The annual conundrum of what to wear during party season is nearly upon us. But this year, you can look the part without buying anything new – this is how to do it.
In my immigrant family, rewearing clothes is hardly a revolutionary act. Sustainability was never the crux of the issue; my parents were teaching me lessons that I have carried into adulthood. The first, never to be afraid to repeat an outfit and the second, that a life event doesn’t require new clothing for it to be meaningful.
In spite of this, I inevitably fell into the trap of over-consuming fast fashion in recent years. Fast fashion, social media, TV and celebrity culture have greatly impacted our relationship with clothing. Somewhere along my journey, rewearing became a glaring faux pas. Our fast fashion-obsessed brains told us that after maybe three wears – or three washes – an item was dead and we needed something new.
She advises tapping into your creativity to play around with pairings you never thought could work. “Another option is to modify, customise or rework something in your wardrobe,” she says. Dresses can be cut in two to create co-ords and jeans can become playful tops. Ale runs upcycling workshops throughout the year teaching people how to breathe new life into old clothing.Oluwaseun Ogunsola doesn’t call herself a slow fashion influencer, because she isn’t one.
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