TO HAVE THE LATEST FASHIONS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE DON'T WANT TO BE WASTEFUL OR SPEND TOO MUCH
ON CLOTHES THAT WE'RE NOT USING
ENOUGH. SO SADIE CHERNEY FROM
CLOSE MENTOR IS HERE IN SPRING
STYLES EMERGED. WE WE'RE KIND OF
TEMPTED TO FEEL BOMBARDED, I
GUESS BY FAST FASHION. WHAT'S
THAT MEAN? ABSOLUTELY SO. I MEAN
EVERYTHING FROM THE SUPER BOWL
ADS FROM TAMMY. WE'RE SEEING IT
EVERYWHERE AND THEY'RE PUTTING A
LOT OF PRESSURE ON US TO HAVE
THE LATEST AND GREATEST. BUT
EVEN IF WE DON'T DO KNOW THAT WE
HAVE TO REFRESH OUR WARDROBE.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF STEPS WE
CAN TAKE TO DO IT WITH THE IN
OUR COMMUNITY IN MIND. AND THIS
IS JUST HOW YOU LIKE SHOP
WHEREVER YOU LIKE TO SHOP. UM
YOU TEACH US HOW TO SHOP, MAYBE
FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE, AND
YOU'VE GOT EXAMPLES. MANNEQUIN
ONE IS THIS THE ONE THAT'S
SHOWCASING THE, UH, SUSTAINABLE
BRANDS? ABSOLUTELY SO SOME OF US
ARE JUST NEVER GOING TO SHOP.
NEVER GOING TO SHOP USE, AND
THAT'S FINE. THERE ARE STILL
LOTS OF GOOD WAYS THAT YOU CAN
GET BACK TO THE ENVIRONMENT. SO
IF WE LOOK AT THIS FIRST OUTFIT,
WE'VE GOT BRANDS LIKE LULULEMON,
PATAGONIA AND CHACOS. AND THOSE
ARE THREE EXAMPLES OF HOUSEHOLD
NAME BRANDS THAT WE ALL KNOW
THAT HAVE BUYBACK. AND REPAIR
PROGRAMS AND THOSE TWO THINGS
WORK REALLY HARD TO KEEP
TEXTILES OUT OF LANDFILLS, AND
SO SUPPORTING PROGRAMS LIKE THAT
ENCOURAGES OTHER BRANDS TO THINK
, LIKE MINDED WAYS, AND I'M SURE
A LOT OF PEOPLE WHEN THEY'RE
LOOKING FOR WHAT TO PURCHASE.
THEY FEEL GOOD ABOUT BUYING
THESE BRANDS NEW. THEY'RE GOING
TO LAST A LONG TIME. THE
SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS ARE IN
PLACE. ABSOLUTELY AND THEY'RE
TRANSPARENT ABOUT THEIR
PRACTICES, WHICH IS ANOTHER
THING YOU CAN LOOK FOR. IF
YOU'RE RESEARCHING A WEBSITE FOR
A SPECIFIC BRAND THAT YOU LOVE
AND A LOT OF RESEARCH TO BE DONE
BECAUSE YOU CAN LEARN ABOUT THE,
UH, FROM THE CARE LABELS. WE CAN
LEARN QUITE A BIT ABOUT THE
CLOTHING. WHAT ARE WE LOOKING
FOR? CARE LABEL, SO WITH A CARE
LABEL WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK
FOR. IT'S TYPICALLY ON THE
BOTTOM RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE
GARMENT, AND IT'LL JUST BE A
LITTLE LABEL THAT SAYS WHAT IT
IS COMPRISED OF RIGHT AND THE
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. ANY
GOVERNMENT MANUFACTURED IN THE
UNITED STATES OR SOLD IN THE
UNITED STATES WILL HAVE TO HAVE
ONE AND THAT CAN TELL YOU KIND
OF WHAT FABRICS YOU'RE GOING TO
LOOK FOR THAT ARE BETTER AND
WORSE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, SO
WE'VE GOT AN EXAMPLE OF KIND OF
SOME OF THE FABRICS THAT MIGHT
BE WISE TO AVOID THOSE. SO THIS
FABRIC. WE'VE GOT POLYURETHANE
AND POLYESTER BASED FABRICS AND
THOSE ARE NOT GOING TO BE GREAT
FOR YOUR SKIN. THEY'RE NOT THE
BALL AND THEY CAN BE KIND OF
IRRITANTS. THEY'RE SYNTHETIC.
