Wednesday 25th April- Outfit # 24

Pretty windy in Welly yesterday, but not to cold. Dress from the Sally's which I altered a little bit, boots from Barkers in Melbourne and little purse from an ethnic kind of shop. If you feel like you really need a new outfit, how bout going to an Op shop, finding something you think has potential and giving it a few alterations and a new lease on life. This way your helping out a charity, not buying into the mass produced and making more clothing to be be thrown away in a few more months, and you get a new outfit on the cheap. This year Im going to try not buy any cheap mass produced clothing. I will either go op shopping, make my own clothes, or save up and buy good quality stuff that I can keep for a long time. Each thing I buy I will really think how long I will wear it for, and if I can up-cycle it later to make a new garment that I would like to wear. Even looking in your own wardrobe could get you a totally new outfit, think about mixing things together and altering them, taking a part of one you like and adding it to another. It's always fun to get crafty and then you will have a one off piece totally tailored to your own style.