Making sustainability fashionableMARTIN DE RUYTER/ STUFF Sonya Leusink Sladen, fashion blogger at Save Mart in Annesbrook wearing a jacket she made from a curtain and dress purchased from Save Mart. Shopping without your wallet may sound counteractive to buying that great new top but it's the start of building a sustainable wardrobe. "Because I work in an op shop I obviously see the result of over consumption of clothes, they're made to be disposable." In an age where consumers throw clothes away or into a clothing bin, fashion stylist Sonya Leusink-Sladen said creating a planet-friendly wardrobe was about "upcycling, value per wear and second-hand shopping". "We need to step away from the idea that clothing is something to throw out after a while.

Source: Stuff November 08, 2017 15:56 UTC