THEY REQUIRE A TON OF WATER TO
MAKE. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THINGS
LIKE THESE PLASTIC FAKE LEATHER
JACKETS OR THESE POLYESTER
FABRICS, THIS ONE HAS METALLIC
LITTLE FIBERS IN IT. THOSE CAN
GO INTO WATER RUN OFF AND
ACTUALLY BE QUITE DANGEROUS FOR
THE ENVIRONMENT. SO IF WE'RE
LOOKING FOR THE THINGS WE WANT
TO AVOID THE MOST, IT WOULD BE
FABRICS LIKE THE POLYURETHANE,
THE POLYESTER, THE METALLICS AND
THESE POLYESTER PANS. AND YOU'VE
GOT A GOOD FINGER ON THE PULSE
OF HOW HOW MUCH PEOPLE CARE. I
MEAN, ARE YOU GETTING PEOPLE
THAT WALK IN AND THEY HAVE THESE
QUESTIONS FOR YOU ABOUT HOW THEY
CAN SHOP SUSTAINABLY?
ABSOLUTELY. AND SO WHEN WE SEE
THINGS LIKE AND SOMETIMES WE
THINK, OH, THAT'S ALWAYS GOING
TO BE CASUAL, BUT YOU CAN HAVE
BEAUTIFUL TEXTURES WITH AN
ORGANIC COTTON DRESS LIKE THE
ONE WE SEE HERE, YOU KNOW, AND
ANOTHER QUESTION THEY ASK A LOT
IS KIND OF WHAT ITEMS ARE THE
BEST THINGS. IF I'M GONNA TRY
THRIFTING FOR THE FIRST TIME.
WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO KIND OF
START? YEAH, I THINK A LOT OF
SHOPPERS ARE THEY'RE INTERESTED
IN THIS HUNT. WHAT CAN THEY
FIND? AND WHAT IS IT THAT THEY
SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR THE THRIFT
? I ALWAYS SAY A STATEMENT. TOP
IS SUCH A FUN THING TO THRIFT
FIRST, BECAUSE IT'S GONNA BE
SUPER LOW RISK YOU'RE GONNA
SPEND BETWEEN FOUR AND PROBABLY
$14. AND YOU CAN TRY SOMETHING
REALLY OUT OF THE BOX THAT NOT
YOUR NORMAL STYLE, RIGHT? SO
WE'VE GOT SOMETHING HERE WITH
LIKE A BIG PUFF SLEEVE AND A FUN
PATTERN AND A COTTON FABRIC. UM,
IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW
YOU'RE GONNA WEAR ONCE OR TWICE
A WEEK. MAYBE SPLURGE ON IT AND
GO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. BUT IF
IT'S SOMETHING FOR FUN, THAT'S A
GREAT WAY TO START WITH
THRIFTING. ANOTHER THING IS
DENIM DENIM IS SO EXPENSIVE HIGH
END JEANS COST BETWEEN ONE AND
$300 RIGHT NOW, AND TYPICALLY,
YOU CAN THRIFT THEM FROM 8 TO
$25 A GREAT WAY TO GET THEM
SLIGHTLY BROKEN IN AS WELL, OK,
THAT'S A GREAT THING, AND I
THINK YOU KNOW YOU'VE BROUGHT
GOOD SUSTAINABLE FASHION OPTIONS
AND SOME KNOWLEDGE. NOW SPRING
IN GENERAL. ANY FINAL TIPS FOR
PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST GOING. YOU
KNOW WHAT I'VE GOT PRETTY MUCH
WHAT I NEED. BUT WHAT CAN I
MAKE? WHAT CAN I ADD TO MY
WARDROBE THAT MAKES ME FEEL
SPRINGY AND SPECIAL APRICOT FIZZ
IS THE COLOR. OK SO I THINK AS
WE SEE THESE COVERAGE, IT'S SO
YES, IT'S A HUE OF IT. SO THAT'S
GOING TO BE A VIBRANT HUE OF IT.
SO LIKE AS WE'RE LOOKING,
FINDING THOSE FUN PASTELS THAT
SPEAK SPRING BRING VIBRANCY AND
LIFE INTO YOUR WARDROBE. THAT'S
GOING TO BE HOW YOU TRANSITION
AND PEOPLE KNOW YOU'RE READY FOR
THE WARMER WEATHER. WELL CHEERS
TO YOU. YOU BRING IN A BRIGHT
NEW SEASON. IT FEELS GOOD TO
TALK ABOUT THIS STUFF. AND, UH,
YOU LOVE TO ANSWER PEOPLE'S
QUESTIONS OVER AT CLOSE MENTOR
SO THEY CAN GO SEE THANK YOU SO
MUCH, SADIE. WE APPRECIATE IT
CLOSE MENTOR, LOCATED AT 30
ORCHARD PARK DRIVE IN GREENVILLE
. YOU CAN SELL ITEMS THERE FOR
CASH OR SHOP FOR LIKE NEW
CLOTHING AT UP TO 70% OFF OF THE
STORE PRICES. IT'S REALLY COOL
TO FIND THEIR OPEN MONDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY.