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Slow fashion
Jan. 16th, 2023 08:11 pmI heard a bit on the radio the other day on the fast fashion trend. I have been aware of fast fashion, it's environmental impact and it's impact on overall clothing quality. I had not previously heard that some segments of society believe it is gauche to wear a piece of clothing after it has appeared once in your social media feed. Let's just say I'm not in that camp.
In the course of moving we've had to go through and assess our clothing. I finally parted with the shirts I had been using to work out in the yard. This was hard for me, because they still had a little wear left. Yes, they had paint stains. Yes, they were starting to get thin. They were shirts which my Uncle had gotten made for his business and I inherited them when my dad past away. I have no idea how long he had them, but I've used them for years, first when I worked in the warehouse and then later for yard work. In all I had these three shirts for about 20 years of not light use.
In contrast, I also threw away a shirt I got for free after attending an event a couple of years ago. After only two years of light wear it developed a huge hole in one of the seams. It was thin to start with, so it was no surprise.
In the course of moving we've had to go through and assess our clothing. I finally parted with the shirts I had been using to work out in the yard. This was hard for me, because they still had a little wear left. Yes, they had paint stains. Yes, they were starting to get thin. They were shirts which my Uncle had gotten made for his business and I inherited them when my dad past away. I have no idea how long he had them, but I've used them for years, first when I worked in the warehouse and then later for yard work. In all I had these three shirts for about 20 years of not light use.
In contrast, I also threw away a shirt I got for free after attending an event a couple of years ago. After only two years of light wear it developed a huge hole in one of the seams. It was thin to start with, so it was no surprise.
