Preloved fashion is booming, but where do you hunt for secondhand gems? What persuaded you to go preloved? We want to know
Charity shop shopping is a lottery. You might leave empty handed or hit the jackpot with an entire new look. The bargain of the century could be lurking on the rails – opening the door to a new era of sartorial experimentation. Sometimes you’ll get home and notice stains or holes that you missed in the changing room. That’s the way it goes.
For those reasons and more, rifling around for preloved garms is infinitely more exciting than perusing rails of factory fresh items in regular stores. It’s usually cheaper, too. And better for the environment. Little wonder the secondhand fashion scene is booming in the UK, as we unpick in the new issue of Positive News magazine.
Do you make room for secondhand clothes in your wardrobe? If so, we want to hear from you. What persuaded you to go preloved? Swishes, Vinted, eBay, or friends: where do you get your secondhand clobber? Does it help you to be more expressive and experimental with your look? And how do you avoid replicating damaging consumerist habits with secondhand fashion?
We want to know for an article to be published soon. Answers below.
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