CONSCIENTIOUS

Is Ethical Fashion or Eco Fashion or even Designer fashion still relevant during the Credit Crunch?

YES! Because it's Cheaper to Buy Designer Clothes:

Here’s some maths;

You buy 8 to 9 pieces of cheap clothing per month- a handful of items that are on special from mid priced stores reduced from $150 to $80 and a bunch of t-shirts and other cheap cotton items based on price for between $5 and $15. Okay lets say you spend $350 per month for 12 months.

TOTAL= $4200 per year on clothing.

All of it is made in China, synthetic and made for a short life. In two years you will have nothing to show for this spend of $4200 except some rags to clean your car.

Lets take that $4200 and spend half on medium priced natural fabrics. These organic or bamboo t-shirts or linen lifestyle will be around $50-$100 each and lets buy 12 across the year. Lets spend $300 on designer organic or vintage jeans, paying special attention to the cut. You have enough left for a 2 x Colette Dinnigan dresses ($600) and two pairs of Manolo Blahniks ($800 x 2), with change of about $200.

In two years you’ll have 24 organic tee or bamboo basics, two pairs of classic jeans that are getting better with age, four designer dresses and four pairs of Manolo Blahniks. In ten years time you will have a collectable wardrobe , items you could sell at near or even more than what you paid, whilst the cheap wardrobe will be toxic waste.

January 2009 JK