See how your fashion choices can help reduce your impact on the environment

Fashion choices have a huge impact on the planet. According to the Brazilian Textile Industry Association (Abit), the clothing industry generates around 175 thousand tons of textile waste per year in Brazil. While many chase the latest trends, true luxury lies in making conscious choices that respect the environment and promote responsible consumption.

If you want to transform your relationship with fashion and still keep your style on trend, Mirele Grey, founder of Herdei o Look, a children’s luxury second-hand platform, brings practical tips to help with this change. Check it out!

Circular fashion is an excellent way to reduce your environmental impact without losing style. Reusing quality clothing is a practice that generates less waste and encourages a more sustainable cycle.

“On second hand platforms, each piece is carefully selected to guarantee not only exclusivity, but also durability”, explains Mirele Grey. By opting for second-hand clothing, especially high-end luxury, you purchase pieces from reputable brands at more affordable prices, while contributing to sustainability.

We live in an age of excess, where the displays change every week, but not everything we buy stays relevant for long. Mirele Gray believes that the secret is to acquire less, but with more discretion.

“The ideal is to invest in high-quality pieces that can be used for many years and never go out of style. This way, you not only save in the long term, but also reduce the volume of discarded parts”, he highlights. Focusing on durable, timeless items is one way to ensure your wardrobe is a true investment.

Before purchasing a new piece, it is worth reflecting on the impact it will have on the environment. Clothing production, especially in fast fashion, requires large amounts of water and energy, as well as generating pollution.

“Every time you choose a second hand piece, you are helping to reduce the need to produce new clothes, and this has a direct effect on the preservation of natural resources”, reinforces Mirele Grey. Small changes to your purchasing decisions can have a significant impact on the planet.

The luxury clothing resale market is booming, and for good reason. It offers the opportunity to access exclusive, high-quality pieces at more affordable prices, all without contributing to rampant consumption.

“The resale of luxury children’s pieces, for example, is a sustainable and elegant alternative. In addition to offering clothes from renowned brands, second hand promotes more ethical fashion, which takes into account the life cycle of clothes”, explains Mirele Grey. This move allows you to build a sophisticated and conscious wardrobe at the same time.

Part of sustainable fashion is understanding the value of exchange and resale. By selling or donating your no longer used clothes, you encourage reuse and reduce waste.

“Usually, second hand stores or luxury thrift stores are not just focused on selling, but on promoting a more conscious consumption cycle, in which each piece has its useful life maximized”, comments Mirele Grey. Rethinking what you do with the clothes you no longer wear is as important as choosing what to buy.

The practice contributes to reducing waste and strengthens the second-hand market, encouraging more responsible consumption. Adopting sustainable fashion habits not only keeps your style in style, but is also part of a global conservation movement.

Rethinking your consumption choices is a way to ensure you are fashionable and, at the same time, help build a more conscious and responsible future for the planet.