Copping Out Fast Fashion and Vintage Shopping in Wellington, New Zealand

 

This film highlights startling statistics about the fast fashion industry. Being a fashion lover myself, I thought, how can one be fashionable and sustainable? While there are a variety of avenues, this film highlights one way to retract support of the fast fashion industry. I interviewed two owners of vintage clothing shops in Wellington, New Zealand to get their perspectives on style, fashion, and what they think about vintage clothing as a means to reduce textile waste. Wellington is full of quirky style. I enjoyed living here for 5 months. New Zealand lays on the bottom of the world, oceans away from neighboring countries. Importing and exporting goods has a sizable carbon and economic footprint. The New Zealand way paved itself as self-reliant, adventurous, and resourceful. Shopping second hand has formed a niche in Wellington culture for these reasons. By speaking with vintage shop owners and taking a stroll through Wellingtons plethora of second-hand clothing shops, this video highlights how vintage shopping can be a creative, fun and simple approach to tackling the larger issues of the fast fashion industry.

This film highlights startling statistics about the fast fashion industry. Being a fashion lover myself, I thought, how can one be fashionable and sustainable? While there are a variety of avenues, this film highlights one way to retract support of the fast fashion industry.

I interviewed two owners of vintage clothing shops in Wellington, New Zealand to get their perspectives on style, fashion, and what they think about vintage clothing as a means to reduce textile waste.

Wellington is full of quirky style. I enjoyed living here for 5 months. New Zealand lays on the bottom of the world, oceans away from neighboring countries. Importing and exporting goods has a sizable carbon and economic footprint. The New Zealand way paved itself as self-reliant, adventurous, and resourceful. Shopping second hand has formed a niche in Wellington culture for these reasons.

By speaking with vintage shop owners and taking a stroll through Wellingtons plethora of second-hand clothing shops, this video highlights how vintage shopping can be a creative, fun and simple approach to tackling the larger issues of the fast fashion industry.