Nine Stones Close5d ago
Extinction Rebellion Global
Wear clothes longer. Look slightly disheveled, explain your holes as a result of modern fashion production and your resilience against buying new rather than a personal fault.
:Refuse to be bullied into buying endless #FastFashion
May 11 at 11:56amWeb
Show threadThat Dud Bloke5d ago
@ExtinctionR #FashionIsFascism
Show threadLea ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿงต๐Ÿ› ๏ธ๐Ÿ“Š๐Ÿฅง๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ5d ago
@ExtinctionR If you really like your clothes, mend them so the holes don't get bigger ;) Bring your mending along for chill meetups with friends or on train rides, because it's sooo soothing! :)
Show threadConny Nasch5d ago
@leamusi @ExtinctionR I have clothes I have had for decades. If you have a certain amount of taste and elegance they perform their function really well. Also - not too much weight change ๐Ÿ˜‰
Show threadiloo5d ago
@ExtinctionR I take it a step further then slightly disheveled :) I call it Savage chic ๐Ÿ˜‰ Also it's a great tester, if you look at me with contempt because my clothes are very well worn, most likely you are not a person I wanna associate with anyhow ๐Ÿ˜œ
Show threadbjb  5d ago

@ExtinctionR

Wash them every second wearing instead of every wearing, helps with longevity. Washing results in a lot of wear and tear.

Well, "tear". I guess by definition you are reducing the "wear" if you do this : -)

Show threadNoodlemaz5d ago

@bjb @ExtinctionR you can go longer than that if you're not sweating profusely
Especially for trousers/bottoms and outer layers.
The only things you have to wash after a single use is (lower) underwear honestly. Who is washing all their clothes after wearing it once?!
Break out the sniff test. Come on.

Helps them last longer. Saves energy. Saves time.

Show threadmalte5d ago
@bjb I must say a lot of us wear our clothes many times more than twice before washing. My woolen sweaters I have not washed a single time ever for several of them. Underwear directly in contact with skin is the only thing to really wash regularly. Oh wait, my woolen socks... You'd be surprised how little they smell. Anyway, shifting baseline syndrome I guess @ExtinctionR
Show threadRita, antifascist ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฆฏ๐Ÿฆฏ๐Ÿฆฏ5d ago
@ExtinctionR what if this is what we always do & donโ€™t care about fashion?
Show threadMnemonicman5d ago
@ExtinctionR Well ok but I still gotta buy socks.
Show threadAnnelies5d ago
@ExtinctionR embrace #visibleMending
Show threadDr_Bombay5d ago
@akamran @ExtinctionR this is the way. #VisibleMending
Show threadSarah Sammis5d ago
@Dr_Bombay @akamran @ExtinctionR #VisibleMending was normal in the 1970s through mid 1980s.
Show threadDr_Bombay5d ago
@pussreboots @akamran @ExtinctionR 60s & 70s, yes, but 80s โ€” not that I recall. Itโ€™s nice to see it returning, for sure.
Show threadPetra van Cronenburg5d ago
@akamran ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ @ExtinctionR
Show threadPetra van Cronenburg5d ago
@ExtinctionR Try to learn some #VisibleMending ! It's simple, it's fun, and you become the designer of your individual style (nothing disheveled)!
You can nearly endlessly use such #mendings and when the piece falls apart, cut it in scraps for becoming a patch for something else ... or bind several pieces to make an #artjournal!
#SlowFashion and #repair mustn't be ugly. It's creative and connects people eg by patch swaps.
Show threadUrzl5d ago
@NatureMC @ExtinctionR I think I'm inclined to a "punk" mindset that it also doesn't have to be pretty to be worthy.
Show threadpeachfront5d ago

@NatureMC @ExtinctionR

this

people aren't bullying when they make assumptions about you looking sloppy (excuse me, slightly disheveled), it's human nature

mend those holes in colorful & sarcastic ways that communicate intention, instead of just walking around in hole-y clothes that communicate depression

Show threadMartin Rundkvist5d ago

@ExtinctionR
Repair them.

#sewing

Show threadNu Modular5d ago
@ExtinctionR My polyglut has a language of its own!
Show threadNeil Moffatt5d ago
@ExtinctionR I have t-shirts from last century. One Jimmy Connors shirt from 1970s. Until they wear out why not?
Show threadLizzie5d ago
@ExtinctionR oh honey, you can't MAKE me try on new clothes lolol looking at 78 and don't give a flying fuck what anyone thinks.
Show thread๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธShadesofRaye๐Ÿฉผ5d ago

@ExtinctionR

Lots of good advice already,but I also thrift the vast majority of my clothes. I know that's not accessible to everyone but I'm lucky enough to have a super awesome thrift store not too far away.

Show threadChristo. London, England5d ago
@ExtinctionR
I have coats that are 50 years old and many bits of clothing that are 40, 30, 20, 10 years old all looking good.
Show threadJayne ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ5d ago

@Christo_459 @ExtinctionR

Me too ๐Ÿ‘

Well 40, 30, 20, and 10 years old!

Show threadHeatherMJ5d ago
@Christo_459 @ExtinctionR
My favourite coat is a Windsmoor. Wool and cashmere bought in a charity shop for ยฃ8 around 30 years ago. Looked new ๐Ÿ˜Š
Show threadฮจ*ฮจ5d ago
@ExtinctionR also: clothing exchanges and buying secondhand are great ways to avoid fast fashion!
Show threadJay ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ5d ago

@ExtinctionR

Yeah nah, we have a sewing machine.
Thread is cheap. AMAZING tutorials are available for free (including hand sewing).
The way out of the extinction treadmill is teaching each other how to maintain and repair.
There is no need to look incompetent.

Show threadBen Curthoys5d ago
@ExtinctionR these are great for when the the fabric has worn too thin to sew.
Show threadLord Caramac the Clueless, KSC5d ago
@ExtinctionR I don't like modern fashion very much, anyway. Clothes looked so much better back in 1750. Embroidered waistcoats, shoes with buckles, tricorne hats...
Show threadPaul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.05d ago

@ExtinctionR

Why pre-holed jeans are good and natural wear holes are bad is a source of puzzlement.

Show threadmahadevank5d ago
@ExtinctionR i get my shirts stitched locally by a tailor - better material, better stitch, lasts longer
Show threadMab_8135d ago

@ExtinctionR

I think it depends.

If you're rich, you'll get away with looking disheveled.

Show threadCarlos Solรญs5d ago
Not sure if letting clothing go intentionally unmaintained and disrepaired for so long that it forms visible gaps is the right way to keep your clothing for longer though.
Show threadHugs4friends โ™พ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ˜ท2d ago
@ExtinctionR Any clothes I buy, I keep for eons.