shopping strategy down pat for as long as I can remember. As a student, tight funds meant new clothes had to be well-justified.
Then in my early twenties – partly thanks to a crammed wardrobe – I adopted a one-in, one-out policy, sending a bag to my local charity shop twice a year.
Now my main driving force is my conscience: buying an of-the-moment £20 top that will get a handful of wears before it falls apart, or hits the charity pile, doesn’t pass my considered shopper test.Vintage had always been at the back of my mind, but rummaging through rails of old stuff searching for hidden gems felt like a chore, and the mass of vintage on offer was overwhelming.
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