The 1975 take a step into sustainable fashion as they repurpose old merch

[likeanunmadebed]

This is great. Well played @Truman_Black @the1975 https://t.co/x0gYIuimoA
- NME (@NME) August 18, 2019
-Using unsold merch that dates back to 2013, The 1975 are printing over those shirts with neon yellow/green ink to advertise their latest album, 'Notes On A Conditional Form

Comments

[bruxelles]

I always think about that in thrift stores, like everyone is just discarding perfectly good clothes and what we see is only a tiny tiny percent of that, and unfortunately a good chunk of it doesn't end up in someone else's closet.

[sadteenager]

but better to donate to goodwill than toss it out. Any time I need new clothes, I try to make thrift shops the first place I hit up. I don't like to buy new if I don't have to. I live in a tiny college town and I've had incredible luck finding stuff for work, special occasions, etc. just by hitting up the two local goodwills. People just can't or don't take the time to search. Of course, it would also be nice if workplaces, etc. didn't have such strict dress codes which often require people to buy new clothes (esp. if they need uncommon sizing.)

[bruxelles]

yeah but a lot of stuff donated to thrift stores doesn't get sold and ends up in the landfill anyway. donating is obviously better than just throwing it out right away but that doesn't redeem the fact that people are incredibly wasteful with their shopping habits. I thrift all the time and the amount of fast fashion/mall brands I see in new or barely worn condition is tragic.

[lyrabjadesss]

It’s insane. I think some places might also get overstock from fast fashion places, because I often find stuff w/ the tags still on. I thrift exclusively for my clothing & I almost always am buying “new” clothes anyways.

[slaughtermatic]

its really fucked up I get all the latest fashions off ebay while theyre still in the store for one fifth the price. these kids are bleeding money and its a lifestyle.

[ms_mmelissa]

Not even ebay but I've found perfectly good things at Winners (it's a Canadian store where stores sell their overflow for less). Legit found shoes, purses, hell even good quality chocolate marked down 1/3 their price when they're still in other stores.

[ms_mmelissa]

IA!

Honestly now is a good time to buy/recycle/swap clothing. Not much originality in fashion plus an overabundance of clothing means you can get a great new wardrobe on the cheap.