If you are someone who is environmentally self conscious and you want to live a greener lifestyle, you may be considering switching to eco friendly clothing as part of your lifestyle change. Unfortunately, eco friendly clothing usually isn't very easy on the pocket book. So, how do you make the shift to a more eco friendly lifestyle by changing the way you dress without drying up your bank account? Here are some fun and easy ways to be more eco friendly while still being in style and doing it all within your set budget.
Buy vintage. Vintage clothing shops are everywhere, and because the clothes are already made, you're not going out to purchase clothes that were made unsustainably. Buying vintage clothing is also great way to reuse and recycle. Check out a few shops in your area and see what they offer. You'll probably find that vintage shops offer brand name and designer clothes for much less, and you're helping the environment by recycling clothes and putting them back to good use.
If you feel like updating your wardrobe, but don't want to purchase clothes from a mass market retailer, consider calling up your friends and instituting a clothes swap. In this situation, everyone brings ten or twenty articles of clothing to one location, and then swaps them. Even though the clothes you swap aren't new, they can be just a beautiful, comfortable and durable as some of the things you would find in a store. At a clothing swap, you can find things that your friends don't want or have outgrown, and update your closet without purchasing anything. Any clothes leftover can be donated for a good cause, and the hostess gets the tax write off. It's a fun night that is eco friendly too.
Repair and update clothing yourself. If you're handy with a sewing machine, you can take your old and tired clothing and update it for a new look without hitting the stores. For instance, you can check out thrift shops for things like vintage brooches and pin them onto old sweaters. Buy new rhinestone buttons and glam up an otherwise boring top. Re-tailor a pair of pants so that they fit you better. It's a great way to repurpose clothes and still be kind to the environment.
Eco friendly clothing doesn't have to be expensive. Simply look for ways that you can reuse clothing in a creative way, and you'll find that it's easy and frugal.
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ArcMate Manufacturing (http://store.businessestore.com) sells http://store.businessestore.com/arcmate-613/ ">eco friendly clothes. Art Gib is a freelance writer.
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