Are multi-way clothes the answer to sustainable fashion - or just another excuse to buy more stuff?
Brands are making clothes that can be adapted by the wearer. But with fast fashion giants getting in on the act, perhaps we should just
Brands are making clothes that can be adapted by the wearer. But with fast fashion giants getting in on the act, perhaps we should just stick to wearing our cardigans backwards Don’t get Fashion Statement delivered to your inbox? Sign up here I’m sitting on my bedroom floor trying to fasten the sleeves back on to a new top that’s just been delivered.
I haven’t had an unfortunate accident with scissors; the removable sleeves are a design feature, part of the growing trend for multi-way clothing that is being championed as a win for sustainability – or for anyone moving from air-conditioned office to outside right now. Brow furrowed, I try to attach the puff of red taffeta to the rest of the frilly blouse using the tiny buttons and loops provided.
But I’m not having much luck … I enjoy messing around with clothes. Aged 10, I pranced around a sun-drenched Greek holiday in a top that was really a skirt. But a top with sleeves that detach? I’d lose them instantly, I’m sure of it. Even if I didn’t, would my two-tops-in-one actually curb my rabid appetite for new clothes or would it simply feed the beast; another trend to be devoured and then discarded, just like the sleeves?
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