These days, it seems everything has to be fast.
Same day shipping.
Order food online for pickup.
Binge a show.
Google it. Buy it.
What happened to researching something before you buy it?
Or borrowing something from a friend?
Chatting with the guy making your sandwich?
Waiting with anticipation for next week’s episode.
Or the pair of jeans you ordered.
It’s all happening at lightning. speed.
Maybe it makes sense to go against the grain. To bring some community back. To spend some time thinking about a purchase. To walk somewhere with a friend just for the hell of it. To go to a library instead of buying that book. To look at a dress up close and feel like you can see someone making it. To wait for anything, ever.
Slow fashion is an embrace of the process. A respect for the craftsmanship, a crumb to feed the concept of community, and a recognition of everyone’s role in the cycle.
Slow down with us.