Pageant season is nearly upon us – in truth, June marks the start of a few of the greatest and finest that may happen up and down the UK.
From Glastonbury to BST Hyde Park, pageant season is in full swing and also you’re most likely determining what outfits you’ll be donning to every of them.
Recognized for having an easy-breezy hippie and really muddy historical past, festivals are the right place to follow what you preach in relation to sustainability.
Your pageant matches needn’t be costly, since you’ll probably be knee-deep in slushy mud for the most-part of the weekend, however this doesn’t imply it is advisable compromise on fashion.
With the likes of Depop, eBay and charity retailers on our excessive streets main the best way in relation to nabbing a trendy discount, it’s by no means been simpler to fashion your self sustainably.
And if ditching quick trend is nice sufficient for Love Island, it’s ok for us.
Sustainable equipment model Wave chatted with Megan Brown, from the charity Oxfam, to get her prime recommendations on buying sustainably and stylishly for the pageant season.
From the TikTok phenomena of the Y2K development, to stylish 70s crochet, and Coachella’s Wild West – which one will you choose this summer time?
The Y2K development, or yr 2000 for those who’re out of the loop, is a big hit with Gen-Z and millennials in the mean time.
Strewn throughout TikTok, you possibly can’t scroll down your FYP with out stumbling throughout some stylish teen carrying a butterfly cropped prime and low-rise denims.
The previous month has seen 26,000 on-line searches for ‘Y2K’ within the UK – which proves its set to dominate the crowds on the likes of Glastonbury later this month.
Chatting with Wave, Megan from Oxfam stated: ‘Y2K is my most searched time period on second hand promoting websites in the mean time and this contains on-line charity buying.
‘Some folks could filter out their wardrobes, not a prime they as soon as liked as being “Y2K”, donate it to their native charity store and another person will come alongside and see it as simply that.’
She defined how charity retailers are ‘so distinctive’ and brimming with uncommon finds that may in any other case be arduous to come back by.
This implies for those who get rummaging round in your native charity or second-hand store, you may simply stumble throughout a classic Tammy Lady tee or sequinned crop prime.
With trend from the Seventies and 60s nonetheless a giant hit, it’s no surprise that crochet is much-loved by the plenty in 2022.
Crocheted co-ords, flared trousers, cropped tops and cardigans are all the fashion and may be seen on most on-line shops – however by ditching quick trend retailers, you may be capable to discover one thing rather less mainstream.
Megan revealed that at Oxfam: ‘A lot of our volunteers create crochet tops, skirts, co-ords and so on out of outdated nana fashion blankets.’
Heading to your native charity store may serve you nicely and lead you to a one-of-a-kind garment.
Or you could possibly strive your hand at crocheting one thing your self.
Outfits impressed by the Wild West have been big at Coachella earlier this yr. And with chaps and cowboy boots being huge, it appears this development is ready to filter via to the UK pageant scene too.
Fortunate for some, pageant goers at Glastonbury will be capable to recreate this development on the Oxfam pop-up store, which can have a ‘Cowperson/Area Sheriff theme’.
Sustainability knowledgeable Megan labored on the Glastonbury pop up store and has lifted the lid on what it should supply later this month.
Noting that numerous various things can match into the assorted trend traits, she defined how even a easy classic brown leather-based jacket can work wonders for those who’re making an attempt to nail this development.
This additionally implies that rooting via your boyfriend’s or dad’s outdated jackets may imply you discover the right Wild West garment to your pageant matches this summer time.
Like they are saying, one man’s trash is one other man’s treasure.
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