose analternative style of clothing
and what I mean by that is analternative look. So someone
who perhaps dresses in clothesthat kind of relate to a
(09:52):
particular musician thatthey're into. Just a look that
is different, if you like, tothe so-called norm. So those
are two kind of differentstyles there, but those sort
of senses of styles can alsobe kind of crossed over if you
like, you could opt for avintage alternative look or
(10:13):
whatever works for you. Butwhatever style we choose by
rejecting high trend, we alsogo some way to avoiding the
fast fashion trap. Anotherthing that we can do Alongside
choosing clothes that last thedistance and rejecting or
(10:35):
sometimes avoiding fastfashion is to consider
upcycling our clothes. Maybeour favourite jumper has a
hole so we sew a design overit. Perhaps the printed design
on our t-shirt has becomefaded so maybe we can
reinvigorate that design withfabric paints. Now of course,
(10:59):
not everybody has the time toupcycle, but where it's
possible to do so, it'scertainly worthwhile. The
other thing that we can do isbuy something pre-loved and
choose to upcycle that. We cantie-dye a dress. We can also
hem a skirt up or sometrousers, we can sew buttons
(11:21):
on. I suppose in general termshere what I'm describing is a
more expansive way of thinkingwhen making choices about the
things that we choose to wear.Now, as mentioned before on
the challenge to changepodcast upcycling and indeed
mending clothes might not befor everyone. Certainly some
(11:44):
of us, I include myself inthis, don't really have those
skills and maybe we just don'twant to learn them. Perhaps
we're short on time or it'sjust not something that is
appealing to us. But we canconsider repair cafes or help
from other people. So itdoesn't necessarily mean doing
(12:05):
it yourself but if that is anoption then you can certainly
look for videos online toinspire you with that process.
Another thing that's worthmentioning when we're thinking
not only about second handSeptember but trends and
wearing clothes in general isthat not everybody likes to
(12:29):
wear the same outfit twice,especially if the outfit is
being worn for a specialoccasion. And I think this
practice likely comes frominterest in celebrity, social
media, TV shows and that kindof thing where emphasis on
image is sort of kind of hyperfocused on really or it
(12:51):
certainly is in some cases. Soif that's something that is
important to you as anindividual and that's
perfectly okay if it is, howdoes somebody achieve that but
avoid fast fashion? Well, oneof the things that's a
possibility is choosingclothes that can be
(13:14):
accessorized to lookdifferent. Now there are lots
of inspirational ideas onlinethat can help you with this
and I certainly don't putmyself forward as a fashion
expert but to give a few kindof arbitrary examples could be
using a scarf as a belt orjust simply It could be
(13:38):
selecting a different tie thatbrings out an accent colour
with the shirt that you'replanning on wearing or a
different jacket. It could bechoosing a particular blouse
with trousers and thenchoosing that same blouse with
a skirt or whatever works foryou. So it's a case of mixing
(13:58):
up those items of clothes thatwe have in our wardrobe, but
not just for everyday life,but for special occasions as
well. So linking into thatpoint is something that I
recently found online when Iwas doing some research for
social media posts that Ishare as part of my job here
(14:23):
at ANSA EnvironmentalServices. And that is this
that apparently people canpurchase items of clothes that
they have seen on a particularshow. To read the article that
I found this informationwithin, just head over to the
JustStyle website, which iswww.just-style.com.
