Attending NEONYT’s Sustainable Fashion Week in Berlin was no doubt one of the highlights of my career thus far (my sustainable blogging career of like 3 years.. but still, pretty exciting stuff).
I was absolutely overwhelmed (in the best way) with how many established and emerging brands attended the trade expo. The European conscious fashion industry is booming, for sure! And it was so fascinating to see the content covered during events like panels and roundtables — I wish I could have magically been able to attend all of the concurrent sessions.
But I’ll chat more about what I learned in another post. This article is all about what I packed and wore!
Full disclosure I didn’t actually wear all of these outfits — I wore 4 of the 6 — but it was so much fun to get creative and create combos out of these outfits and I wanted to share them all with you to help inspire you to make the most out of your closet!
All six of my foundational pieces were old and well-worn, borrowed, or secondhand. And the accessories I used to mix up the base pieces were also borrowed, well-worn, secondhand, or from sustainable fashion brands.
The six clothing pieces were:
- Tan turtleneck
- Black turtleneck
- Black jacket
- Red jacket
- Black leggings
- Red skirt
OUTFIT 1
- Old black faux leather jacket
- Borrowed tan turtleneck
- Borrowed necktie scarf
- Ahimsa Collective Piñatex crossbody bag (gifted)
- (Very!) old black leggings
- Well-worn (and repaired) black boots
OUTFIT 2
- Borrowed tan turtleneck
- “Secondhand” scarf from my mom’s closet
- (Very!) old black leggings
- Well-worn (and repaired) black boots
OUTFIT 3
- Borrowed tan turtleneck
- Secondhand red skirt bought from a local consignment shop
- “Secondhand” scarf from my mom’s closet
- Ahimsa Collective Piñatex crossbody bag (gifted)
- Veja fair trade sneakers
OUTFIT 4
- Secondhand Everlane black turtleneck from ThredUP
- Secondhand red skirt bought from a local consignment shop
- Ahimsa Collective Piñatex crossbody bag (gifted)
- Veja fair trade sneakers
OUTFIT 5
- Well-loved old loose red jacket
- Secondhand Everlane black turtleneck from ThredUP
- Ahimsa Collective Piñatex crossbody bag (gifted)
- (Very!) old black leggings
- Well-worn (and repaired) black boots
OUTFIT 6
- Old black faux leather jacket
- Secondhand Everlane black turtleneck from ThredUP
- “Secondhand” necktie scarf from my mom’s closet
- Ahimsa Collective Piñatex crossbody bag (gifted)
- (Very!) old black leggings
- Well-worn (and repaired) black boots
And that’s a wrap! What was your favorite of the six looks?
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