How to Second hand Shop Like A Pro!
I'm very excited to announce this collaboration with the Salvation Army. I will join them as special guest for an exclusive online second-hand fashion event and share expert tips on styling second-hand fashion as part of Sustainable Fashion Week. The webinar will be held on Tuesday 24th September at 8pm (BST). This partnership presents an opportunity to promote second-hand shopping and create lasting change!
As many of you know I'm a strong advocate for sustainability, and I also pioneered the UK’s first vegan fashion show and I regularly curate the Source Fashion show at London Olympia, I work on projects that reflect my commitment to a sustainable lifestyle and my vision for a fashion industry that respects our planet.
I tried to live a sustainable a life as possibly can. The furniture in my home is secondhand, most of my dishes, pots and pans are secondhand. I was often buying secondhand because it was less expensive, it was convenient where I live there are lots of charity shops. I've always loved shopping slowly something gradually changed, whenever I purchase something its become a conscious choice, I really think about what I am buying and who I am buying it for/from and what impact does it have on the planet. And as you know love clothes so I really need to think about these questions when I do purchase something. And I love shopping I like shopping in the shops I love it when I find something unexpected and I get a really great deal from it, I have fun when I buy something out of season. I love that fashion tell stories and every item every garment that we buy has its own story.
I hope you can join us for the webinar and if you have any questions or thoughts about secondhand shopping I would love to know them.
Sustainable Fashion Week unites the community in taking creative action; to change the fashion system from the bottom up and the programme features a series of events to take action locally and change fashion globally. As part of SATCoL’s commitment to sustain our planet and transform lives, the 30-minute webinar with Rebekah Roy will be available to the public for free and it will encourage second-hand shopping as she shares expert tips on styling vintage looks to make your wardrobe last. In addition to this, guests will receive a free guide to take away to support them further after the event.
The webinar is a call to action to drive lasting change and SATCoL will take the opportunity to introduce the great work they do to help sustain the planet and give used textiles a second lease of life whilst, helping to raise vital funds for charity. The webinar will be hosted by Salvation Army Trading Company Ltd (SATCoL), who operates around 250 stores and a UK-wide clothing bank collection service on behalf of the charity. SATCoL has received industry wide recognition in fashion for their efforts to support brands and retailers to meet their sustainability goals and the webinar encourages the public to also take part in diverting more items away from disposal and to shop second-hand.
To register for the event on Tuesday 24th September at 8pm (BST), sign up here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TiF5qX3oRjyemRxv_HyIUQ#/registration
For more information about Salvation Army Trading Company visit salvationarmytrading.org.uk
For more about Sustainable Fashion Week sutainablefashionweek.uk
Me @rebekahroy_