Tips for Slowing Down Your Fast Fashion Habits

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Tips for Slowing Down Your Fast Fashion Habits
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• Fast fashion is simple and addictive, but its
  terrible for the planet and the environment
  around us.
• If youre worried that your fast fashion habits
  are taking its toll on the planet, check out
  these 6 tips for quitting your addiction, and
  living more earth-conscious
• 1. Dont subscribe to email lists run by fast
  fashion outlets or brands
• Sometimes, simply by not seeing whats out there,
  you can find it much easier to resist the
  temptation to buy a new fashion item that you
  probably dont need! If you already subscribe to
  email lists from fast fashion outlets, simply
  unsubscribe from them.

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• 2. Try other activities
• Shopping is often seen as being a leisure
  activity, when in reality, it should be a
  functional activity that we carry out only when
  we need to. Instead of going shopping with your
  friends on the weekends, try something else that
  will be more fulfilling and rewarding, such as
  going for a hike, baking, or even doing something
  charitable for a local cause.

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• 3. Discover new places to hang out
• While shopping malls and plazas have a lot of
  things for you to do, and places to visit, shop
  and eat in, they may present you with too many
  temptations, so if youre a person that enjoys
  meeting up with friends and hanging out, why not
  try some more inspiring locations? From a new
  neighborhood, to the marina or simply a favorite
  restaurant, get away from the mall and enjoy your
  newfound freedom from fast fashion!

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• 4. Shop in thrift stores
• If you really do get a buzz from clothes
  shopping, or genuinely need a new item of
  clothing, why not make a more sustainable and
  charitable choice by shopping in your local
  thrift store? Thrift stores are full of
  fantastically affordable fashion items that can
  help you stay on top of trends or enable you to
  buy vintage designs that will make you the envy
  of all your friends.

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• 5. Buy from ethical companies
• If youve checked out your local thrift store and
  it didnt quite have what youre looking for,
  then your next best option is to visit an ethical
  clothing company. That said, do look out for
  companies who claim to be ethical, when in
  reality, their policies are greenwashed and not
  what they at first appear to be. Carry out a
  little research, and see if they have an ethics
  page or something similar on their website.

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• 6.Follow ethical influencers
• Influencers are great for showing us whats hot
  and whats not in the fashion industry, and by
  following an ethical influencer, you can get all
  the latest information on buying ethical
  clothing, while still staying on trend and
  feeling as if your closet is full of catwalk
  worthy items!
• With a little determination and effort, your fast
  fashion habits can soon become history, and along
  the way, youll discover a whole world of ethical
  clothing that you probably didnt even know
  existed. Begin at your local thrift store, for
  affordable fashion choices that have previously
  been loved. Youll feel better about your
  purchase and youll look better in your new
  sustainable finds!

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• Goodwill Industries of South Mississippi is a non
  profit organization with donation centres
  thrift Stores in Long Beach MS and 9 other cities
  in South Mississippi. We work to enhance the
  dignity and quality of life of individuals and
  families by strengthening communities,
  eliminating barriers to opportunity and helping
  people in need reach their full potential through
  learning and the power of work. Donations are
  our driving force, and without community support,
  Goodwill Industries of South Mississippi would
  not be able to achieve our mission. Visit our
  Goodwill vintage clothing stores near Long Beach
  MS to do your thrift shopping or to know more
  visit or website https//www.goodwillsms.org/