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When you get reunited with your fave vintage jeans

When you get reunited with your fave vintage jeans post-pregnancy 🙃 outfit from a “styling basics” video going up on my channel next week! 👊🏻 this year is all about wearing what we have in our wardrobes so I’m hoping this new series will bring you lots of inspiration to do just that ♻️⁠ I will also share all these outfits here on my feed and on Pinterest, so you can save them and recreate them if you so wish. 📌⁠

Ready to kick this year's #2020wehaveplenty in the

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Another one of my absolute BEST purchases last yea

Another one of my absolute BEST purchases last year, this short secondhand Patagonia puffer 💥 Might actually be one of my best purchases ever! I've worn it pretty much every day since I got it back in fall. ♻️

Wardrobe joy 🤤 Am I the only one who is excited

Wardrobe joy 🤤 Am I the only one who is excited to get reunited with my spring faves? It's waaaayyyy to early I know, but I can't wait to wear that light blue blazer again 💙

This blazer is looking for a new home! 👀🤎 #u

RETAIL THERAPY 🛍️⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ We all know th

RETAIL THERAPY 🛍️⁠⠀
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We all know the feeling; a bad day that makes us grasp for our creditcards. A new bag. A pair of new shoes. Or that thing from a sale pile you didn’t even know you missed. And for what? A fleeting feeling of happiness, that only lasts until we've collected the parcel and ripped it open. 🙊 Let's kick retail therapy in the butt this year, shall we? Let's instead focus on the more important things in life. Here's how to get started:⁠⠀
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1. Impulsive or compulsive - first of all acknowledge your PRIVILEGDE. Because being able to buy at all is exactly that. Then recognise what it is, that makes you buy things you don’t need. If you’re a compulsive shopper, it’s often your feelings that drive you to buy something (use the acronym HALT - are you hungry, angry, lonely or tired?). If you buy something impulsively, it means you see something in a store that you really *desire* at that moment, but the desire of this item will most likely disappear as soon as you’re home.⁠⠀
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2. Want or need - before falling into the trap, be sure to ask yourself the following question; is this something I need or something I just want? Personally, I think there should be a good balance between the two. I don’t necessarily need that beige camel coat for my winter capsule because I already have one wool coat, but that doesn’t mean I wont get plenty of wear out of it anyway. Well-considered purchases are often the ones that win here.⁠⠀
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3. Don’t be fooled by sales - it may be easier said than done, but stay as far away from sale season as possible if you are struggling to control yourself and the temptations become too many. That's one solution. The other solution is that you (with self-discipline) learn to handle sales more intentionally by sticking to your shopping list. There's no harm in saving some money on something you might have bought anyway during a sale (especially if your budget is often too limited for ethical brands), but keep your cool.⁠ #useless_swapmore

3 ways I've styled my secondhand leather converse

3 ways I've styled my secondhand leather converse sneaks lately - which one is your fav? 👀

(warning: long post incoming) - LET'S BE HONEST. 👀⁠
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26 items. That's how much clothes (including shoes & accessories) I bought last year. And although most of it was secondhand purchases (the rest came from ethical brands) and a lot of it was bought because my body changed during and after pregnancy, there was a great handful of items among that were bought purely because I "wanted" them. Because they were on my wishlist. The thing is, it didn't feel like it was *that much* as I went on with the year; but when I sat down and started tracking all my purchases by the end of 2020, I realised that my problem is probably this lack of self-awareness. My mind was going "I've got it under control. I'm not buying that much and at least I'm choosing the better options". Sounds familiar?⁠
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I might have been contributing to circular & ethical consumption over the years, I might have been buying "less but better" but there's no way I need to buy 2 pieces of clothing *every.single.month* when I'm already so satisfied with my wardrobe. I'm not here to judge anyone - it's hard to put a number on these things, we all have different starting points and it's not about zero consumption at all. Life changes. You change. Your style changes. You may wear out some of your clothes. And hey, we all LOVE fashion & style, right? Otherwise you wouldn't be here, reading this post. But I definitely could have done with less, that's for sure. ⁠
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So this year is about COMMITMENT. More commitment to my style and my wardrobe as it is. I've spend a great deal of years building up my dream wardrobe full of lasting faves, and now is the time to enjoy them the fullest. Bring that number of purchases even further down. 👇⁠
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What's the most important thing you learned from last year's low buy #2020wehaveplenty? If you have to name just ONE thing? 👀⁠
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Let me know below, and I'll gather up the 10 most common answers in a video very soon. We're not done learning, I know I certainly am not - and that's probably the most important thing I learned from the challenge. Something I learned because I started tracking my purchases and started being honest to myself💥 #useless_swapmore #2020wehaveplenty

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