SLOW IT DOWN
About a year ago, I became more
conscientious about my personal
consumption habits and their impact
on the world. So I decided to swear
off fast fashion. From inhumane
labor practices to the environmental
implications, there are so many
reasons to be mindful of origin.
We can’t continue wearing clothing
created at the expense and health
of the less fortunate in order to
have relevance for a brief moment
in time. My alternative is to buy less
and invest in pieces that I truly love,
and I’m a big fan of resellers like
the RealReal, StockX, and Poshmark.
Cleaning up my act wasn’t easy,
I won’t lie, but I got there with some
persistence and a fresher, eco-
friendlier perspective.
—LINDSAY SANSONE,
HEAD OF DIGITAL STRATEGY
LET’S
D O
BETTER
The fashion
industry is currently
responsible for a
whopping 8 to 10
percent of the world’s
carbon emissions.
Three Allure staffers
share the simple
ways they’re lowering
the impact of
their own closets.
FIND YOUR UNIFORM
There are simply too many things
happening in the world all at once
for me to spend one moment
thinking about what I’m wearing,
so I’ve narrowed my wardrobe down
to a handful of outfits. Typically,
I’ll just wear a pair of jeans
and a wool sweater. Neither require
much washing, which sounds gross
but is simply a fact (when Levi’s went
public last year, its CEO confessed
that he had never washed the pair
of jeans he was wearing at the time).
My sweaters are washed every
handful of wears. I have no idea how
much water this saves, but I
think it’s fair to assume I am some
kind of climate prince. And my brain,
free from the agonizing choice
that clothing myself demands, is able
to focus on other things, like
how to forage for herbs to feed
my family in the event of a weather-
related apocalypse.
—BRENNAN KILBANE, SENIOR WRITER
GO TREASURE
HUNTING
I started thrifting exclusively around
seven years ago. I was already doing
it, just because it made sense
in my head to reuse, but then I really
took a deep dive into the textile
industry: Textile mills produce one-
fifth of all industrial water pollution.
I realized that this was what it meant
to do your part. Honestly, to imagine
all that has already been made
in this world, and then to think there
is a need for more is insane to me.
Every few months, I’ll go to Goodwill
or the Salvation Army and spend
a few hours digging. I especially love
basics that are tied to a particular
time and place—a T-shirt with
shoulder pads can be worked into
a wardrobe really nicely. In fashion
circles, people tend to dress
the same, but I never look like the
person standing next to me.
—MORGAN SENESI, BOOKINGS MANAGER
93
AN
DR
EA
S^
O
RT
N
ER
