Is Thrifting + Reselling Ethical? | The Gentrification of Thrifting

Thrifting has become incredibly trendy over the years, and critics argue that this popularity has made thrifting inaccessible to lower-income communities.

While thrifting is usually encouraged for environmental reasons, some people are now claiming that we should stop thrifting, or stop reselling.

While I think these arguments come from good hearts and real concerns, I don’t think they get to the root of the issue. So, I want to explore the ethics of thrifting (and reselling) in this post, plus give some tips for thrifting consciously.

A big thank you to Jade from LavenderHazeLA for joining us in this video!

TIMESTAMPS:

1:23 - Common Criticisms of Thrifting + Reselling
1:28 - Rising prices
3:33 - “Taking away clothes” from the needy
4:56 - Thrift hauls and overconsumption
6:07 - The ethics of reselling
8:49 - Interview with Jade from LavenderHazeLA
14:44 - More thoughts on reselling
15:40 - Benefits of the normalization of thrifting/some history
18:12 - Tips to thrift more consciously
20:17 - Final thoughts

CHECK OUT JADE'S DEPOP + INSTAGRAM!
https://www.depop.com/lavenderhazela/
*Now moved to her own website! https://www.lavenderhazela.com/
  / lavenderhazela  
Styling process:    • Styling Angels for Depop Bundles | Lavende...  

WHERE TO FIND ME:
Blog post version of this article: https://imperfectidealist.com/is-thri...
Instagram:   / imperfectidealist  
Sustainable Fashion Newsletter: https://artisanal-thinker-4862.ck.pag...

ARTICLES AND LINKS MENTIONED:

Goodwill valuation guides -
(2010) https://www.goodwill.org/wp-content/u...
(2020) http://www.goodwillswpa.org/UserFiles...

What happens to the clothes we donate -
https://www.treehugger.com/clothes-yo...

Leah Wise: Is thrift shopping sustainable and ethical? -
https://stylewise-blog.com/is-thrift-...

TIME Magazine article on the history of thrifting -
https://time.com/5364170/thrift-store...

Sarah Hawkinson’s “Mainstream thrifting: ethical or problematic?” -   • mainstream thrifting: ethical or problematic?  

My post on getting rid of clothes responsibly -
https://imperfectidealist.com/get-rid...

OTHER CREATORS WITH THOUGHTFUL VIDEOS ON THIS TOPIC:

Ash Tanya: The Gentrification of Thrift Shopping | Hauls & Overpriced Depop Clothes -
   • THE GENTRIFICATION OF THRIFT SHOPPING | HA...  

Zahra Biabani: Is Thrifting Ethical? Let's Talk Conscious Thrifting -
   • Is Thrifting Ethical? Let's Talk Conscious...  

Tiffanyferg: The Rise of Thrifting -
   • The Rise of Thrifting  


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