"An inspiring fashion activity book packed with facts and tips that’ll change the way you shop, dress, and style"
March 2023 Book of the Month
Absolutely of the moment, The Fashion Fix by Lexi Rees might just revolutionise the way you think about fashion and how you shop for clothes and accessories, while also revolutionising your wardrobe through smart up-styling and up-cycling practices. Packed with eye-opening information and inspirational ideas, it’s written in energetic style, with dapper illustrations adding extra flair.
As for that eye-opening information, the book opens with a run-down of bad habits and production practices that have serious consequences for humans, animals and the environment. For example, we wear 20% of our wardrobe 80% of the time, and almost two- thirds of clothes end up in incinerators or landfills within a year of being made. Add to that the appalling conditions of sweatshops that produce fast fashion, and the fact that the “carbon emissions generated by the clothing of an average family is equivalent to driving a car from New York to London”, and the scale of the problem is clear.
But the main thrust of this activity book is how we can all make small changes that’ll have big positive impact. For example, we can become brand aware, and not buy from companies that perpetuate fashion’s ills. We can become fabric-savvy — buy vintage denim rather than new jeans (the book explains how denim is disastrous for the planet). And we can get creative and recycle old clothes into gift wrap, glitzed-up garments, and more.
Also featuring fun fashion quizzes and pages to keep track of your purchases (and how often you end up wearing them…), this is a great gift for the fashionistas in your life — engaging, inspirational and un-preachy.
The Fashion Fix is available to buy at lexirees.co.uk
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Read this book if you want to help the environment, have fun with fashion, save money and let your imagination go wild!!
I got a copy of this book to review and from the cover I may possibly have picked it up, but I don’t think it does the contents justice.
This is a TOTALLY INTERACTIVE BOOK!!
It has some fun quizzes, puzzles and activities that you can do within the book.
It gives you loads of interesting information.
But the best bit is it gives you loads of ideas to spice up your wardrobe using things you may already have around the house or can pick up easily at a local haberdashery store (use them or lose them) or online.... Read Full Review
A useful, creative guide to be stylish and kind to the planet simultaneously!
The Fashion Fix is a stylish guide to a fashionable and sustainable wardrobe. This amazing book gives you tips for upcycling, finding your style while keeping the Earth safe! Pages full of colour so the innovative ideas stand out with detail. Some of the activities are smart jewellery like Pom-Pom earrings and designer Furoshiki Bags! Throughout this activity book, there are shocking facts and crafty ways to recycle your clothes. This book promotes sustainability which is the way of making small changes in our wardrobe in order to make larger changes in the world.... Read Full Review
An activity book that speaks to you!
What a beautiful format! An activity book that speaks straight at the reader. Highly interactive with great info and tips throughout, this has the feel of a personal journal, would be beautiful as a gift. The style of illustration is imaginative and fun. Creative suggestions are well-planned so if you are interested in craft and slow fashion there's plenty to inspire.... Read Full Review
