There are many ways to take action and move towards sustainable clothing practices:
Below are a few resources to help you move towards these goals! Because I live in the Vancouver area, most of my resources are specific to this locale or found online. However, a little research should uncover the slow clothing options in your area.
Reduce unnecessary clothing from the closet and get fresh styles monthly with fashion rental:
FlauntBox (https://www.flauntbox.com/)
Chic Marie (https://chicmarie.com/en/)
Dresst (https://www.dresst.ca/)
The Fitzroy (https://www.fitzroyrentals.com/collections/rentals)
Reheart (https://reheart.ca/)
Station Service (https://stationservice.co/)
Atelier Privé (https://www.atelierprive.ca/)
Buy local, slow, and sustainable clothing in your neighbourhood:
ARC Apparel (https://www.arcapparel.ca/)
306 West Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC
Blue Sky Clothing (https://blueskyclothingco.com/)
2029 West Fourth Ave., Vancouver, BC
1312 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC
Charlie and Lee (https://www.charlieandlee.com/)
223 Union Street, Vancouver, BC
Chloë Angus Design (https://www.chloeangus.com/)
45 E 6th Avenue #100, Vancouver, BC
Devil May Wear (https://www.devilmaywear.ca/)
106-1666 Johnson Street, Vancouver, BC
198 E 21st Ave, Vancouver, BC
Duer (https://duer.ca/)
118 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
Kotn (https://kotn.com/)
348 Water Street, Vancouver, BC
Little Green Shop (https://www.mylittlegreenshop.com/)
704 – 1010 Burnaby Street, Vancouver, BC
Maiwa (https://maiwa.com/)
#6-1666 Johnston Street, Vancouver, BC
Midtown Main (https://www.midtownmain.com/)
3128 Main Street, Vancouver, BC
Movement (https://www.movementglobal.com)
590 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC
Nettle’s Tale (https://nettlestale.com/)
330 W Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC
Obakki (http://www.obakki.com/)
261 E Pender Street, Vancouver, BC
Oona Clothing (http://www.oonaclothing.com/)
Hamilton Studios, 1895 Powell St, Vancouver, BC
Smoking Lily (https://smokinglily.com)
1713 Government Street, Victoria, BC
Sunday Small Goods (https://www.sundaysmallgoods.ca/)
4360 Main Street, Vancouver, BC
Reuse, exchange, and up-cycle clothing to give garments a second life:
C’est La Vie Boutique (http://cestlavieboutique.com/)
3247 Main Street, Vancouver, BC
Front and Company (https://www.frontandcompany.com/)
3772 Main Street, Vancouver, BC
Happy 3 Consignment (https://happy3consignment.com/)
3629 4th Avenue, Vancouver, BC
High End Resale (http://highendresale.ca/)
813 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC
2607West 16th Avenue, Vancouver, BC
Hunter and Hare (https://www.hunterandhare.com/)
334 West Pender Street, Vancouver, BC
227 Union Street, Vancouver, BC
In Again Consignment
1962 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver, BC
Mine & Yours (https://www.mineandyours.com/)
1025 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC
My Sister’s Closet
1092 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC
1830 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC
Sports Junkies (https://sportsjunkies.com/)
102 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC
Still Fabulous Thrift Store (http://www.stillfabulousthrift.com/)
4355 Main Street, Vancouver, BC
The Main Exchange (https://www.themainexchange.ca/)
3728 Main Street, Vancouver, BC
The Young and the Restless Clothing Exchange (https://www.yrclothingexchange.com/)
1533 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC
Turnabout (https://turnabout.com/)
3135 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC
2929 Main Street, Vancouver, BC
3112 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC
·Once Again Resale (http://www.onceagainresale.com/)
#2-1874 West 1st Avenue, Vancouver, BC
Learn the art of sewing garments for yourself:
Atex Designer Fabrics (https://atexfabrics.com/)
330 W Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
A Great Notion (https://www.agreatnotion.com/)
19289 Langley Bypass, Surrey, BC
Dressew (https://www.dressew.com/)
337 W Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
Fabricana (https://www.fabricana.com/)
4591 Garden City Road, Richmond, BC
1348 United Boulevard, Coquitlam, BC
Fabricland (https://fabricland.ca)
1678 SE Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC
#106-1015 Columbia Street, New Westminster, BC
19700 Langley Bypass, Langley City, BC
Fabrictime Solutions Ltd. (http://fabrictime.com/)
1325 E Pender Street, Vancouver, BC
Maiwa Supply (https://maiwa.com/)
1663 Duranleau Street, Vancouver, BC
Our Social Fabric (https://oursocialfabric.ca/)
Pop up events and online shopping
Rokko Sarees and Fabrics
6201 Fraser Street, Vancouver, BC
Sarpal Cotton Plus Ltd.
7280 Main Street, Vancouver, BC
Spool of Thread (https://spoolofthread.com/)
#101-649 East 15th Avenue, Vancouver, BC
The Cloth Shop (https://www.theclothshop.com/)
#104-1551 Johnston Street, Vancouver, BC
The Stitchery Studio (https://thestitcherystudio.ca/)
2608 St Johns Street, Port Moody, BC
Recycle clothing in mindful ways that reduce our environmental footprint:
Sell clothes that are not accepted for consignment on Facebook marketplace, Craigslist, freecycle.org, or usedvancouver.com
Swap clothes among friends, community members or with Facebook group
Donate Clothes to Salvation Army, Value Village, YMCA Thrift Shop, MCC Thrift Shop, The Attic Thrift Store, Sheway, DTES Women’s Centre, The Door is Open, Dress for Success, etc.
Dispose of Clothes at the Vancouver Zero Waste Centre (https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/zero-waste-centre.aspx).
Other disposal sites include Encorp Pacific (https://www.return-it.ca/textiles/) and H&M Clothing Stores. Check out Vancouver’s Waste Wizard for more information:
https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/waste-wizard.aspx
For Vancouver’s (2018) business consulting project “Zero Waste 2040” to reduce textile waste see: https://www.citystudiovancouver.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Textile-Recycling-The-Clothing-Provider-Perspective-1.pdf
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