Beginner's Guide to Sustainable Fashion

Part I.

My dear readers I decided to start a series of articles about sustainable fashion. It will be a bigger’s guide, where I will share with you my knowledge and some tips.

As you know I am passionate about fashion since I was a child, but I discovered a sustainability concept and dived into it, when I was setting up my fashion brand Désirée Fashion back in 2014. Ever since then I try to make conscious decisions when I buy clothes and I incorporated many changes in my buying habits. I am currently also taking a Sustainable Fashion Course and writing articles for a Brand Mooksmagazine, that is a digital magazine focused on luxury and circular economy.

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In this short articles I will share my best tip for a Sustainable wardrobe for beginners.

Izabela’s sustainable wardrobe fashion tips:

  • Buy timeless pieces
  • Buy versatile
  • Buy less
  • Quality vs Quantity
  • Treat your clothes with love so they last longer
  • Become part of 2nd hand cycle, buy and sell
  • Rent clothing
  • Give new life to an old pieces
  • Shift from fast fashion to slow fashion
  • Buy from sustainable brands that care about people and environment.
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I am wearing Vintage Pieces from Luxury Consignment Downtown Uptown Gèneve

Chanel Vintage Jacket

Valentino Skirt

Yves Saint Laurent Handbag

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By buying and selling via luxury consignments you are giving clothes 2nd life and it’s also much more affordable way of owning designer pieces.

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I am wearing Vintage Pieces from Luxury Consignment Downtown Uptown Gèneve

Gucci Dionysus super Mini Bag

Ferragamo ballerinas

Elisa Palomino silk dress

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I am wearing Vintage Pieces from Luxury Consignment Downtown Uptown Gèneve

Dress Collette Dinnigan

Clutch: Alexander McQueen knuckleduster clutch in purple oil-spill patent leather with skulls & crystals.

Shoes: Giuseppe Zanotti

I am wearing Vintage Pieces from Luxury Consignment Downtown Uptown Gèneve

Dolce & Gabbana shirt in beige silk with frill trim.

Valentino flower print light-blue silk pants.

Malone Marion shoes.

Loewe vintage shoulder bag in beige leather.

Chanel sunglasses in bronze with wire frames.

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Pictures comes from the campaign by Style Studio for Downtown Uptown Gèneve for their Aeschbach pop-up boutique.

Pictures were taken in Geneva by the lake and at Fairmont Grand Hotel Geneva. Thank you for letting us use your space.

As always

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Bella xx

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