Hey, it's Kristen
And I'm back with a new video today
And I'm gonna be showing you how to style sneakers in five different ways for five different occasions
You already know that I wear almost everything secondhand but finding used shoes that fit is hard, especially sneakers.
If only there was a brand out there the made shoes that were up to my ethical standards
Oh wait, there is! AllMyEco has created fully vegan sneakers made from recycled plastic bottles,
pineapple fiber, and cork.
They're ethically manufactured in Spain, and they give back to the community by planting five trees for every sale, and
giving 1% of sales to sustainability related NGOs.
They're also available in black, and red, and they're suitable for all genders obviously.
Not only that, they've been kind enough to sponsor this video, you know I almost never do sponsorships
but this is a brand that aligns with my ethics and they provide something that is useful to everyone
which is sneakers!
And you can find the link for AllMyEco in the description box below
So for the first outfit, I styled my AllMyEco sneakers for a climate strike
I wanted the outfit to match my sign so I kept it in neutral white and cream tones
everything is thrifted except for my shoes. The vintage coat was missing the belt
So I used a thrifted leopard print scarf in its place
And I also really love this sweater
It has a braid design sewn all over it,
and this is also a really cool idea to DIY if you want to revamp an old or damaged sweater
I also recently found these vintage grandma clip-on earrings at a Christmas Bazaar
and I've styled those with every outfit as well
For the second outfit. I styled the sneakers for a date out at a vegan restaurant
And as you can tell there's a theme with the concepts of these outfits
I wanted to make this look more romantic, but also a little effortless
like yeah, I'm wearing sneakers on this date
I'm cute, but I'm also comfortable, deal with it.
Everything is thrifted again, and this is one of my favorite outfits
The satin black pants are very nice and comfortable
And I found this really cool 90s bag recently at the thrift store
The red peasant top is one of my favorite thrift finds and I've been living in the white Teddy coat
that I got for, I think around 12 euros, which I find a steal because I'm literally wearing it everyday.
In this third look, I'm going out for chores, taking out the recycling, going grocery shopping, etc
This is a really great opportunity to do a little recycling tutorial for all of you
So make sure you first clean the packaging before throwing it in the bin
You remove the caps and separate them
You can also remove stickers if you can and if boxes contain some plastic in their design
Make sure to remove that too. This plastic is too small to get recycled,
so I'm not adding it in the bag.
Also for some recycling bins
you need to flatten boxes before throwing them in the bin and most importantly, never ever
dump items that are tied up in a bag.
You must empty the bag into the bin and most bins don't even accept
plastic bags in the first place, because they jam the machines.
Every time I drop off my recycling in the bin
I see everything tied up in plastic bags and I literally lose my sh*t.
Because I know that none of it is gonna get recycled! Do better people, please.
For the outfit again, the sweater and
the plaid pants and the bag and the vintage blazer are thrifted,
and I paired it all with my AllMyEco shoes and
because I'm going out for chores I've also packed my tote bag from Souley Green.
Next outfit I'm heading to a vegan outreaching event,
the original one began from the Earthlings Experience that my friend Phoebe
started, and I linked her youtube channel below for you to check her out.
The Earthlings experience is a non-violent and safe way
to perform animal rights activism by showing footage from the Earthlings documentary or
slaughterhouse footage on your laptop in public places, and help educate people on what the meat and dairy
industry really looks like.
If you're interested in joining I have more info for that in the description box
Just like every other person
I didn't have a clue what it took for meat and dairy to end up on my plate and seeing that type of footage for
me was a wake-up call.
If seeing how meat and dairy is produced wasn't good enough for my eyes,
it really wasn't good enough for my stomach either, and it's been almost six years since I went vegan
*clap*
You can't see it, but I just high-fived myself
So for the outfit the dress code is usually all black again.
And again, everything is thrifted but the shoes.
For the fifth look, I'm going for a trash pickup at the beach
I've got a bag to collect the trash,
my gloves that are not single-use, that I've had them for two years now, and
because picking trash is kind of a workout,
I styled my AllMyEco sneakers with sportswear.
The sweater is thrifted,
I tied my hair up with a scrunchie that I actually made on my own out of scrap fabric
I got the leggings, unfortunately years ago,
I thought they were ethically made but the brand turned out to be greenwashing.
Since then,
I've obviously learned a lot about
how to tell which brands are actually green and which are not,
but whether or not your clothes are ethically made,
the best way to dress sustainably is by wearing our clothes as much as we possibly can.
So again, huge thank you to AllMyEco for sponsoring this video
Don't forget to check them out and let me know in the comments what your favorite look was, and I'll see you soon.
Bye!