Natalie about second-hand clothes
March 23, 2008
Pilfer from designers
'I stumbled across my black patterned dress in Matthew Williamson's store. I
didn't realise he collected vintage pieces, but he has a rail of things that
inspire him. I grabbed it.'
Buy off the beaten track
'My favourite kimono is from a little shop I discovered in Barcelona. I went
wild there on Forties summer dresses.'
Waste not
'I'm trying to be more environmentally aware in all areas of my life, so I know
it's important to reuse everything I can. Fashion-wise that means wasting
nothing, and making new outfits from old pieces.'
Make your own style
'Buying vintage forces you to be original. There was a period in my life when I
had no money, so I had to scour the shops for clothes and use my imagination. I
found my own style through secondhand clothes, rather than relying on dripping
myself in designer pieces.'
Guardian UK