Welcome to Sustainable Style, a new series in partnership with the New Standard Institute, where we'll be publishing stories devoted to the fashion and beauty industry's effects on the environment. Click through for lessons on how to shop sustainably, explorations on what the future of your beauty cupboard really looks like, and plenty of myth-busting along the way.
From new designs to vintage pieces, shopping sustainably can be expensive, but it doesn't always have to break the bank. More importantly, occasionally investing in high-quality pieces that will last a lifetime is essential to lowering your closet's impact on the earth.
For the latest episode of This Look Is Money, I got together with fashion and beauty vloggers Jenny Welbourn and Jasmine Rose to share our tips on how you can dress more sustainably without sacrificing style.
Isabel Montes
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The fashion industry contributes a lot of excess waste to our planet, so finding more mindful ways to shop for the season is essential to tackling this problem. My answer: shop secondhand. Ninety percent of my closet consists of vintage and secondhand clothing, I'm a firm believer that you don't always have to buy new pieces in order to feel stylish.
In this episode, I threw on my new favorite dark wash jeans from ThredUP, a secondhand shopping site, with a chunky brown belt. I added a vintage wool sweater and a stunning cream cashmere/silk coat from Vintage Point Store on Etsy.
Shopping secondhand is a great way to lower your environmental impact, but it also can be much cheaper than even some fast fashion labels. Choosing pieces that are already in the waste cycle enable you to indulge that shopping bug without the added environmental guilt, so go nuts!
I finished off my look with vintage Steve Madden boots from The Break Vintage in Greenpoint, New York and some fun red accents with my earrings and briefcase, both from Vintage Point Store on Etsy.
OUTFIT TOTAL: $930
Jenny Welbourn
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Fashion and lifestyle blogger Jenny Welbourn is committed to sustainable and ethical fashion. She makes sure she knows not only where and how her clothes are being made, but also by who.
"When I moved to New York for fashion school, I realized that most of the industry I didn't feel I aligned with, which is when I really started to delve into sustainable fashion." She continues, "Since then I decided to cut off any of my fast fashion purchases and also just take a look at my overall general consumption. That's when I realized that there was so much that I didn't need to buy."
Welbourn rocks vintage jeans she snagged from The Real Real and a ribbed white T-shirt from Leigh Collective. She picked up her platform shoes and fuzzy cardigan on a recent trip to Copenhagen. To finish off her look, she opted for a vintage military liner, jewelry from Garbage NY and Luiny, and a beret from Depop.
"My biggest tip on lessening your consumption is, truly no matter where you're shopping from, buy less and use it for longer," she explains. "We can't really buy ourselves into sustainability, but we can use not as much, which I think is the most important mindset that you'll have to switch."
OUTFIT TOTAL: $855
Jasmine Rose
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everlane The Authentic Stretch High-Rise Skinny Jean (Regular) - Black
Vegan and cruelty-free beauty blogger Jasmine Rose shows us that you don't have to give up fashion or beauty in the name of sustainability.
Jasmine hits the New York City streets in a pair of Chuck Taylors gifted from her husband. She scored a pair of black secondhand Everlane jeans to pair perfectly with her cheetah print Reformation top. She tops it off with a coat made from recycled materials and accessorized with an Angela Roi purse.
"I try to be mindful of what brands I support and I try to do that in all aspect of my life, whether is be with food, clothing, or makeup."
OUTFIT TOTAL: $960
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