Old fashion
In the olden days fashion was very different than it is now instead of buying something as the people wanted it they would go find an old piece of fabric some thread and a needle and sew it or they would cut something like and old dress or they would even get knitting needles and some wool and then they would start to knit it up.
You see in the olden days clothes looked very different not like ours and they weren’t as bad for the earth as they are now. Now our clothes look better but to make them better they use bad materials and the dyes just have so many chemicals in them it just kills me to think that the clothes we are wearing right now are so bad for the earth.
Upper classes of the society wore fine muslin and imported silk fabrics while the common classes wore locally made fabrics such as cotton, flax, wool, linen, and leather. Men wore loose long sleeved shirts, loose pants and suspenders. They often wore straw hats while working outside. Women wore long, full dresses with long sleeves and high collars. An apron was worn to protect the dress while doing household chores.
Therefore fashion was better for the earth in the olden days because they didn't use as many chemicals or products that are bad for the earth in their clothing but now people have chosen to add chemicals in the clothing that we don’t need, they are only for the people to look at not for the earth.
what is some information you know about OLD FASHION ?
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ReplyDeleteKia ora Mimi, this is Kieryn from the Summer Learning Journey.
ReplyDeleteYou have written an excellent blog post on old fashion!
I really like the font you have chosen to use. The cursive style really works well with the posts theme of olden day fashion.
I agree with your statement that clothes were made much more sustainably in the past than they are now. Hand making your own clothes from locally sourced materials is much better for the environment than buying clothes which are made in a factory and filled with different chemicals and dyes.
One way to buy clothes more ethically in today’s society is to shop second hand. Going to thrift stores or buying from sites such as trade-me allow clothing items to be repurposed which is therefore a better option for our environment.
It is wonderful how you included a description of the type of clothing which was worn in the olden days. Perhaps you could update your post and add in an image of these clothing items.
It would be great if you could link in the sources where you got your information from.
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