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MY JOURNEY TO EMBRACING SLOW FASHION AND RECENT PURCHASES

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Mankirat Kaur
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I was not always like this, when I say I don’t buy that often. 

Shopping every week, purchasing for wearing just once, and never looking back was a part of my habit.

What changed me?

Honestly, my budget, yes I admit it started due to my budget.

But now, I see it as something very important to me and I can proudly say I have embraced slow fashion for a while now.

Fast fashion isn’t free.

Someone, somewhere, is paying.”

-Lucy Siegle

The last time I purchased a fashion article was when I was in Vancouver with my cousins spending New Year vacations.

Interestingly, It was the day just before the coldest week of January 2024 in North America.

We went to a store outlets’ mart where I saw a beautiful pink-pastel “Under Armour backpack” which was just perfect for carrying my laptop, water bottle and other essentials to college.

I bought this bag for $20, originally priced at $40 . It was totally worth it and perfect to carry my things to college.

In addition, I also bought perfumes for my best friend and her boyfriend from a store costing me around $70. Not to mention that $200 that I spent just before leaving for the vacation on different fashion articles, to surprise my cousins with gifts.

Recently, I have been pretty impressed with my shopping habits.

My strategies to not do impulsive buying includes, checking the requirement for the item, space in the closet, quality of the fabric, and at last, price of the item. This ensures I am keeping requirements as my top-notch priority.

This also helps me to not only avoid clutter in my closet but also, save money, environment, and keep my shopping habits in-check. 

Coming back to my pink backpack, I use this bag everyday and for the intention that I had exactly while buying it.

The typical person saw over 5,000 ads yesterday telling them to buy something new. Here’s one with the opposite message: Buy less.” – Joshua Becker

However, I have had many previous purchases of bags that I rarely use and I strongly feel the reason behind this, is not putting enough thought while shopping.

It is immensely crucial that we take a long time in making decisions especially for fashion articles when they are available so easily in the market. 

If we all come together and buy smartly with intention, we can make a huge diffference in our lives for us and for our environment.

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6 responses to “MY JOURNEY TO EMBRACING SLOW FASHION AND RECENT PURCHASES”

  1. czcaser Avatar
    czcaser

    I love the theme of your site and the images/quotes you use! It makes your posts interesting to read and gives it a cute look. If it makes you feel better, I would have also bought something that I liked if it was $20 cheaper than the original price. I also feel like I have developed similar saving habits as you. I do think a lot about whether I should buy an article of clothing before I check out. Most of the time, I end up putting it back because I don’t really need it. I have also regretted buying something out of impulse because I could have went without it. I want to improve my shopping habits like you!

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  2. sklabuw Avatar
    sklabuw

    I struggle with just randomly buying stuff or more of the action of trying it on. Then when I’m trying it on I see it doesn’t look how I’d like and if it is really worth the money. Each time I become more conscious on what I spend

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  3. Reese S Avatar
    Reese S

    This post is incredibly well written and the quotes included really made me think about how much I spend and how I obtain my clothes. Your drive to truly make a change in your shopping habits is really inspiring. Keep up the great work!

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  4. lfmalon Avatar
    lfmalon

    Hi Mankirat! You did such a nice job on this post! I really enjoyed how you included different images that go along with what you believe and what point you are trying to get across! I agree, I think everyone can work on spending less on items they won’t really be using much! Nice job!

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  5. Danielle Koska Avatar
    Danielle Koska

    They layout of this post and images and quotes were done beautifully. I think it is great that you have adapted to slow fashion and I myself need to create strategies when shopping to also embrace it and not further clutter my closet with things I do not need. I really like how you talked about the psychological aspect of shopping and I think it is very true that most people do not put a lot of thought into their purchases. I do think if people stopped to ask themselves questions like “is this necessary”, everyone would be buying and consuming a lot less.

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  6. klbrace Avatar
    klbrace

    Your blog is so professional looking! The quotes and graphics look intentional and your purchases do too!

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