YAM magazine September/October 2015

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longevity if we think less about owning the latest or cheapest thing and develop more of a relationship with the things we wear,” Cline writes. “Building a wardrobe over time, saving up and investing in well-made pieces … they’re also a deeply satisfying antidote to the empty uniformity of cheapness.” Naturally, part of Cline’s solution is for people to look to local suppliers; an answer that comes with many benefits, not the least of which is a chance for us be original. “We have lost individuality because there are 50,000 pairs of the same thing,” Conroy says, referring to the mass-market mentality of fast fashion. “For me, the creation is a conversation between the designer and the client,” he says. “I love when I get the chance to hear feedback or if somebody has an idea for something. “Whatever it is people want, can be created in an ethical or sustainable or eco way.” Unlike the wardrobe transformations on reality television or the cheap fix of disposable fashion, an ethical fashion makeover isn’t an instant overhaul. Your shortterm goal should be progress, not perfection. “It’s about buying less but buying better,” Faulkner says. ::

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