Manifesto

Dear Readers,

Our planet is dying. We are killing it. Slowly, yet effienctly. It’s time for people to wake up and realise that if we don’t start making changes right now, our planet will no longer have the ability to stay our home. No one asked to be born, no one asked to be alive. Yet here we all are. Living. And every single one of us have at least one thing in common; we live on planet earth.

We thrive off the nutrients our home provides for us, essentially the earth is all we really have. Without it, not only would we have no food and water but we’d also miss out on all extravagant things. Spending time with friends, family and loved ones would no longer be an option. Let’s say you perhaps don't have any friends, family or young ones (highly doubt it), then enjoying your own company by reading a book in the sun, taking a crisp morning stroll or lazing around in your bed all day — would also, you guessed it, no longer be an option.

Even things we don’t so much like, such as school, work or doing chores around your house we would strangely miss if we didn’t have the option to do them anymore. With everyone’s help we are able to save our planet from global warming/climate change. Quite literally every small step counts.

By shopping second hand you are choosing not to support the fast fashion industry and furthermore give clothing material a second chance instead of them becoming rubbish and polluting our home. The definition of fast fashion is clothing that is produced in industry at a fast pace (therefore FAST), in order to keep up with trends, and to subsequently please us humans by providing clothing that we take a liking to. Since these clothing items are mass-produced at a fast rate means that it is unethical for the workers at these industries, moreover, it also has a major negative impact on our environment. Quite often then not, these clothing trends leave as quickly as they come, which causes people to either donate their clothing or simply throw them out. Frequently these fast fashion clothing items are made of cheap materials, not sustainable and even worse for our environment. The toxic chemicals made to colour clothing pollutes our environment when produced or when discarded. The fast fashion industries cause 8% of the worldwide C02 emissions and are responsible for 20% of all waste in water worldwide. Now, 8% might seem like a small number, but to put it in perspective — the fast fashion industries produce 1.2 billion C02 emissions per YEAR. That’s 10 million C02 emissions per MONTH! It’s absurd if you ask me. The problem is though, that you’re not asking me. Which is why I’m giving you all of this information (possibly could be a tad boring but keep following if you will).

Now, to help our not-so-little situation here of the earth dying…I’m here to help guide you into making conscious decisions to in fact help our earth by fighting climate change. Upgrade your style, save your money and help our planet. It’s simple really. ACE SPACE supports second hand clothing, sustainable clothing websites while donating money to a charity which helps our earth die a little less from climate change by planting more trees around the globe — which in the end will counteract your C02 footprint. 70% of the profit ACE SPACE makes goes to these environmental friendly charities, making the world a better place.

Last but not least (and then I’ll finally let you browse all the beautiful second hand clothing)! — shopping second hand is not only better for the environment but it also saves you a great deal of money and upgrades your style.

At the top of the website you will find links to various pages for the website which allows you to read more about which brands are sustainable, read about who I actually am, and also shop second hand clothing.

Love from,

ACE SPACE <3

Autumn 2022

While leaves say goodbye to their beloved tree branches, we also feel the need to say goodbye to old fashion trends. However, autumn isn’t the time to be purchasing new clothing and dumping old ones, yet it is in fact the time to be digging deep back into your closet and seeing what you can get a grasp on. Lately, I’ve been doing the same. Not only is autumn a time of the year where my hands and feet begin to undergo the coldness again, it is also the time where my bank account starts to go cold…meaning no money to spend on second hand clothing. While deadlines and exams take over students' minds, my mind is busy with thoughts of ‘what old clothing can I reuse again…?’.

According to Vogue (Pithers & Montgomery, September 2022), pieces such as maxi skirts/ dresses, waist cinching clothing (think of corsets or skin tight dresses), knitted pieces, preppy Y2K and mesh clothing are all in trend this Autumn. I mean, vogue knows it all right! Well no, yes they might have ideas of what’s going to be in trend but that is also for you to decide. Great style comes from you picking out your clothing yourself that makes you feel confident. Whether that be mustard yellow tights with a bright pink flowy dress, or from head to toe in black, it’s all up to you in the end. Likewise, I have a few snazzy tips for all you fashionistas out there who want to keep up with the trend but don’t have money or the time to shop for new clothing. If you do have money or time I would suggest browsing my clothing for sale or even other second hand clothing stores. Let’s dive in.

Tip 1: Start tie dying your old clothing. If you’re wanting more neutral colours in your wardrobe by only having bright colours, I would suggest to tie dye your clothes instead of throwing them out. The result: you have brand new looking clothing even though it could be months or even years old. Tie dye is a fantastic way to reuse your clothing but supermarket bought tie dye does in fact have negative effects on the environment. Instead, you can try all natural, environmental friendly tie dye, such as: onion skin (makes a yellow or pink dye - depending on what type of onion you gathered the skin from), red cabbage (for purple dye), avocado skin (baby pink dye - first remove the avocado ‘meat’ of course), turmeric (yellow dye), spinach or mint (green dye), blueberries (blue or purple dye) or carrot tops and celery leaves (yellow dye). All you must do is boil the vegetables and let them simmer for 40 minutes, after that you strain them and tada - tie dye! This is a fantastic way to reuse clothing and to turn food scraps into something else.

Tip 2: Take up a new hobby of crocheting or knitting. As a young girl I always thought knitting or crocheting was ‘boring’ or for ‘old people’...it wasn't until two years ago that I discovered it’s actually really fun. Of course, at the start it was a tad frustrating since I didn’t know how it worked, but my kind mother helped me and all was swell. I knitted while watching Netflix or even listening to music and it was one of the most calming and relaxing things ever. The best thing yet: it’s really quite easy to learn! All you need is crocheting or knitting needles and yarn! To make it more environmentally friendly you can even visit your local farmers and see if they sell alpaca yarn or sheep yarn. After a few youtube tutorials and a plan of what it is exactly you’re going to make, you’re good to go. It’s cost efficient, creative, relaxing, fun and sustainable!

Tip 3: Take photos of all your clothing. This way you can always glance back at your wardrobe and instead of having to pull out all of your clothes - you can easily see what clothing may have been lost in your wardrobe but you’re still up to wearing! What’s even better is to download a wardrobe app where you can create outfits or just upload all of your clothing and they will create them for you. This way you can reuse old clothing you may have forgotten about!

Tip 4: Resell or donate. Another great way to update your wardrobe is to simply get rid of clothing. I personally go through all of my clothes every two months and see what I don’t wear anymore and think that someone else would be better off with it! I then resell most of my clothing where I save that money to then buy more second hand clothing. Once you start you can’t stop, yet it may not be for everyone. If you don’t think your clothing will sell or you don’t want to give away a beloved piece to a stranger, see if any friends or family would be happy to take it. I have received so many hand-me-downs in my life but it was my favourite thing when my older sister would go through all her clothing…because that would mean it would go to me! There's no harm in giving it a shot.

All in all, you can never knock something until you’ve tried it. In the end, no one is saying you should listen to my tips yet I believe they’re all a great way to help the environment while updating your style.