✨Sustainable Style Tips for Curvy Fashion✨ 👉🏽Limited Options, Responsible Choices👈🏽 🌿 In my 10 years of international plus size modelling I’ve learned that eco-friendly options can be challenging to find, with the majority of +size clothing only being available at fast fashion brands or brands which don’t always make the most responsible choices for the planet. ❗️Thrift shops don’t tend to stock much in the way of +size and size aside many of us aren’t in the market to pay £50 for a sustainable cotton T-shirt made by the light of the crescent moon, gently blessed by tiny fairies 🧚🏾🌚🫠 It’s a great idea in theory to boycott these brands all together until they do better… but where does that leave those of us who need to shop these brands in order to have something to wear? So instead I’ve gone with still shopping at these brands but using some rules whenever I purchase: 👗 Quality over Quantity: Nearly 60% of garments are discarded within a year of production. Choose durable fabrics to reduce waste. 🌍 Mindful Purchasing: The average person now buys 60% more clothing but keeps them for half as long as 15 years ago. Buy less. Wear more. ♻️ Embrace Outfit Repetition: Extending the lifespan of clothing by just nine months could decrease carbon, water and waste footprints by around 20-30% each. 🧑🏽‍🔧 Repair ✅: Use fabric dye to brighten clothes again I use @dylon_uk & sometimes all you need is a little stitch to make an item good as new. If you’re rubbish at sewing take it to the local dry cleaner or seamstress. It’s fairly cheap and so easy to do! 🕒 Timeless Fashion: Fast fashion trends come and go, but timeless fashion lasts. Invest in classic, versatile pieces. The outfit I’m wearing above is a summer dress which is enjoying its second summer so far from @asos design (they do some great pieces for curves) If you CAN shop sustainable fashion then do, but the truth is it’s simply not available to us all. So until then… ✨DO WHT YOU CAN✨ LTKcurves LTKFitness LTKbeauty