UA-232638800-1 Just Content: June 2022

Thursday, June 30, 2022

The Alternative Summer Look "Non-Branded Fashion"

Are you really into fashion but don't have the money for it? Well, this is the place to get good ideas and alternative looks that will make you stand out from others and make you a talking attraction at parties or events.

Great Benefits of Non-Branded Fashion:

  • It's more affordable
  • It can be turned into your personal brand
  • It lasts longer
  • It's very attractive
  • It's more unique
A video on why you should buy unbranded clothes: 


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What does an alternative style mean? 

It means clothes, footwear, and accessories that are not fitting within the current trends. Alternative fashion stands apart from commercial fashion.

Alternative Outfits To Try Out:

  • A ripped-up tee, skinny jeans, or any shoes.
  • A long-sleeve shirt, skirt, and a pair of boots. 
  • A simple tee, long skirt.
  • Plain tee, ripped-up jeans, and shoes
  • Alternative dress (Depending on the style of the dress)
  • Tee with a vest, shorts, and any shoes
  • Layers upon layers of different clothing
Try wearing non-branded outfits as an alternative way of creating a unique style, which will make you stand out from the crowd and get heads turning (in a good way).

For more information about Alternative fashion styles for summer, visit  The Rebels Market.









 

Fashion Trends for Summer

Are you looking to slay this summer?

Well, I have the hottest fashion colour combination and advice to transform your summer for good.

Fashion is all about using bright and vibrant colours to create a positive vibe.

To feel this vibe, you have to try out new colours, mix new colours and match new colours. Fashion is all about having fun and expressing yourself. 

Fashion Color Combinations:

  • Yellow and Blue: Playful and authoritative summer style
  • Navy and Teal: Soothing and striking style
  • Black and Orange: Lively and Powerful style
  • Maroon and Peach: Elegant and Tranquil style
  • Deep Purple and Blue: Serene and Dependable style
  • Navy and Orange: Entertaining yet credible style
  • Sapphire Blue and Blue Gray: Prosperous and Elegant style
  • Powder Blue and Chetwode Blue: Open and Inviting style
  • Royal Blue and Yellow: Trust Worthy and Optimism style
  • Desert Sand Beige and Emperor Gray: Conservative and Reliable

A Video On How To Make Fashion More Fun:



Source: YouTube

Fashion is about being creative and expressive with your outfits. It helps to support, highlight and evaluate who you are. If your fashion is feeling kind of boring, find an unexpected accessory to liven up your look.

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Pros of Fashion

  • Following fashion trends can make you popular: If you slay in a new outfit, it will grab people's attention and get them to ask you where you got the outfit from.
  • Fashion makes you look attractive and feel confident: It helps you find a partner this way.
  • Fashion can spice up your lifestyle in a fun way.
  • Fashion can help you make new friends.
  • Fashion can improve your chances of getting job opportunities with fashion agencies etc.

Cons of Fashion

  • Fashion can be really costly.
  • Fashion can be time-consuming.
  • Fashion can lead to anorexia.
  • Fashion is a big polluter of the environment.
  • Fashion gets outdated which is hard to keep up with.

Advice To Transform Your Summer

Fashion can transform a person from feeling down to feeling more confident and positive. Remember not to take fashion too seriously, it's all about having fun, expressing yourself and being creative.

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To find out more about fashion trends for summer, visit The British Vogue.





Monday, June 27, 2022

Ethical Fashion Tips for Beginners



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If you have read my first blog, you are likely to know more about fashion sustainability. 

In this article,  I will be sharing tips on the evolving meaning of ethical fashion. You'll also learn about:
  • The truth behind fast fashion.
  • The beauty of ethical fashion.
  • Ethical fashion designs.
Most times, we want to know the truth about fast fashion and when we eventually do, we find it hard to believe because it feels unreal. Fast Fashion is one of the most profitable and beautiful industries in the world yet the people who bring out the real beauty in fashion work extremely long hours and get a little in return.

Ethical Fashion is a way of finding solutions to wrongs affecting the fashion industry.

The Truth Behind Fashion

The truth behind fashion is how fast fashion has globally taken over the world.  It takes us back to how human rights are being violated in the fashion world and how humans are being affected by different ecological disasters. If you are addicted to fast fashion, watching this video will help you get rid of that nasty habit and mould you into being an ethical fashionista.


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The Beauty of Ethical Fashion

The beauty of ethical fashion is being able to be sustainable, buying what you really need, being economical, supporting the fashion sustainable journey, and sharing the ethical fashion guide amongst your friends, family, and loved ones to make the world a better place.


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Ethical Fashion Design

Ethical fashion varies depending on the designs, colours, sizes, etc. To understand an ethical fashion design, you need to be aware of the following:
  • Intellectual Property and Copyright
  • Environmental Impact
  • Animals and Speciesism
  • Sizes

Intellectual Property and Copyright

People most times ask why designs are being stolen or copied and how designers can prevent their designs from being stolen? An ethical fashion design must be created with a unique identity and a reputable image. This will help identify a brand faster and distinguish it from other brands. 

Environmental Impact

There should be zero waste pattern cutting. The guide to this is to have a sustainable fashion drive.

Animals and Speciesism

Not using fur, wool, leather, silk, and exotic skin can be used to produce an ethical fashion design.

Sizes

Sample sizes, fitting models, size range planning, and fashion drawing should be integrated into your fashion style.

