I am trying very hard to avoid fast fashion and reduce the clothes I buy, but every youtuber or blogger who I look at for tips seems to have absolutely no concept of being poor. Even the ones who are really sweet and mean well. "I understand that some of you guys can’t afford to buy good quality clothes like these all at once so it’s perfectly fine to do this slowly and build up your wardbrobe over a couple of years! Everyone can work towards avoiding fast fashion even if you have to do it slowly” is a really nice sentiment and more understanding than I see from most vegan/zero waste gurus but still requires dispoable income.
My ÂŁ30 Asos winter coat will come apart at the seams three times over before I can afford that ÂŁ400 wool beauty that would last the rest of my life. You tell me to thrift as if the thrift shops here arent picked clean by people in far more desperate situations than me, as if the ÂŁ150 second hand good quality coat is any more affordable to me than the ÂŁ400 new one. There is no scenario, even over years that would get me to your position without a drastic change in my income. This isnt lack of dedication to the enviroment, or laziness or lack of understanding. This is just poverty