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The night I went to the refurbished store launch of Octavia Boutique, designer second-hand finds galore! http://t.co/aKtnO6TB42
10 hours ago FB allow this but not pics of women breastfedg. Great if companies stop advertising but don't condemn them for not. FB in the wrong #FBrape
1 day ago As hideous as these pgs are, people would rather boycott companies (& it’s really not their fault) than FB, cos we need FB right? #FBrape
1 day ago Drawing up a list of possible viva examiners - it's a year away but worth keeping in mind? May influence how I write up thesis #phd
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Tag Archives: second-hand retail
University of Southampton Clothing Swap Shop
A few months ago I was approached about getting involved in an exciting event – the University of Southampton‘s first official clothes swap! The event was spearheaded by Green Academy Programme Assistant Julia Kendal and a team of students who … Continue reading
Posted in Ethical Fashion, Events, Fashion, Oxfam Posts
Tagged green academy, second hand, second-hand retail, swishing, University of Southampton
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Southampton University Clothes Swap #SotonSwap
I was really excited when I was asked to get involved with the very first campus –wide clothes swishing event at the University of Southampton. Following on from last year’s successful Soton Blackout comes the Soton Swap Shop, or #sotonswap, … Continue reading
Posted in Ethical Fashion, Events, Fashion
Tagged clothes swap, green academy, second-hand retail, sotonswap, swap shop, swishing
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A Second-Hand Christmas? The Etiquette of Giving Second-Hand Gifts
Where did you do most of your Christmas shopping? Online? In a department store? Out-of-town shopping centre? Whilst doing your weekly supermarket shop? . . . . You haven’t started? Well you’d better get to it! The fact is there … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, PhD, Retail, Second-hand
Tagged Christmas, Ethical Consumer, gift giving, presents, second-hand retail
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Exchange and Shop for Pre-Loved Fashion at Bang Bang Clothing Exchange
Bang Bang Clothing Exchange in London has a simple but effective model. They buy clothing and accessories from people who no longer want them and sell them on to people who do. They have been trading for more than 12 … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Resources, Retail
Tagged clothing exchange, London shops, London vintage, pre-loved fashion, second-hand retail
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The Importance of a Holiday: New Ideas, New Semester
In the last couple of years I’ve come to understand what my dad meant when he correlated holiday days to a specific loss of income. He’s self-employed and works 7 days a week (my work ethic looks positively lax next … Continue reading
Posted in Ethical Fashion, Events, PhD
Tagged holiday, kids clothes, norfolk, second hand, second-hand retail, self-employed
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Second-hand Retail for the Green Economy
Last week I presented my research and ideas on second-hand retail at the Annual Green Economics Conference in Oxford. I have always looked at second-hand consumption from a sustainability perspective, but until Ben Armstrong-Haworth suggested I speak at the conference, … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Environment, Recycling, Retail
Tagged charity shop, green economics, manufacturing, recycling, reuse, second-hand retail
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