I Wore Only Slow & Recycled Fashion For One Week

And full disclosure: I don't own slow fashion shoes or lingerie yet, but thought it would defeat the purpose of this article to buy things I don't yet need. When they wear out, though, I certainly intend to make responsible, informed purchases. Transitioning to a sustainable slow and recycled fashion wardrobe doesn't have to happen overnight. It's all about taking it one purchase, swap, and dive at time.

Before I show you how I pulled this off for a week, I want to break down the terms fast fashion, slow fashion, and recycled fashion. According to Elizabeth L. Cline, fast fashion is "consumer products based on rapid changes in fashion that are engineered by corporations" at great cost to the environment and human rights. Zady founders Soraya Darabi and Maxine Bédat break down slow fashion as "a complete approach to retail that respects the environment, human capital, [and] the longevity of a product." Lastly, recycled fashion falls under the slow fashion concept in a different way.