Sunday 19 June 2011

Creative Recycled Clothing: Tips To Dress Well

How many times have you bought clothes that you did not wear after two-three times or discarded because the fit or the color was not right for you? All these clothes go to textile landfills and uselessly increase soil pollution. You can help your earth be greener and also buy profitable clothes by buying recycled clothing and giving away your slightly used, almost new clothes to charity shops or recycle stores.

There are several options for getting elegant, beautiful and economical clothes at charity stores/sales, flea markets, junkyard sales and vintage boutiques. You can even shop at special discounted clothing stores online that will provide a huge range of designer clothing that have been pre-used but are in very good condition.

Some of them might have a few defects or a particular smell but these problems can be easily rectified. The best thing about recycled clothing is that it is a responsible action to save the environment as well as a great buy, as you will get designer clothes at throwaway prices!

If you have problems with sizes or fits and can't find what you want exactly, then just make it yourself. Be creative and buy plenty of second hand clothing from discarded textile things like bedding, linens, and curtains. You can customize your garments with lace, recycled trimmings, dye, fabric paint and embroidery. When you go to yard sales, try to make new clothes with your own sewing pattern.

Many companies these days export their garments and this is especially true of designer garments. However, all clothes that are to be exported need to cross a quality mark. A few of them have defects in clothing or in material and thus, have to be rejected. These clothes are then sent off in bulk to the warehouses of the company, which sells them wholesale to small retailers and consignment stores at heavy discounts.

Thus, when you will buy discounted recycled or pre-used cheap designer clothing from these consignment stores, online wholesale shopping sites or charity stores, then you will be availing of quality clothing, perhaps even the best known brands, at very cheap prices.

Generally, you will find men's, women's and children's clothing at these discounted clothing stores. If you are shopping online, then you can have the added advantage of looking through the entire range of clothes and then choose exactly the one you want. The only thing that you must verify is the return/ exchange policy of the store, as recycled clothing or pre-used clothes is generally not exchanged, once sold. So, if you are shopping for someone else, be sure of the sizes.

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