Thrifting: Second Hand Treasure

Handed-down clothes – second-hand clothes – are now cooler than ever due to the hype it has successfully generated across mainstream media platforms. As such, the youth have become rather fond of thrifting than spending on buying first-hand clothes from retail outlets directly. The sense of being trendy further adds to the many reasons for thrifting.

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ORGANIC FIBERS IN SUSTAINABLE FASHION: BANGLADESH IS STEPPING IN

To match the market trend, Bangladesh is now producing pineapple fiber- a great organic alternative. But it is no new invention, pina fiber has been a part of Filipino culture since the Spanish colonization. But it became the talk of the town in 2015 when the former US president Barack Obama sported a Barong Tagalog- an embroidered shirt sewn from pina fiber- at a global meeting in Manila. And now, the 15th century Filipino tradition is paving its way to today's fashion industry.

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