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Back to work, back to school and MY WALK IN WARDROBE is back in a town near you, with Kapiti and Upper Hutt/Brewtown in February and Hawke’s Bay in March. This months topics: Fashion can be funny Fashion FACTS Stallholder spotlight - Betty & Leroy Why do you buy second-hand Fashion Satire? As someone who runs a sustainable fashion market, I’m not REALLY into fashion. I know, it’s weird. I mainly love a bargain and have a SUPER minimal wardrobe. I digress… an account that I CAN relate to is Fashion Critical. It’s a Facebook page run by a HILARIOUS Australian who critiques all the looks at red-carpet events, make sure you read the captions, they’re GOLD! You HAVE to check out her commentary of the Grammys. My favorite quotes “This is me after walking into Lovisa with $50 to burn” and “SOMEBODY blew their $500 Spotlight gift voucher!!” FYI “BOG” = Best on ground. Did you know? Every second, the equivalent of one garbage truck of textiles is dumped in a landfill or burned. Buying preloved helps slow this down! Polyester clothing can take 200+ years to break down in landfills, but natural fabrics like linen and wool decompose much faster. Buying a single second-hand piece of clothing instead of new can reduce its carbon footprint by 82%! Stallholder Spotlight We are SO happy to have Kim return to the MWIW market scene. Betty & Leroy is a preloved and vintage clothing store started by me (Kim) back in 2018, with my first My Walk in Wardrobe being Brewtown back in 2020. My aim with Betty & Leroy is to sell quality, preloved fashion with two rules: firstly, I have to love the item to sell it, and secondly, to be size-inclusive. Our stock ranges mostly between women's sizes 6-26, with some larger and some smaller pieces too. Before Betty & Leroy, I ran a small handmade jewellery business for close to a decade, and have been selling my jewellery as part of Betty & Leroy since 2020. And as for the name? Betty & Leroy are my two rescued chihuahuas who are always with me while I work on the store at home. Betty & Leroy can be found on their website, Instagram and Facebook. What is the MAIN reason you buy second hand?This survey has now ended. Thank you for your continued support of sustainable fashion and My Walk in Wardrobe. If you have any ideas or suggestions for our newsletter or markets, please send me a message [email protected]
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