(14:49):
You can buy these outfitsthrough social media stores
and through stores associatedwith streaming services. So
say for example you'rewatching a show and you
particularly like one of thecentral characters, it is
possible to actually buy theclothes or very similar
(15:10):
clothes to what thosecharacters are wearing. And
it's not something that I haveever considered and it wasn't
really something that I wasaware was that easy to do. But
it's easy to see how thatwould kind of feed into fast
fashion. It would feed intothat kind of desire to impulse
(15:32):
buy and to buy things wherefunds allow frequently. And in
fact not only does it feedinto fast fashion, it also
feeds into fast expectationbecause we are aware then
perhaps or certainly somepeople are aware that they can
emulate a particular look veryquickly and they can do that
(15:57):
perhaps even without leavingtheir house. So as already
hinted not only does thatencourage impulse buying but
it also encourages frequentbuying. Again, as mentioned,
where funds allow. Andthinking of that, it would
(16:18):
seem really that producers ofclothing, producers of
accessories, producers ofshoes and so on, or textiles
to put it another way, It'seasy to imagine that actually
that would be what thoseproducers would want because
the more that we buy the morethat they produce and of
(16:38):
course the more money thoseproducers make. So with this
in mind it seems like steppingaway from that practice for
some people would almost be analien concept. It would just
be too far away. From whatthey might want to do and the
(17:00):
they in this case I'mreferring to the people that
might want to emulate aparticular look that might see
a particular person on a showand want to kind of recreate
that look or buy that specificitem of clothing. If that's
something that's interestingor something that is appealing
(17:23):
then opting for second handSeptember, opting to shop in
different ways may just simplybe an alien concept. And of
course, like many things inlife, it's very much up to the
individual. Some people maywant to shop in that way and
(17:44):
they want to emulate aparticular look that they've
seen on TV show. And somepeople may absolutely detest
that idea and want to dress ina way that is very unique to
them. It is, to use a commonphrase, horses for courses. We
are all different, but Forthose people that do want to
(18:06):
shop in that way of course itdoes feed into the fast
fashion situation that we haveupon planet Earth and it does
of course have thatdetrimental environmental
impact. And that's not to saythat if you're not purchasing
in that way, that doesn't alsoimpact on fast fashion because
(18:29):
you may well still be buyingthings that are mass produced
and produced very, veryquickly. We may still be prone
to impulse purchases,especially if the item of
clothes in question is veryinexpensive. So it enables us
or for some of us to do that.So perhaps then for some
(18:51):
people the idea of taking partin second hand September and
alongside that doing all thethings that I've already
mentioned would just be toomuch of a stretch. It would be
too much of a leap from thethings that we like to do. So
(19:14):
perhaps then before we do anyof those things that I've
already talked about Maybe wecan take it back to
grassroots. Perhaps we canstart by shopping our
wardrobe. Now that might sounda little bit strange but if
(19:35):
you head over to Hubbub UK'ssocial media page you will see
that they have shared a poston that very practice. And
what they basically mean bythat is where you essentially
map out your wardrobe. So youlook at all the items of
(19:56):
clothes that you currentlyhave and you basically count
them all up. So you count uphow many tops you have, you
count up how many pairs oftrousers you have and so on.
So you actually re-familiarizeyourself with the wardrobe and
cupboards and drawers andwherever else you'd store your
clothes that you already have.So in that process of
(20:19):
familiarising ourselves, weare able to be reminded of
things that perhaps we didn'tknow we had. Now, of course,
not everybody's wardrobes andcupboards are full of clothes,
but for a lot of people thatmay well be the case. And to
(20:39):
put myself forward as anexample, there are certainly
items of clothes that I forgetthat I have got and Actually
the house that I live in ispretty small, I don't have a
lot of wardrobe space and yetsometimes when I'm putting new
clothes away or I'm lookingfor a particular thing I find
(21:01):
items of clothes that I simplyforgot that I actually owned.
So it seems then that perhapsthis practice shared by Hubbub
UK would be a worthwhile thingto do. It might not
necessarily be a case ofcounting up the clothes to see
how much you have, but itcertainly might be worthwhile
(21:22):
looking at the items in ourwardrobe and in our drawers
and cupboard spaces to seewhat we have, to see what we
like, to see what things stillfit us, if there's been a
change there, to see ifthere's any clothes that we
might want to pass on to acharity shop or even clothes
that we might want to sellonline. So then not only will
(21:45):
we free up space, we will befamiliar significantly with
the clothes we already own.I'm tracking back to the
previous point that I madeabout kind of emulating a
celebrity or emulating a look,an aesthetic that we've seen
(22:06):
on a TV show. It may bedifficult to do that by taking
part in Second Hand September,but perhaps collectively by
shopping our wardrobe, byUpcycling, by mending what we
have or also we can borrowclothes from other people,
(22:29):
perhaps by collectively doingall of those things and by
shopping pre-loved. We canfind a way to emulate the look
that we want to achieve. Thatmight be vintage, it might be
emulating a celebrity, it maybe something completely unique
(22:50):
to you. Whether you choose todo all of these things that
I've mentioned or just one ofthem, just one small change
really does collectively makea big difference. So why not
challenge yourself to changetoday? Take part in Second
Hand September and do yourbest to reduce your impact
(23:12):
upon textile waste, textilerelated carbon emissions and
of course planet earth. Thankyou so much for listening and
bye for now.
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