{"id":11394,"date":"2018-09-13T22:37:24","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T04:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/?p=11394"},"modified":"2018-09-20T22:25:15","modified_gmt":"2018-09-21T04:25:15","slug":"the-september-issue-the-thrill-of-the-thrift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/2018\/09\/13\/the-september-issue-the-thrill-of-the-thrift\/","title":{"rendered":"The September Issue | The thrill of the thrift"},"content":{"rendered":"

Taking a nod from Vogue, the fashion industry and fashion-forward students around campus, The Bison is issuing our own September Issue, joining the ranks of publications this month highlighting the newest trends and stories behind the trendsetters. In this series, read how four Harding students have made fashion part of their personal stories.\u00a0Follow this link<\/a> to see the full spread.<\/em><\/p>\n

Most people would consider shopping at thrift stores a cost-efficient way to dress when you are low on cash or in need of a quick costume to wear to a mixer. For sophomore communications major Sally Roach, however, thrift shopping is a way of life.<\/p>\n

\u201cI shop second-hand, and I think that\u2019s important because it will usually give back to your immediate community, which I am a big believer in,\u201d Roach said.<\/p>\n

Roach shops almost exclusively at second hand stores or those that are fair trade certified. You will almost never find her wearing something that someone else has on.<\/p>\n

Last year, Roach watched a documentary on the working conditions of garment workers in other countries and decided to limit her shopping to ethical and sustainable fashion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThings aren\u2019t made to last anymore. We are constantly needing more looks to try to keep pace,\u201d Roach said.<\/p>\n

The Huffington Post said that fashion used to change twice a year, once in the Fall and again in the Spring. Now, in the era of \u201cfast-fashion\u201d, the fashion industry has 52 \u201cmicro-seasons\u201d per year. This creates new trends every week, pressuring consumers to buy more pieces to keep up with new looks.<\/p>\n

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Trend: Hippie.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cAvoiding fast fashion is so hard, because what if I can\u2019t find jeans that fit me at a thrift store,\u201d Roach said. \u201cThere aren\u2019t a lot of stores that sell fair trade clothes that are affordable for a college student so it\u2019s really hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roach describes her personal style as \u201cboho-hiker-grandma-chic.\u201d Instead of looking to follow trends or style icons, Roach just wears what she likes and tries to piece unique items together.<\/p>\n

Roach\u2019s favorite Searcy shopping spots are Goodwill, The Sharing Shop and Hope Restored Thrift Store. She said she loves that the money is going back into the community and into some nonprofits as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really into the slow fashion movement, so for a while, I really thought I was just going to make my own clothes,\u201d Roach said. \u201cThat is very hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although making her own clothes might not be in her future, Roach looked in her past to find where her passion for unique fashion began to develop.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a kid, my parents let me pick out my clothes so I\u2019m sure that had a huge part in it,\u201d Roach said. \u201cWe would go thrifting, so all of my clothes would be from thrift stores. I really started to develop a unique style at that age.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roach\u2019s style is whatever she wants it to be, and whatever she can find.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe thrill of the thrift is in the hunt,\u201d Roach said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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