How to deal with passing trends.

Jan 14, 2017 | 3 comments

Trends er i min optik helt ok, når man har en capsule wardrobe. Der er dog et kæmpe stort “men” i den sammenhæng, og det er, at de skal implementeres i din garderobe på en kontrolleret måde. Nogle trends er man nødt til bare at lade passere, medmindre man vil starte helt forfra med at opbygge den drømmegarderobe, man så ihærdigt går og kæmper med at få opbygget. Jeg går som oftest efter de trend produkter, der i forvejen ligger meget tæt op af min stil og som passer ind med resten af min garderobe. Jeg hopper ikke i med begge ben, hver gang jeg spotter noget nyt og trendy, også selvom det til tider kan være rigtig svært! I den virkelige verden bliver jeg ofte spurgt, om jeg stadig “ordner mit skab på den der måde”, og ja – det gør jeg. Jeg gør det på en lidt anden måde nu, end for blot et halvt år siden, men mit budskab og mit mål er stadig det samme; at købe mindre nyt tøj, og finde andre måder hvorpå jeg kan have det sjovt med min passion for mode, end bare at købe nyt hele tiden. Og ikke mindst bruge og være oprigtigt glad for de ting jeg har i mit skab.

At have en capsule wardrobe behøver bestemt ikke være kedeligt, eller betyde, at man har et skab fyldt med farveløst, basistøj – selvom det ofte er dén stil mange af os der opererer inden for dette område har. Måske har du det slet ikke sådan – måske elsker du prints og masser af farver. Det er egentlig lidt ligegyldigt. Jeg kan rigtig godt lide, at komme med tips der ikke direkte kræver, at “omvende” de folk der ikke tænker så meget over hvor meget nyt tøj de køber (eller har samme stil og smag som mig for den sags skyld). Jeg vil gerne bare inspirere dem længere over i den modsatte grøft, så de selv lærer at tage sidste skridt mod en mere “langsom” og grøn tilgang til mode. Det kommer ikke til at ske på én gang, men man er jo nødt til at tage de første små skridt, før man kan begynde at gå, ikk’? Derfor forsøger jeg ofte i mine indlæg og videoer, at respektere grundene til, at mange kvinder elsker mode og nyt tøj, samtidig med jeg kommer med tips til, hvordan de kan ændre deres købevaner. Møde jer lidt på halvvejen, i stedet for at løfte pegefingeren og forlange at I skal stoppe med at forbruge. forhåbentlig opdager du selv, at du bliver meget mere fortrolig med din stil samtidig med, at vi sammen gør noget aktivt for at få modebranchen ned i tempo – og ikke mindst gør vores miljø en kæmpe tjeneste.

/ Trends OK in my opinion, when you have a capsule wardrobe. However, there is a huge “but” in this context, and that is that they must be implemented in your wardrobe in a controlled way. Some trends you need to just let pass, unless you want to start allover building the dream wardrobe you struggle so hard building. I mostly go for the trend products, which already are very close to my style and fits in with the rest of my wardrobe. I don’t jump in with both feet every time I spot something new and trendy, even though sometimes it can be really hard! In the real world, I am often asked if I still “do my closet that special way that I do”, and yes – I do. I do it in a slightly different way now than just six months ago, but my message and my goals are still the same; buying less new clothes, and find other ways in which I can have fun with my passion for fashion, than just buying new things all the time. And not least, use and be sincerely happy for the things I have in my closet.

Having a capsule wardrobe certainly doesn’t need to be boring or mean that you have a closet filled with colorless, basic clothes – although many people who love minimalism really appreciates this style. Maybe you don’t – maybe you really love colors and prints. It doesn’t really matter. I really like giving you tips that do not directly require a “convert” by the people who do not think that much about how much new clothes they buy (or have the same style and taste like me for that matter). I just want to inspire you so you learn to take the final steps towards a more “slow” and green approach to fashion. It’s not going to happen at once, but we have to start somewhere right? Therefore, I try to respect the reasons that many women love fashion and new clothes, while I come up with tips on how they can change their buying habits. Kind of meeting you halfway, instead of demanding you to stop buying things. Hopefully you will realize all by yourself, that you learn to be more comfortable with your true style while we do something active to slow down the fashion industry – not to mention doing our environment a huge favour.

3 Comments

  1. m

    Where is the biker jacket from? Its so gorgeous!

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  2. Lesley Scott

    So glad I found your blog/blog about 4 months ago – your look and method of communicating is spot on. I make all my own clothes and frankly I’m tired of the sewing blog thing where people show something new that they’ve made every week – seriously new items every week and sometimes more often than that.I make almost everything I wear and you’ve inspired me to make for longevity – thank you x

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