So I have an idea I want to share with you…
This is something that’s been on my mind for a while.
Since last Summer to be exact, and after a conversation with my friend Anna.
Anna and I have talked about our mutual love and affinity for living more sustainable and ethically responsible lives through a whole manner of ways, but especially in regards to shopping for our homes and bodies.
Which is in large part why we feel so passionate about what we do in regards to each of our respective vintage businesses.
It’s not just about paying the bills, though we gotta do that, we live and breathe what we preach in our every day and personal lives in regards to shopping secondhand and combatting fast fashion and the type of unhealthy and wasteful consumerism so prevalent in our world right now.
Which brings me to this point: Anna said this thing last Summer that’s stuck with me and been on my mind ever since…
“I want to make shopping secondhand and buying vintage more accessible to people.”
And while I try often get most excited by working on fixing up Victorian tops, and hunting for really old denim, and hoping to find WW2 vintage and one of a kind handmade jumpsuits from the 1970s…
I’ve come to realize that I want that too.
I want to continue to share my love of the really old stuff. The vintage that does warrant higher prices because they’re rare or one of a kind, because they have special wear and patches and because they hold immeasurable amounts of history and story in them…
But…
I also want to make shopping for vintage and secondhand more affordable and accessible to more people and more budgets.
Because I do think it makes a difference.
It makes a difference buying something old that already exists, vs. something new at Target and creating the demand for more which has consequences far greater than most of us realize the reality of in our first world lifestyles.
It makes a difference supporting a small business and in turn your local community and economy.
It makes a difference refusing to settle on lack of quality in the name of quantity.
It makes a difference choosing to be more mindful with how you spend your money because: every time you spend a dollar, you’re casting a vote for the type of world you want.
And so I have an idea in the works…
99% of my wardrobe is secondhand/vintage/handmade
A similar statistic could be applied to how I furnish my home.
(Well… when I have a home and I’m not living on The Road in Blue Moon anyway…)
And so once a week I’m thinking about offering up a collection of more affordable pieces for your body and your space to help further the inspiration and motivation to keep the ways in which you clothe your body and furnish your home more ethical, sustainable and attainable.
The working concept for this idea is to call it: Twenty Twosday
In which I would post a collection of pieces every Tuesday that are $22 each.
Most pieces would be vintage, but not necessarily all because I don’t think something necessarily has to be 20 years old (the definition of true vintage) to be a great staple in your wardrobe or a beautiful or functional piece in your home.
(Though admittedly the quality and craftsmanship of clothing in the past 20 or so years has degraded IMMENSELY which is another reason I prefer true vintage more often than not. But I somewhat digress…)
As always, I would love to hear what your thoughts are on all of this friends! Comment on this post or shoot me a message over on instagram.
Last week’s first intro to the idea went so well, and I am so excited to post this week’s collection today in the folkling instagram stories! Click the button below to shop along.