“Livia Firth: Every time you shop, always think, ‘Will I wear this a minimum of 30 times?”

October 1, 2017October 1, 2017Leave a comment

Our clothing magpie Becky talks about how she determines if something is allowed in her impressive collection of clothing.

This year on the blog we have featured attendees of the exchange that have opted not to buy new, be that for a year or longer. Personally I would find this challenge extremely hard, so I choose to use the 30 wears method. Anything new I buy, I think about what use I am going to get out of this new item. Where will it fit into my wardrobe? I also keep a list of new purchases as a way of being mindful about what i’m accumulating.

For those that follow me over on Instagram you’ll have been treated to an almost constant stream of selfies. I have been trying to document what I wear throughout the year, as we are now over halfway I thought I’d share with you were i’m up to.

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Giving up New Clothing for the Year…

March 26, 2017March 26, 2017Leave a comment

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“I really enjoyed it but I’m not going to lie – it was hard! It was good doing it together as we could ‘sponsor’ each other and we went to lots of vintage events to seek out unusual bits and bobs which is always fun.”

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Pre Loved and Vintage

February 12, 2017March 2, 2017Leave a comment

Last Sunday some of the LCCE team went to the Preloved Kilo a pay by weight Vintage and Pre-loved clothing event, there are other events available! In our previous post I discussed how with the start of the new year many people were giving up ‘New’ clothing. One way to do this is to purchase Vintage or Pre-loved items, and a great way to do this is at a buy weight event. Many of these companies go over to Europe to source their stock and bring it back to the UK, as Vintage stores here snap up all the bargains and stock for their shops.