{"id":3248,"date":"2019-12-05T12:06:58","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T12:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=3248"},"modified":"2021-04-12T12:18:18","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T12:18:18","slug":"how-to-make-your-existing-wardrobe-more-sustainable","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/how-to-make-your-existing-wardrobe-more-sustainable\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Make Your Existing Wardrobe More Sustainable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width wp-image-3250 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/04\/carrien.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"566\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t chuck \u2013 donate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your first step in living a more sustainable life should be to stop throwing things away. Earlier this year, H&amp;M\u2019s garment collecting initiative landed on our shores with multiple clothing banks scattered around the city. Accepting clothes from any brand, H&amp;M creates fresh textile fibres for new products out of the donated pieces while also playing its part in reducing landfill. <span class=\"call-to-action-style\"><em>Find the closest bank to you at <a href=\"https:\/\/ae.hm.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">ae.hm.com<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Upcycle your jewellery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fallen out of love with old rings, necklaces and bracelets? Take your metals and jewels to Cara Jewellers in the Gold &amp; Diamond Park, where they can reset pieces as well as create bespoke creations from scratch \u2013 often considerably cheaper than shopping something new from the big brands. <a href=\"http:\/\/carajewellers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em><span class=\"call-to-action-style\">Cara Jewellers<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B5p_u8jn4YM\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B5p_u8jn4YM\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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Satwa in Dubai has a wealth of experienced tailors and seamstresses, usually discovered through word-of-mouth. \u201cI shipped my wedding dress over from LA,\u201d reveals Grazia Fashion Director Jade Chilton, \u201cand when I learnt of a tailor who worked in-house for one of the biggest luxury brands, I knew I was onto a winner. He\u2019s my best kept secret in Dubai.\u201d Once you find your trusted person, stick with them and they can create items for your shape while understanding what you do and don\u2019t like.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Treasure, not trash<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before dumping well-worn clothes in the garbage, think about hitting up a local flea market. Book a pitch, display your unwanted wares on a rail and watch them disappear. With items usually selling between Dhs10 to Dhs50, you\u2019re not going to make millions, but you will leave feeling satisfied after seeing customers find treasures in your trash.<span class=\"call-to-action-style\"><em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dubai-fleamarket.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">dubai-fleamarket.com<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28925,"featured_media":3250,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[65,1240,35],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How To Make Your Existing Wardrobe More Sustainable - Grazia Middle East<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/how-to-make-your-existing-wardrobe-more-sustainable\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How To Make Your Existing Wardrobe More Sustainable\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Don\u2019t chuck \u2013 donate Your first step in living a more sustainable life should be to stop throwing things away. 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