Second-hand luxury clothing is an emerging trend that has gained traction in recent years. It’s a cost-effective and sustainable way to shop for high-end fashion items while minimizing waste. Canada is no exception to this trend, as more and more Canadians are embracing the idea of purchasing second-hand luxury clothing. In this article, we’ll take […]
The second-hand clothing market in Canada
The second-hand clothing market in Canada has been growing in popularity over the past few years, as more and more people are looking for sustainable and affordable fashion options. Here are some key points to know about the second-hand clothing market in Canada: The market size: According to a report by ThredUp, a leading online […]
Visible Mending is a New Art
Apart from invisible mending, manufacturers, and brands that value sustainability is starting to use visible mending to prolong the lifespan of their clothing and connect with consumers who care about sustainability. Such mending can be traced back to Japanese Sashiko stitching from the Edo period. Sashiko, which means “small stabs” in Japanese, refers to the […]
The growth of the Repairing Movement
In a nutshell, “sustainable” implies “less worse”: new products manufactured from materials that are less harmful to the environment than they might have been. The issue at the foundation of fashion’s reluctant paradigm shift is that, whether you call it “sustainable” or not, the production of entertaining but pointless new things that people want is […]