The fashion industry is the second most polluting industry in the world. 85% of textiles produced end up in landfills each year, and fashion production makes up 10% of humanity’s carbon emissions. Not to mention the fact that fast fashion rips off designers and exploits workers. This is hard to hear and hard to take in, coming from someone who loves fashion and shopping. Retail therapy is so real, but we have to realize the effect that over-consumption from fast fashion has on our earth and the people in it.
Fortunately there is a more sustainable and circular alternative: Wardrobe. Wardrobe is an online fashion marketplace where you can rent people’s clothes, and upload your closet for people to rent from. Wardrobe is perfect for when you have an event to go to, an interview, or if you need different clothes to make content for social media. You can rent items for 4, 10, or 20 days, and you can pick them up from a local Wardrobe Hub or have the items shipped to you. There is a huge variety of styles, sizes, and brands; including Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Reformation, Dior, Rag & Bone, and Calvin Klein. There is also a large selection of vintage pieces.