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There is no beauty in the finest designs if it makes hunger and unhappiness. Together, we can change the world using ethical fashion.









































Thursday, June 23, 2022

How To Save The Earth Through Sustainable Fashion

Do you know that lifestyle changes play a major role in climate change? By practising sustainability, we can together cause a fashion revolution.

Fashion is one of the most evolving, biggest polluters and contributors to textile waste. The increasing demand for fast fashion is damaging the serenity of our planet.

In this article, I will share tips that will help you embrace sustainability in your fashion choices. You’d also learn about:

  • The textile recycling journey
  • Recycling skin-friendly textiles
  • Making a profit from recycling clothes
  •  Living an eco-friendly lifestyle
  • The inexistence nature of perfect fashion sustainability

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Revolutionary Guide to Embracing Sustainability in Fashion

Sustainability starts from our mindset and to embrace it, these basic steps must be considered:

  • Buy essentials
  • Embrace quality over quantity
  •  Cloth care
  • Afterlife Cloth Care

Buy Essentials

Before shopping, ask yourself questions like where I can wear these to? what I will wear these with? Will they be out of style in a few months? and how long will I wear them for?

Embrace Quality Over Quantity

While shopping, check the quality and sewing of the fabric to avoid anything that will likely fall apart or fade off after a few washes.

Cloth Care

Hand washing is best for your clothes to reduce generating heat from washing machines. Sorting out clothes based on colours and textures, and using a cool air-drying method, cool water temperature, and delicate bags for sensitive materials to achieve a long-lasting impact. Mend worn-out clothes and dye faded clothes instead of disposing of them.

Afterlife Cloth Care

When your clothes are completely worn out, ask yourself if they can be recycled and give them a new lease of second life and not a throwaway culture. A guide to fashion sustainability clip:  

          
Source: YouTube

The Textile Recycling Journey

Textile recycling is an important part of the fashion journey as a solution for a sustainable fashion future. 

Here is How the Textile Recycling Journey can be Achieved:

  • Transport your used clothes to the textile recycling services
  • Choose textiles that are easy to recycle
  • Maximize repairs
  • Transport your used clothes to the textile recycling services
  • Buy or Donate to Charity

Transport Your Used Clothes to the Textile Recycling Services

Recycling services can be found on social media, the internet, etc. To help recycle your clothes for a better appearance and to help reduce environmental pollution.

Choose Textiles that are Easy to Recycle

Not all textiles can be recycled and it’s best to use recycled fibers.

Maximize Repairs

Sewing kits like needles, threads, scissors, buttons, zips, etc. can be used to maximize repairs. 

Clothes that can’t be repaired can be turned into rags or dishcloths, cut into strips for cushion padding, or sewn together to make a rug and create face masks. This is a good way to save textile resources and costs.

Buy or Donate to Charity

Support sustainable fashion by being charitable. Buy clothing from charity shops or second-hand shops. Charity homes are a good source of recycling because they mend and give life to old clothes and resell them at an affordable price so people to enjoy pre-loved items and be happy. 

Your donations can also earn you a tax deduction if you itemize (Bankrate.com has a guide to help you value your giveaway items). You can search for a site near you to find a charity to pick up your items. 

A guide to textile recycling


Source: YouTube


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Recycling Skin-Friendly Textiles

The best skin textile for recycling is natural fibers and not all textiles can be recycled. Textile recycling is skin-friendly which can be achieved without compromising quality through:

  • Avoid blending fabrics with spandex, cotton, and other materials; this will decrease the quality of the fiber.
  • Avoid blending cotton and polyester, they are difficult to recycle and sometimes will be turned into things like cleaning rags. Skin-friendly textiles clip:


Source: YouTube


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Making a Profit from Recycling Clothes

Recycling is another way to make a profit at your promising time through:
  • Selling recycled clothes on several online resale marketplaces 
  • Turning a profit on vintage clothes is great
  • Selling recycled clothes to recycling companies

Selling Recycled Clothes on Several Online Resale Marketplaces 

Selling recycled clothes on several online resale marketplaces like Poshmark, or even putting together a garage sale. To achieve this, pictures of your clothes and set-up prices must be activated. Some apps charge a flat fee for all sales and a commission for more expensive orders while the buyer pays for shipping.

Turning a Profit on Vintage Clothes

Vintage clothes are trendy right now and a pre-loved fashion marketplace. If you're clever you might be able to spot boot sale goodies and flip them for profit in stores like Depop.

Selling recycled clothes to recycling companies

Selling recycled clothes to recycling companies as a Job opportunity. How to make a profit recycling:


Source: YouTube

Living an Eco-Friendly Lifestyle

Textile recycling is environmentally friendly and living an eco-friendly lifestyle can be achieved through:

  • Cutting down an incredible amount of textile waste.
  • Reducing the use of washing machines will conserve a lot of energy.
  • Avoid disposing of clothes that can be reused or recreated.
  •  Use sensitive chemicals on your clothes. 
A guide to living an eco-friendly lifestyle: 

                     
Source: YouTube

In Existence Nature of Perfect Fashion Sustainability

Recycling most times is seen to be 20-30-% instead of 100%. Even if we can’t get 100% recycled material, some textiles can be recycled into an original fibre quality such as:
  • 100% pure synthetics like polyester.
  •  Synthetics made from plastic bottles, old clothes, etc.
  • Nylon made from a recycled fishing net.
 We need a healthy planet, not only to survive but also to inspire the creativity that drives fashion and design. This choice lies in us. We can recycle and repurpose, and we can change our attitude towards fast fashion. Sustainable, clean, and considered fashion should be our lifestyle.

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To find out more about sustainable fashion, visit The Earth Day Org.