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slow fashion october :: contentedness

10/5/2017

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Sunday :: thrifted army pants + made in the USA navy tee 
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Tuesday :: white linen bantam + block print pants (both handmade) + made in the USA clogs
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Monday :: thrifted linen black tank + handmade block print pants + fairly made clog sandals
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Wednesday :: fair leggings + made in the USA tee + made in the USA long-sleeved tee + fair trainers

Slow fashion October is here + this year I'm going to focus on contentedness. Slow fashion (or fair fashion as I like to call it) focuses first + foremost on wearing what we already have. Beyond that we can maintain a fair wardrobe by mending, thrifting, making, + buying fairly made garments (in that order).

The great thing is that at any point in time, we can decide that we have a fair wardrobe right now! We just have to wear + take care of what we already own and replace with fair items only as needed. Yay!  :)

In celebration of Slow Fashion October, I thought it might be fun to do a little round up each week (in October) of what I've worn since the last update. I don't need anything new this season (though I do have one sewing project planned)...so I really want to focus on appreciating what is already in my closet in order to reduce the wanties. So here is October 1-4 + a couple highlights.  :)

This week's all-star :: the red block printed pants. The fabric for these pants was hand block printed in India. There are a bunch of mistakes in the consistency of the printing, but I think that lends to its handmade charm. I used a vintage Esprit sewing pattern that reminds me of all that was so right about the 80s. These pants are super comfy + I like the pockets that allow me to carry podcasts around. I love how the vegetable dye fades with repeated washing + shows that I love wearing these pants.
Dressing with less, learned :: I'm not afraid of wearing things over + over. Maybe it helped to read about people who wore the same outfit every day for a year...people who wear "uniforms"...and people who live with fewer pieces of clothing than me. 

Disclaimer :: These are not style posts (maybe that's obvious).  :) I'm not making any special effort to wear every piece that I own or have made. This is just what I'd be wearing anyway. :) This is not a boast about how fair my wardrobe is...I just added those notes because that's what we're talking about this month. I want to share (with myself too) that a simple, mostly fair/slow fashion wardrobe slowly put together over time (+ with a budget) is possible. And that less is enough.

To find more + to participate, check out #slowfashionoctober on Instagram.

Love, 
Jane
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Priscilla link
10/5/2017 09:02:35 am

Jane, your block print pants are so pretty! Little imperfections in the print and the fading over time are reminders that someone's hands made the fabric, and that makes it even prettier . . . and THEN to read you sewed them yourself, well that puts the cherry on top!

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Jane link
10/5/2017 10:05:07 am

Thank you, Priscilla! I have to admit that makes me beam a little inside. :)

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Heather link
10/5/2017 10:43:49 am

I love this, Jane! And I love your style, too! :)

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Jane link
10/5/2017 01:24:01 pm

Heartfelt smiles inside, Heather...+ right back atcha! :)

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