[Ilse @ Rimini] Green greetings from Italy - January 2020

With a kid in the house, the sales are a great opportunity to get a few things that are the right size (again): over the last weeks, my son has outgrown so much stuff, and an update on his wardrobe is more than welcome. The sales period is a great moment for that, though hunting for kid’s basics during the sales can be a bit tricky...

For me, the beginning of January used to be a moment of knocking out a post-Holiday sadness with some new add-ons to my wardrobe. But since a few years I’ve become more and more sceptic regarding the Sales, because I’m aware that it is very easy to buy too much stuff that don’t really need (to be honest: in the Western world, how often do we buy because we really need something rather than want or fancy something new?), and even that I’m not completely convinced about, but as it is on Sale... And the reason is not only because of saving money, but especially from a sustainable point of view. After reading different articles on the fact that the Fashion Industry is very far from being green, and that with every for example every jeans produced, a medium of 200 liters of water are waisted, I started thinking more consciously about my sales hunting.

During Sales I stick to my obsession with composition labels: only natural fibres, not petroleum- derived fabrics, and preferably organic or even recycled fabrics. In Italy it is still difficult to find recycled fabrics used in the clothing items, but organic cotton has become quite common.  For the recycled fabrics, I often go online, but then there is the issue with the shipping and packaging... I also buy second-hand for some pieces, like bags.

Enjoy the sales, I have reached my budget over the weekend, so I’m kind of ready for next season ;-)

Ilse