Visible Mending Meets Visible Sweat
+ Fashion is capitalism's favorite child
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🌀 Summer Tour Takes on the Heat
Mending Club was postponed due to the heat this past week. It was a tough call and we could have hosted our beloved monthly meet-up outside at IXV Coffee, but I hope this gave others’ permission to do what they need to do for their mental & physical health during these heat waves. I certainly needed it.
Now, Mending Club will be meeting indoors on Wednesday July 24th from 6-8p at IXV Coffee.
Sustainable Style Club will be meeting the next day, outside (in the shade) on Thursday July 24th from 6-8p at Madison Sq Park (exact location is sent immediately after purchase).
We’ll be discussing theme’s around this month book, “The Anticapitalist Book of Fashion” by Tansy E. Hoskins - reading nor experience is required to join! As Werner Sombart said,
“Fashion is capitalism's favourite child.”
& if this resonates and/or interests you, join us on Thursday! In keeping with the anti-capitalists theme, we’ve lowered the price, and are encouraging attendees to bring food and snacks to share!
🔗Circular Resources
Plastic Free July": The intent is good, but consumers shouldn’t have to bear full responsibility for plastic pollution.
Slow Fashion Festival is happening again Oct 25 - 27 in Austin - Apply to get involved!
Great read on how companies will target us at our most worn out.
This just looks absolutely delightful: Join the partners at Kingsland Wildflowers for a fun summer event with hands-on activities, art, plants, entertainment, and more!
OK Walmart?! Fast fashion forced brands to race to the bottom on price and quality. Walmart is now launching an American-made T-shirt that will cost a little more.
10/10 - The Ick Factor: Unpacking Our Discomfort with Used Clothing by Laura Novich
That heat wave was rough, but - everything’s about to get a hell of a lot more expensive due to Climate Change.
Learn about vintage block parties, indie fashion pop-ups, live music, and more with this newsletter!
📰 What We’re Reading
“RECYCLING”
I meet-up with a fellow waste-lover a few weeks ago and she mentioned something that SHOCKED me (I’m paraphrasing as she’s much smarter and more articulate), “NYC has the state-of-the-art resources to recycle WAY more, but they are not getting enough to do so” - am I the only one shocked by this? I included this article about recycling because too often the take away from this type of reporting is backwards. I know too many people that’ll read some stat like, “only 6% of recycling actually gets recycled” then put less effort to make that number higher. What & why? We should be reading this type of data as a challenge to provide more recyclables! Yes, I know, it’s frustrating when private planes and polyester exists, but we gotta do what we can!
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THE WEEK
We all have people in our lives who kind of understand that the environment is breaking down, but haven't actually gotten engaged, or done anything about it. Getting them to take that first step can feel like a real challenge, since even talking about the climate crisis can be overwhelming or polarizing for so many of us. If you have friends or loved ones like this, then we'd definitely recommend checking out The Week. It’s super easy to use, so think about organizing a test session with a few people to bring new friends or family along for climate action!
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NYC HIGH RISE
A cutting-edge, state-backed project at 345 Hudson could be a model for other big buildings sprinting to comply with the city’s building decarbonization law! This really interesting article not only takes a look at heating and cooling systems both old and new, but connects it to waste redistribution. For me, it’s reassuring to learn about impactful innovations in real life, especially in my own city. Although I am a plumbers-daughter, the technically look at this system is really interesting too!
Thanks for reading, hope to see you soon,
Rachel
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