Want great fashion that doesn’t cost the earth? Dress for the world you want by joining Secondhand September by shopping only second hand for the 30 days of September.
Buying just one pair of jeans and a t-shirt second-hand instead of new could help save the equivalent of 20,000 standard bottles of water, new Oxfam analysis revealed.
The findings come as Oxfam launches its sixth Second Hand September campaign. Secondhand September encourages us to shop preloved and donate their unwanted clothes. In doing so, will help reduce the demand for new clothes and fast fashion.
The garment industry has an enormous water footprint that is straining the planet’s limited water resources. The total water footprint of clothing used in the UK annually is eight billion cubic metres. This is enough to meet the water consumption of the entire UK population for two years. Globally, 93 billion cubic metres of water are used by the fashion industry annually – enough to fill 37 million Olympic-sized swimming pools. So lets dress for the World you want this September by joining in with Second Hand September
Join a growing movement of people choosing a kinder way to shop for people and planet and sign up to Oxfam’s Second September.
Mend more, bin less with Ealing Repair Cafe
Pop along to Ealing Repair cafe where they will teach you how to mend your clothes.
Ealing Repair café volunteers will give advice and guidance, using hand sewing techniques at their gatherings around Acton and Ealing.
So they want to get more people valuing and wearing their clothes for longer and to move away from fast disposable fashion.
All levels of sewing welcome at their sessions, from beginners to advance, there’s always something new to share or learn. Get along to one of the Ealing Repair cafe meetups listed on What’s on.
Say yes to Secondhand September
By making the pledge to shopping only second hand for 30 days with Oxfam, you can give everything from t-shirts to trousers a brand new lease of life. It doesn’t have to be just for September, make it your ambition to become more sustainable and shop secondhand.
Download the “No More Fashion Victims” poster
Download Katherine Hammet poster ‘NO MORE FASHION VICTIMS’ to show your support. British Fashion Designer and activist Katharine Hamnett is supporting Second Hand September this year by lending her famed slogan to the campaign. The slogan will appear on a limited edition run of donated second-hand t-shirts from Oxfam and will be sold in Oxfam shops from 1st September onwards. You can also show your support by downloading the poster.
If you need more reasons to sign up, here’s 6 reasons to sign up to Second Hand September
Ealing Sewn up and ActForEaling
Our EalingSewnUp campaign asked everyone in the Ealing borough to think about their clothes choices. “Dress for true success” is one of our ten steps for a greener Ealing so with #EalingSewnUp we will connect crafters, artists and fashionistas of the borough encouraging everyone to develop new talents and adopt more sustainable and creative fashion habits.
Take look at ActforEaling 10 steps for a greener Ealing which includes fashion.
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