"The quickest way to know a woman is to go shopping with her"
~Marcelene Cox
I arrived with new ecofashion friend Brooke Hahn - Founder of The Beautiful Think - and was struck by how amazingly high fashion the Red Threads store in Paddington looked! Before I could look around properly, a camera crew asked us to go back out and come in again so we could be filmed. During this second 'arrival' I felt like an awkward robot trying to pass as human! ;)
Despite being camera shy I was thrilled to be wearing the organic bamboo 'Tyakuwa' (Indigenous Australian for 'celebrate') slouch dress by Witjuti. Such a great mix of sophisticated and comfy! I paired this with the Tagua nut jewellery I nabbed at an artisan market in Ecuador and my bag made by women in Rwanda with proceeds going to the Kinamba Project (has plenty of room for thrift-shop purchases!).
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| This has to be one of the most beautifully presented thrift-stores I've ever seen! (Photo credit: Bryan Marden) |
Faye is an amazing lady who is committed to promoting accessible planet friendly fashion. Here's how she describes herself and her mission:
Am hopelessly addicted to aesthetics (aka Shiny Disease) and have a never ending thirst for style. So in an ode to my beloved Beagle – the eternal hunter-I search the globe for sustainable style, ideas, inspiration and beautiful things to share here on Fashion Hound. I am a huge fan of vintage, charity shopping and love myself a bit of DIY! I believe that where possible we should re-use, recycle, re-invent and re-write the followed fashion path.
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| Faye De Lanty aka 'Fashion Hound' (Photo credit: Bryan Marden) |
Faye has decided to start a series of VIP Thrift Shopping Tours that will combine ethical shopping fun, ecochic styling opportunities and giving to a great cause! I can tell you the first one was a blast!!! There's something truly delightful about raising money for charity while nabbing some sweet vintage threads. Not to mention hanging out with like-minded ecofashionistas while receiving the VIP treatment!
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| There were goodies galore! (Photo credit: Bryan Marden) |
A real highlight for me was getting the chance to talk to some inspiring ethical designers that I'd never met before. I look forward to sharing their eco-design stories with you very soon! It was also fantastic to see so many people supporting the concept of thrift shopping. There's far too much waste happening in our fast-fashion world and reusing clothing is a fantastic alternative to buying brand new items.
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| Getting to know some fabulous local ethical designers! (Photo credit: Bryan Marden) |
Excitingly Faye has just announced that planning for VIP Thrift Shopping Tour #2 is already well under way! It's set to take place on September 11th at the Australian Red Cross store in Newtown, Sydney and will include a DIY Denim and t-shirt workshop. Save the date!
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| My goal of avoiding the camera failed spectacularly! (Photo credit: Bryan Marden) |
You can connect with the Fashion Hound via her Website, Facebook and Twitter.
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| The Red Threads store in Paddington has everything from clothing, accessories, shoes and even books! (Photo credit: Bryan Marden) |
