Wardrobe Refashion encourages people to pledge to only re-use, recycle and refashion for a given period. Your own wardrobe discards, and second-hand purchases are the raw materials. I picked the 4 months pledge, several months can go by when I don't really buy anything anyway so where would the challenge be? Underwear, shoes and specific work relates clothes (not really the case for me) are exempt from the pledge, and everyone gets a Get Out Of Jail Free card to pull out when there is something just too good to pass up.
So this is my challenge to myself, to become more mindful of what and how I use for the next 4 months. To think about what resources it takes to keep me shod and clothed. I have the motivation and I have the new machine, so I now also have the mechanics in place to undertake the challenge!
The Pledge
I, Andrew pledge that I shall abstain from the purchase of "new" manufactured items of clothing, for the period of 4 months. I pledge that I shall refashion, renovate, recycle pre-loved items for myself with my own hands in fabric, yarn or other medium for the term of my contract. I pledge that I will share the love and post a photo of my refashioned, renovated, recycled, crafted or created item of clothing on the Wardrobe Refashion blog, so that others may share the joy that thy thriftiness brings!
Signed, Andrew (The Other one).
3 comments:
Do the rules allow you to buy a Bedazzler so you can make all your t-shirts sparkly?
I'll be interested to see what you come up with. I reshaped a few shirts in my wardrobe last year - they were very big and long and loose and I wasn't wearing them. Now that they are shorter and in same cases have some shaping, so they look as it they fit me and I wear them all the time. And some of them are more than 8 years old.
Darling, great idea only if you still fit into the clothes! I just bought clothes for my trip there, first time in two years! I also got rid of eight huge bags of out of style clothes from my closet! I must say, I feel free!!!!
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