I tracked my closet for 2 months & THIS is what I learned!!
Woooww, tracking my closet and doing this closet stock check was seriously eye opening!! I learned so much about fast fashion, fashion’s negative climate impacts, the massive consumerism driving it and how little of my own clothing I actually wear 😬 If you want to know more anout where i got my info, my sources can be found below! 💚 Support Aja Barber by Following Aja on Instagram: / ajabarber Buying Aja’s book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08XZMDWP... Joining Aja’s Patreon: / ajabarber You can also SUPPORT ME: By becoming a patron and getting additional content like an Aftershow for every project I make and occasional freebies (like digital art prints) as thanks for your ongoing support! / emilysnee You can check out my various art prints and merchandise-like goodies here: https://etsy.me/3EzCzVR Follow me on the Social Medias! / emilyjsnee https://www.pinterest.co.uk/emilysnee/ / emilysnee SOURCES: 1. Oxfam. (2016). 3.6 billion clothes left unworn in the nation’s wardrobes, survey finds. [online] Available at: http://oxfamapps.org/media/hc349 [Accessed 12 Feb. 2022]. 2. Vogue | The Complete Archive. (1938). Summer Slip Covers | Vogue | JULY 1, 1938. [online] Available at: https://archive.vogue.com/article/193... [Accessed 12 Feb. 2022]. 3. Vogue | The Complete Archive. (1941). $100 Campus Wardrobe | Vogue | August 15, 1941. [online] Available at: https://archive.vogue.com/article/194... [Accessed 12 Feb. 2022]. 4. Mrs T. W. Dewing (1882). Economy in Dress, Harpers Monthly 1882 Vol 64. [online] Internet Archive, Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, pp.123–128. Available at: https://archive.org/details/harpers-1... [Accessed 12 Feb. 2022]. 5. 30/06/2020 at 6:07 (2020). ▷ Fashion Industry Statistics UK 2019 - 2020 | Fast Fashion Statistics UK. [online] Marketing Expertus. Available at: https://www.marketingexpertus.co.uk/b... [Accessed 31 Jan. 2022]. 6. Wheeler, A. (2018). Written evidence - Textile Recycling Association. [online] data.parliament.uk. Available at: http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevid.... 7. Parliament.uk. (2019). Fixing fashion: clothing consumption and sustainability - Environmental Audit Committee - House of Commons. [online] Available at: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa.... 8. Quantis (2018). Environmental Impact of the Global Apparel and Footwear Industries Study. [online] Available at: https://quantis-intl.com/wp-content/u... [Accessed 31 Jan. 2022]. 9. Lewis, R. (2021). Retail sales, Great Britain - Office for National Statistics. [online] www.ons.gov.uk. Available at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindust... [Accessed 31 Jan. 2022]. 10. Smith, P. (2022). Clothing & footwear purchase trend in the UK 2005-2019. [online] Statista. Available at: https://www.statista.com/statistics/3.... 11. Erwin, M.D. (1949). Clothing for Moderns. New York: The Macmillon Company. 12. Cassell’s Family Magazine Vol. 11 1885. (1885). [online] Internet Archive, Cassel’s & Company Limited, pp.602–603. Available at: https://archive.org/details/cfm-1885/... [Accessed 7 Feb. 2022]. Article: Some Hints on Economy in Dress. 13. George Routledge & Sons (1891). Routledge’s manual of etiquette. [online] Internet Archive. London ; New York : Routledge. Available at: https://archive.org/details/routledge... [Accessed 7 Feb. 2022].

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