Online shopping as Self-Gifting

I recently watched a TikTok of Jordan Theresa’s about online shopping. I have only recently redownloaded TikTok, and since getting the app back on my phone, I only really use it for the occasional doom scroll (if reels are boring me). However, this video reminded me of one reason I use social and digital mediaContinue reading “Online shopping as Self-Gifting”

Is Sustainability becoming a buzzword?

I have always been big on sustainability and ethical consumerism; 17-year-old me was at the car boot every weekend, making secondhand shopping the largest portion of my wardrobe all throughout my adolescence. In my opinion, COVID was when eco-consciousness and sustainability really blew up in the fashion space; an uprising around making your own clothes,Continue reading “Is Sustainability becoming a buzzword?”

5 thoughts since deleting TikTok

Ever since the days of Musically, I have been a lover of the short-haul video app. Through lock-down, I learned countless dances and watched video after video of clothing hauls. I have even, on occasion, gone so far as to use videos as direct inspiration for outfits when I am completely stumped. However, two weeksContinue reading “5 thoughts since deleting TikTok”

Why I’m buying less

Each year it’s the same: January arrives, and an influx of self-betterment media takes over. Everyone is obsessing over setting goals for the upcoming year, trying to be the “best version” of themselves, all the while feeding into a very capitalist mindset that makes life more stressful. Personally, this year I will be focusing onContinue reading “Why I’m buying less”