I Broke Up With Fast Fashion and You Should Too | Gabriella Smith | TEDxWynwoodWomen

I buy mostly second hand clothing and get tons of compliments on my style! I supplement with a new dress or jacket once in a great while! It’s better the the environment and my wallet!

After I watched the documentary "The True Cost", my view on fashion has changed. Also, I realized that my desire to buy new clothes all the time is greatly influenced by social media. I stopped using Instagram and quit posting on facebook and I found myself not really caring about how fashionable I look, I focused more on the function of what I wear. And I saved a lot of money! Also it really helps to remember that nobody really cares about your looks (unless your work depends on it).

i made it my new years resolution to not buy newly manufactured clothes any more. i now only buy vintage and second hand. i love vintage clothes because i love history and knowing i don’t contribute to the fast fashion industry feels good. it also makes me appreciate my clothes more because my clothes are more personally valuable to me because they’re usually unique.

I shop on poshmark, which is used clothing. I only buy new undergarments. Every one in a while I will purchase new clothing. I don't worry so much about trends, my only concern is if I like it.

I loved this talk. I've never been a big shopper and dont care about trends but still I've never thought of the impact my shopping habits have on the planet and on people around the world. I'm always looking for ways to reduce my footprint and not being a shopacholic helps. Now the thing is to instill that mentality in youngsters. Social media keeps them wanting more and more without thinking or being grateful of what they already have. Now, one thing that we need to make full circle is to make sustainable fashion AFFORDABLE!! As a mother of 3 on a low income my desire to help stops at the price tag. 😓😓 I hope one day sustainability in all areas of life can be part of everyone's life regardless of income.

How can you throw out something after 1-2 wears?! I have things I've worn and washed countless time.

I love this. This makes better sense. It will just take a long time to break many ego's to reach. Better balance on the planet.

Exercise, eat right, have an active lifestyle. You'll be healthier, feel good, and look better regardless of what you wear. I actually believe that "the best fashion accessory you can have is your body". Clothes look better if you have a fit and healthy body. So you won't need to buy too many clothes. You also save money & you save the environment.

As a practicing minimalist, i stopped buying new clothings, i am a fan of second hand clothings and i love thrift stores! There are so many cheap or affordable clothings nowadays which you can purchase online. But nah, i am not a fan of shopping online, it's quality over quantity always for me..

Making clothes from leftover fabric/ rummage will not totally solve the issue, you must start with the fabric, how the fabric is made, will it be biodegradable, how much water is used to produce the fabric??? Upgrade honestly can not help much, but we appreciate people who are concerning and trying to find a way to help

"A closet full of clothes and nothing to wear".. a very first world problem that honestly is not even funny anymore.. Emphasis should be on training minds to beleive that what you wear does not really say who you are

Lordy! I can’t even imagine owning over 100 T-shirts 😯 My jaw literally dropped lol.

I am a Ph.D. student doing research on slow fashion consumer behaviour, may I ask what are the reasons for you guys to engage in slow fashion? for the environment, labor, personal well-being, showing identity or any other reasons? I hope to contribute more in this field and call for more people to join this slow fashion movement.

Amazing.. inspiring 👏

WHY DID SHE HAVE SO MUCH CLOTHES IN THE FIRST PLACE THATS SO AMERICAN

People should ask themselves how many clothes do they really need and why? A decade ago I stepped into forever21 their shop is really huuuggeeeee here in Middle East. I bought few skirts for my sister but nothing for me and I never return again to that said shop as drowned in clothes after clothes but nothing makes sense to me. That’s when I found Muji, as I mentioned in another video, I found Muji to be practical, sensible, comfortable and wearable whatever the season may be. Who says we can’t wear the same clothes over and over again? Who cares? As for office clothes I bought something good for two weeks, I didn’t buy everything all at once, I look out for good brands and wait for them to go on sale. Seems like there’s a sale going on every month. People often advise thrifting but there’s no such thing here that your best bet will wait for the sale of a certain brand you are eyeing for.

Ok, but even when I "invested" in "higher quality" (read: more expensive) jeans, they fell apart just as quickly and had all the same issues (such as stretching/sagging/not fitting as well, even by the end of the first day wearing them). Most "sustainable" clothing brands are not economically sustainable for most people, and most places that sell used clothes in an organized manner where you can actually reliably find something decent and in the correct size are just as expensive now as buying a similar item new. Many people don't have the time or ability to spend hours or days searching through multiple thrift stores/charity shops/garage sales hoping to happen upon the items they need in good condition and the right size, so what is the realistic solution? The best I've found is to continue to buy "cheap/fast fashion" clothes, but be very strategic about what and how much I buy and wear them until they fall apart (in a way that can't easily be repaired). I'm open to suggestions, but "just go thrifting! It's fun!" Is logistically unrealistic for many, and straight up ableist to some.

literally going to use her as an argument how not shopping fast fashion is a privilege. 52 pairs of jeans jfc

Thanks for sharing

I’m no fan of fast fashion - don’t get me wrong - but she talks about how it aligns with her values. If it aligns with your values to dump something that isn’t even yours on the floor and leave it there with no regard to the person who has to clean up after you or the people who spent time sewing the clothes, you seriously need to take another look at your so called values. Treating low paying work and workers like they’re worthless is the the same mentality that got us in to this fast fashion mess to begin with.