Sustainable Style Blog — Charity Shops

Creating a more sustainable wardrobe in 2024? Here's five things you should do.

Posted by Victoria Lochhead on January 16, 2024

According to Greenpeace "Global emissions from textile production annually are more than the carbon footprint of international flights and shipping combined." (2019). Making changes to how we produce, buy, use and discard our clothing is without doubt fundamental to our global battle to reduce emissions and protect the environment. If you're on the cusp of making changes towards a more sustainable wardrobe, here's our rundown of five simple things you can do to achieve it in 2024.

Newbury: Your guide to the best charity shops for clothes

Posted by Victoria Lochhead on June 9, 2023

You may have noticed that your local High Street charity shops are getting busier. The tide may well be turning in favour of pre-loved clothes (yay!) and many are turning to their local shops as a great place to start digging up a bargain. So, recently I went on a scouting mission round my home town of Newbury to see what bargains I could turn up in under an hour. Here's my guide to the towns charity shops.

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Royal Ascot: can you find a pre-loved outfit from a charity shop?

Posted by Victoria Lochhead on March 23, 2023

Is it possible to find an outfit worthy of a trip to Royal Ascot from a charity shop? Last week I went exploring around the charity shops of Maidenhead to see if it was possible. Here's what I found...

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2022 – The Year Preloved Became Cool Again

Posted by Victoria Lochhead on December 12, 2022

According to ThreadUp, in 2019 70% of people asked said they would consider buying something preloved compared to only 45% in 2015. This year eBay sponsored Love Island, and even the Kardashians were seen sporting preloved finds. Was 2022 the year that secondhand shopping finally became cool?

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Where to shop to find a preloved bargain

Posted by Victoria Lochhead on November 22, 2022

We've all got that one friend who turns up looking fantastic, and they say something like, "What this designer coat? Oh I picked it up in a charity shop for a couple of pounds." So, what's the secret? How is it possible to find amazing preloved clothes and where do you go to find them? In this extract from my book In the Jumble, we explore a few of my favourite places to go treasure hunting.