Hi, I'm Arizona Muse,
I'm a model and I've become somewhat obsessed
with sustainability and environmental wellness
and I like to apply all of that information and knowledge to my closet,
because it turns out you don't have to harm the planet
when you're wearing clothes.
I'm really proud about how many pieces of organic cotton I have.
This is an organic cotton jumpsuit by Mango committed range.
Here, we have a hole, look, but I'm keeping it anyway,
that does not mean I should throw this garment away,
I'm going to keep it and I'm going to sew it up and mend it.
This is a Tencel tree fiber, so made from trees.
It is a heavy chemical process to turn a tree into a dress,
but if you do it in a closed loop way,
that means that the chemicals are never discarded into the environment,
then it's actually quite a healthy material
because it's biodegradable at the end of its life.
The way with a lot of the big brands is that they're transitioning slowly
and doing small collections of organic
and I would love to see them just do organic cotton across their entire collection
because that would really have a huge impact on the earth.
I'm going to change outfits now. I'm almost done.
This dress is linen.
Linen is such a nice material.
Yes, baby?
That's more inherently sustainable than cotton
because it doesn't take irrigation to grow.
Cotton needs a lot of water, but it also needs to grow in a really dry climate.
So, that means that cotton farming will be irrigating and irrigating,
diverting rivers, desalinating seawater.
It's a real problem to use a lot of water to grow something in a desert.
She loves sustainable fashion.
She likes the pink one.
And that leads us into my all-time favorite biggest secret
and easiest way to be the most sustainable.
Hold that thought.
And that is to never buy new things.
When you need something, always buy it old,
secondhand, vintage, whatever you want to call it.
It just means that someone else has used it before you.
And these bright pink trousers are vintage Yves-Saint-Laurent.
(Vestiaire) is one of my favourite resources when it comes to buying things that are not new,
like we talked about earlier,
because they have the best selection of beautiful pieces
and they're so carefully authenticated and labeled.
And you feel you're doing such a good thing by buying second hand things
I still get the exciting "Oh, it's a new thing for me!"
That feeling when you get something new because you're either rewarding yourself
or you're... you know, we have so many different reasons why we buy things.
It's not okay if it's just me and then a landfill.
But accessories like belts are one of the best ways to make outfits last longer,
meaning you can wear things in totally different ways,
which is one of the biggest things for sustainability, to rewear things.
Wear them over and over and over again rather than replacing them.
The last thing I'm going to leave you with is going to surprise you.
I'm going to talk about hangers.
When you are buying hangers, look for the ones that are all one material.
When it's a mix of wood and metal or plastic and metal
- plastic is a no-no -
a mix of any materials means it can't be recycled easily,
so it probably won't get recycled.
So, 100% metal hangers are the best way to go.
Thanks for having a look through my wardrobe.
Yes, you're welcome.
I spend hours and hours researching all the most sustainable little tips and tricks
for how to make your wardrobe better for the planet rather than worse.
I know not everyone has the time to do this,
so please don't feel guilty if you haven't done it.
There are amazing resources available now,
it's not as hard as it was a few years ago when no one was really talking about this yet.
But I try to put concise tips and tricks and advice on my Instagram,
so please have a look there.
I especially like my sustainable Sundays videos
and I'd love your feedback and comments.
If you have any ideas of more sustainable Sundays that I should do
or things that I didn't cover well enough or things that I got wrong,
I love and really encourage a discussion.
So, if you don't agree with me,
tell me about it and let's talk about it because I love to learn new things.