Hello beautiful people! I hope everyone is having a peaceful day so far. I wanted to share why I decided to take a year and a half long break away from blogging. It wasn't something I necessarily planned to do. My mindset had been shifting a lot in other directions that I found myself losing interest in solely blogging about fashion. I knew my heart still remained fixated on serving Christ, but my heart changed when it came to fashion. Don't get me wrong, I still love dressing up, shopping, and sharing my tips on purchasing great quality clothes at a bargain price. My heart changed when it came to who I purchased items from. I found myself researching about companies before purchasing their merchandise and discovering information about mistreatment of employees and the negative impact of fast fashion. I came to the conclusion that I wasn't going to spend my hard earned money on brands who didn't think of the greater good let alone think of putting people of diversity on their social media accounts/ websites. Why would anyone purchase from a company that doesn't find beauty in all people? I lost even more respect for the people and brands that decided to gain followers and profit from the devastating murder of George Floyd. I went months where I didn't spend a dime on anything except store brought food because my views on things changed drastically.
I no longer desire to just buy “things” because they are pretty. Besides just researching a brand, I now look at the fabric of items, and then I make sure I try the item on. If I feel like I'll be able to keep the item in my wardrobe for years to come and it looks great on my frame, I will purchase it. To add, just because I still have a lot of fast fashion items in my closet, that doesn't mean I'm going to go mad and dump all my items out back into the trashcans. I just make sure I'm not currently (and in the future) contributing to purchasing fast fashion or merchandise from unethical companies.
I would love to know your thoughts and where you stand on the content I provided.
As always, stay blessed!
*Bible verse: Proverbs 31:8-9 “Open your mouth for the speechless, In the cause of all who are appointed to die. Open your mouth, judge righteously, And plead the cause of the poor and needy.”
