There is of course no more sustainable way of shopping than buying vintage. 

Did you know…

●      The fashion industry is one of the most harmful to our planet, coming in just behind the oil industry.

●      Each year an estimated £140 million worth of used clothing (350,000 tonnes) goes to landfill in the UK.

●      Many fashion houses  and high street brands use unethical methods in production and manual labour.

●      The fashion industry accounts for about 8-10% of global carbon emissions and 20% of wastewater.

So how can shopping for vintage clothing help?

●      Choosing vintage clothing means you are not contributing to the mass production of new clothes, avoiding those environmental impacts.

●      By shopping vintage you help the environment by alleviating waste.

●      Vintage clothing is well made and durable and will be with you for as long as you care for it and want it.

●      When you're ready to say goodbye to vintage clothing you pass it on or re-sell it.

All these positive elements of shopping vintage are integral to the Those Were The Days ethos and embedded in our thought process when making decisions on how we run our business.

In addition to the positive impact to our world and environment, shopping vintage is good for the soul. Not only do you remove the risk of wearing the same as anyone else, you get to give new life and a new story to beautiful and historical pieces of fashion.