Good Lord Faye

I’ve heard it for years – that people want to make more conscious purchases when it comes to their clothing, but they feel overwhelmed with how to do so. How do you start? Where do you start? What do all the terms associated with this process even mean -conscious, ethical, slow, thrifted, upcycled, organic, fair?

Getting started can feel like a challenge, I get that.

For me, step one is almost not a step at all. It’s an act of standing still, looking around at what you have already and assessing how it serves your needs. There’s some ever-changing stat out there concerning the number of clothes we own vs. the number we actually wear. Regardless of how that figure is updated from year to year, the truth is that most of us wear a small fraction of the clothing we own.

What do you like in your closet?

Before you start out on a journey to consume more mindfully, you need to better understand what your likes and your needs are as a consumer (I hate the consumption words, but they serve a purpose here). What items in your closet are frequently worn? Which items do you feel most beautiful in? What items do you wish you could wear more of but simply don’t know how to style?

Exercises for further exploring your style

I’ll dive deeper into discovering more about your personal style in another post, but as a basic exercise, simply head over to Pinterest and start exploring looks that you gravitate towards. NOT looks that are trending or you feel you *should* wear because of x,y,z reasons (such as age or what society says about your size or body shape).

Once you’ve begun building a better sense of your own personal style, then I’d encourage you to start exploring local thrift stores around you. You don’t have to buy anything at all! But starting to look around and seeing what colors, styles, and garment types speak to you will help you get a feel for what you might

Why thrift stores instead of mainstream or fast fashion shops? Because both of those options typically present trending vs. timeless looks. Browsing at a thrift store requires you to hunt a little more actively to find something that suits you. Like I said, you may not buy anything, but you’ll start discovering more about the fabrics that feel good to you, the accessories you would feel confident wearing, and the colors that speak to you INSTEAD of feeling swayed to look more closely at something because the current marketing campaign is telling you that it’s fashionable.

More to come!

That’s part one and we’ve got miles and miles to cover. But I promise every step of the journey together will be educational, FUN, and as down-to-earth as possible. I’m just a girl, standing in front of a throng of humans trying to help them dress more mindfully.

Let the games begin.