LOCAL RESOURCES for SLOW FASHION

Upcycling, Swapping, Mending Opportunities: 

  • Cosecha DIY night, 1st Wednesday of every month: https://cosechatextiles.com/shop

  • Pre-Loved Community Markets: Mercedes Brown’s program, small scale flea market style events in the RFV.

  • Utilizing your local seamstresses for upcycling/mending opportunities. Sarah and her team at Mountainside Sewing has upcycled/re-styled old wedding dresses to fit for modern day weddings. They did one for me and 2 of my friends! https://www.mountainsidesewing.com

Consignment & Thrift:

  • For Outdoor Gear and Clothing - Ragged Mountain (Carbondale), Replay Sports (Aspen), and the Gear Library (Carbondale) are great places to consign, donate, buy or borrow gear and clothing for your adventure needs!

  • The Near New thrift store at the Rebecca Lodge. They collect specific items to reuse/repurpose. Ex. Cotton T shirts for rags, materials for teachers, materials/costumes for the theater, some women upcycling old cashmere or other specific fabrics, always something on their radar!

  • Other Thrift Stores: Lulu’s in Carbondale, Cattle Creek Thrift, Defiance Thrift in GWS, Aspen Thrift Store, and The Motherload Merchantile that was started after locals got into the habit of dropping off goods outside of the landfill. www.themotherlodemercantile.com/

  • Other Consignment Stores: Rock It Boutique Emporium in Carbondale, Susie’s in Willits, Heirloom’s in Basalt.

Recycling:

LOCAL TO GLOBAL WASTE

 

NATIONAL AND GLOBAL RESOURCES

Kapi’s suggestions for front range stores and an innovative non-profit:

  • ReCreative, Denver; creative reuse store

  • Art Parts, Boulder, creative reuse store

  • Alabama Chanin, slow fashion non-profit with an interesting symposium called Project Threadways starting in 2025.

Some of Sarah’s favorites: a book, a podcast, and national material sources.

Inspiring Online Up-Cycling: Check ‘em out!