Stacey Vanek-Smith

Takeaway number one, find a community.

Social media, support groups, find people who will make the journey and any changes you make much easier.

Takeaway number two, find a challenge that works best for you.

No buy, low buy, vintage challenge, no dress challenge, take your pick.

Takeaway number three, curate your social media.

This will make changing your buying habits a lot easier.

Takeaway number four, make a yes and a no list.

What do you want to stop buying or buy less of?

And what do you want to replace it with?

What are some things you feel good about spending your money on?

Takeaway number five, educate yourself.

Find out which brands are doing it right and which ones aren't.

Websites like Fashion Revolution, Labor Behind the Label, Clean Clothes Campaign, these are all excellent resources.

You can also check out sustainable-fashion.com.

It offers classes, community, and lots of information.

Takeaway number six, start to recalibrate how you value clothes.

Maybe it's better to have a few pairs of really nice shoes than 20 pairs of really cheap shoes that destroy your feet.

And finally, takeaway number seven, give yourself some grace.

Change is hard.

It takes courage and failure is a part of it.