Author: Mankirat Kaur
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WEEK 7: SHOPPING SABBATICAL JOURNEY SO FAR
I would like to start this Blog by announcing I haven’t shopped this week! Yes you heard it right! I did not shop for any clothes this week. But here is something serious and unexpected coming from me because talking about my feelings about clothes in general, I have started feeling that I don’t really…
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WEEK 6: SPRINGY WINGY FUN FASHION WEEK
Any surprises for this year yet? Yes, I can say it was a big fun surprise when my cousin knocked on my door all the way from Toronto to take me on a surprise vacation to Texas. Before leaving we planned one day to Urbana Champaign where we went on an adventure in a spooky…
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WEEK 5: THIS GIRL IS ON SHOPPING SABBATICAL! NOT REALLY?
This week I wasn’t me Why do you feel that way Mankirat? Not that I just ate outside for two days in row OR Not because I also had handful of sugar candies But… Because after spending 4 weeks of not shopping I had to reluctantly shop for this week when my actual sabbatical had…
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WEEK 4: CAN I DO BETTER?
Honestly, Can I? As a fashion student, the more you learn about the fashion industry, the more disappointed you are. Because now you know everything yet you know nothing about what goes in those sweathshops that exist till date. . . . Recently, shopping with my friends at Eastland Mall, I realised how cheap the…
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WEEK 3: PROBLEMS AND REASONS FOR OVERCONSUMPTION IN FASHION
As I am moving towards starting my shopping sabbatical next month, I realized that not shopping for a while could be related to the idea of less consumption throughout the year. It might be more about consistency than time bounded passion for a one month activity. Who knows if this school exercise can foster “life-long”…
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WEEK 2 OF TALKING ABOUT MY FASHION HABITS AND RECENT PURCHASES
Today, I am going to talk about “a secret box” Yes you read it right A secret box from India. . . . Staring at my overloaded closet, wondering on a Monday morning and thinking why I don’t have anything to wear? Has this ever happened to you? Me too !!!!! But Mankirat you don’t…
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MY JOURNEY TO EMBRACING SLOW FASHION AND RECENT PURCHASES
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…
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