What is Slow Fashion?

Unlike the mass produced garments readily available today, slow fashion garments are put together by hand often using handmade fabrics, resulting in unique, higher quality pieces.
Using the cheapest raw materials and labour possible is not an option, as that results in a poor quality item that only lasts one season or a couple of washes. Slow fashion garments take much longer to make, and are intended to be kept and used for generations. An example of slow fashion products is Haute Couture, where items are stitched by hand as a toille in time for a fitting, and afterwards are reconstructed - again by hand - as the finished item. Pieces can take months and many hands to create.

A Dimity bridal gown bodice constructed from vintage laces and crochet edgings is embellished with glass pearls, one at a time.

When shopping for clothing at your usual stores, choose items which are made out of higher quality fabrics with proper linings and structure instead of following the latest fad with short-cut construction. You will find that you get many more wears out of the quality pieces than the cheaper items.