- Environment/Ambiente, Events, Fashion/Moda, Responsible life / Stile di vita resp., Vintage/Second-hand
A lifetime of clothing: the tallest closet in the world
Do you know how many are a lifetime of clothing? Since we usually throw away the clothes we no longer use over time, do we get an idea of how many there are in total? To answer this question, in 2018 Benjamin Von Wong and Laura François came up with the idea of gathering them all in a single wardrobe, creating the tallest wardrobe in the world: in a single instant, those who look up can see a life of clothes with their own eyes. The wardrobe is different for each of us, according to the economic availability, the era, the culture. Benjamin and Laura have estimated the number of…
2022 in Very Peri – A selection of clothes in the colour of the year for you
Let our wardrobes be inspired also by the color chosen by Pantone for 2022, Very Peri, which stimulates inventiveness and personal creativity. A selection of (more sustainable) garments prepared for you, to start the new year with many shades of a color that embraces the qualities of blues with a purple-red undertone. With our proposals you can try PANTONE 17-3938 Very Peri to express a lively and joyful attitude through your clothes. Displaying a carefree confidence and a daring curiosity that animates our creative spirit, inquisitive and intriguing PANTONE 17-3938 Very Peri helps us to embrace this altered landscape of possibilities, opening us up to a new vision as we…
5 outfits for the summer and trends for the youngest – Green Fashion Teen
Summer has finally arrived and we absolutely cannot be caught unprepared when it comes to fashion. What is waiting for us in this summer? What swimwear to choose? Surely also in this summer 2021 we see the timeless bikinis and one-piece swimsuits, especially high-cut ones. Vintage model swimsuits, colors or patterns, cut-out bikinis and one-piece swimsuits are very popular. We see a lot: the high-cut, both the briefs and the one-piece, and also more particular models among laces, shapes, lines, fabrics and original embroideries. But what are the trend items of the summer? Chrochet: garments such as tops, dresses and t-shirts, but also light hats and cardigans, and the main…
Vintage and second-hand: a sector that matters!
Sometimes we have the impression that the second-hand and vintage sector is considered “second-class” in the fashion world. Instead, we would like to give the importance it deserves to the activities that deal with it. Also due to its crucial role in spreading a more conscious approach to purchasing, it deserves a place of honor in sustainable fashion and in the field of sustainability. Thus was born the initiative dedicated to this sector. We want to provide concrete and truthful data on a very atomized market. The goal is to allow the players that make it up to orient themselves in a strategic way, considering the current world trend that…
Do you know the difference between vintage and retrò? – Find out with Cadute di stile!
With Michela Zedda, creator of the site and profile Cadute di stile, we recorded an episode some time ago to tell about the passion in finding the right pieces for class slips. We meet this time to discover the differences between vintage and retrò in this new live episode of Audio-à-porter. Hi Michela, nice to see you again! Here we are, after the previous fun episode recorded when we met in Villa Borghese. This time we are in the setting of Piazza Vittorio in Rome. There is a little bit more traffic than last time. “I’m very happy to see you here Arianna and let’s talk about vintage together again”.…
Second-hand fashion: it’s boom time the world and the trend is increasing. Days numbered for fast fashion?
The year that has just ended has shown an incredible fervor for second-hand clothing, fueled by a series of factors that we tell you about in this article: COVID-19 Digitization of the offer Economic uncertainty Interest in sustainability Influence of social media Search for the unique piece 30-40 billion dollars, the value of the second-hand market A report by Boston Consulting Group created on behalf of Vestiaire Collective, the French online sales platform for luxury second-hand clothes, estimates the current value of the global second-hand market between 30 and 40 billion dollars, equal to 2% of the entire fashion and luxury market. The growth forecast is between 10% and 15%…
- Artigianato, Companies / Aziende, Dove acquistare, Fashion/Moda, Food/Cibo, Handicraft, Minimalism, Recycling/Riciclo, Vintage/Second-hand
Special Ideas for more sustainable gifts – How to choose presents more responsibly and pleasantly!
We announced it in the posts on Christmas initiatives: as promised, here is a special article to suggest ideas for choosing gifts more consciously! Maybe you are doing the slalom between articles, posts and stories that suggest purchases for the holidays, now here is also Dress Ecode on the subject! We have worked hard in the last weeks so that it was not the usual Christmas guide. We are not for pushing to buy in the occasion of a particular holiday or time of the year, because the consumption model we propose wants to spread greater responsibility in our daily choices. We hope you will find here useful tips not…
Cadute di stile: from the dark nooks of the wardrobes, with irony and passion the right pieces for classy slips
On a sunny afternoon we met Michela Zedda, creator of the site and profile Falling of style, recording an episode of our podcast channel (Audio-à-porter on Spotify, Spreaker, ApplePodcasts). With her we went to the discovery of the world of style slips, of things hidden in wardrobes, of the vintage of the 80s and 90s and also of the most feared customers by those who have an online shop! Michela is also a photographer and with some shots from that afternoon she shows you the tests of clothes and accessories from her shop, in an all green set. If you listen to the interview, you will get all his irony,…
How to understand the value of a vintage piece and know its history? Best Vintage Mrkt Italy helps you
Italiano/English below photos Puoi ascoltare qui l’articolo: Best Vintage Mrkt Italy Una vetrina di oggetti che ci conducono in un viaggio nel tempo leggendone la storia e scoprendone le origini. Tante curiosità che finalmente vengono soddisfatte, grazie a Eugenio Argento, fondatore di Best Vintage Mrkt Italy, a cui chiediamo di spiegare meglio come funziona e come può esserci d’aiuto questa bacheca digitale di pezzi vintage. Cos’è Best Vintage Mrkt Italy? “Best Vintage Mrkt Italy (che mi piace abbreviare con BVM) è principalmente un ponte che comunica col passato; permette alle persone di scoprire la storia, le curiosità e il valore monetario di un pezzo vintage che si è trovato (o…
How to transform clothes found in thrift stores into a dream wardrobe: Sarah Kolish explains us step by step in her videos!
Italiano/English below photos Puoi ascoltare qui l’articolo: Come trasformare abiti Nei suo video dallo stile scoppiettante puoi trovare una miriade di idee per costruire il tuo guardaroba più sostenibile: Sarah Kolish è una fonte di spunti per trasformare capi second-hand in modo che calzino a pennello. Seamingly Sera è il suo canale YouTube dove pubblica i video in cui passo passo mostra come “reinventare scoperte economiche nei negozi di usato per aiutarti a costruire il tuo stile e il tuo guardaroba da sogno”. Viene voglia di prendere ago e filo per provare subito i suoi esperimenti! Da un po’ di tempo seguiamo il suo canale e abbiamo deciso di intervistarla per…
