is sustainable the new chic?

all famous fashionistas are wearing vintage nowadays.  incorporating a well-loved vintage piece to your outfit - whether a pair of shoes, bag, or statement jewelry - will instantly add interest to the final look.  there's a sense of surprise when you mix new with old.  french women, the master of laid-back elegance, call it je ne sais quoi.  i call it sustainable chic.

the same idea goes with home decors.  if you fill your space with mostly new things, it will start to look like a catalogue.  it can get boring when you see the same item from one blog to another.  second-hand furnishings, on the contrary, add life to a monotonous space by injecting personality, soul, and character.  thanks to trends (although i will not call them trends as they are here to stay forever) such as new bohemian and global eclecticism for giving significance to curated look.

using locally-made products is also another way to chic-ify your life.  i don't see anything stylish about a person who supports poorly made goods that take up tons and tons of non-renewable resources to create, market, and ship to another land.  or, the fact that those goods will take thousands of years to decompose.  a chic person creates rather than destroys.

the current diy movement is also a huge advantage for chic people.  diy products are mostly one-of-a-kind, so it's a surefire way for you to standout in a sea of mass-produced loving crowd.  besides, there is a certain sense of pride when you create something by yourself and with your own hands.

sustainability is not just a fad but a way of living.  achieving chic status while lessening your carbon footprint is just a plus.  so, is sustainable the new chic?  apparently it is.