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Vintage and Slow Fashion

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My mom, queen of hats Yes, this is an article about my true love: all things vintage—and of course I’m doing the rah rah for buying vintage clothes and accessories, but suddenly it’s really important to consider your clothing.   I’m not talking about just what reaching in your closet does for you. Everyone wants to look cute/sexy/classy/put together/make a statement or whatever, with our choice of attire  before we step out the door, but clothing has consequences. ‘Fast Fashion’ is the newest catch phrase for America’s all-consuming urge to consume, in this instance to consume the newest trendiest clothing to get belched out of polluting factories in 3 rd world countries like Bangladesh.   Some companies are so determined to stay ‘on trend’ they are releasing a new ‘collection’ a week! This clothing is quickly and often badly made, cheap and discarded almost immediately, one wash and its toast, so back to the store for more. 1970s Pop Art Dress So what is the c