Laura Debarra

it's brilliant to buy wool wool is breathable wool is naturally waterproof you shouldn't wash it at all so if it's something really you're getting really messy in it it may not be something that you want to put like kids in because it may take the natural kind of like waterproof off it and the stain it is stain stain repellent but wool is beautiful right but it's not always affordable or accessible maybe in the style that you want i would always look at vintage or secondhand

and look for natural fibers.

I personally love cotton knits.

I love them.

I'm quite messy and I can wash them loads and they hold a really nice structure and there's a dry hand feel to it and they don't ball like and peel.

Like that's like my favorite thing about cotton knits.

Like they're just, they're very like in a nice tight crew neck.

They're beautiful.

But I think if you see something like 20% and less of a synthetic, it's there to create structure in the garment and strengthen the garment.

And I think sometimes that gets lost in this conversation.

yeah it does serve a purpose and then also like you've got to remember no garment is perfect right so somebody might say like oh this is 100% wool it's I mean pre-owned wool you're doing pretty well that is like a massive tick but it's not always possible not always available in sizes and budget or color or whatever but when you have something that is a blend it is very hard to recycle that or give it another life and it doesn't break down in landfill or it won't break down naturally so you should buy mixes and blends and synthetics with the

just an extra eye over them.

That's what I think.

If you're going to buy them, there's reasons when we have to buy them.

Like I'm going skiing at the end of the month.

What am I going to do?

Go up in a wool and cotton outfit and get absolutely soaked?

No, I have to buy something waterproof.

So there's situations.

But like I wear a lot of knitted black dresses and almost all of them have a polyamide in it.