Hand-Me-Downs. Love It.
I must admit, I rather love some of the ethical clothing companies out there with attractive little websites that make me want to buy half of the stuff on them, same the stuff is so expensive just because it’s ethical or environmentally friendly. But all that aside, I still love them and I’ve stumbled upon my favourite so far.
The site Howies has a section named ‘handmedown’ naturally I was curious and well thought I’d check it out. The concept is genius.
Some of the clothes they make have the Hand Me Down label as they’ve been made and designed specifically to last a lifetime, or to be more specific, at least live to be passed from one generation to the next. So it’s clothes recycling without having to ever part with your favourite items and give them to someone you know will love it just as much as you have. I really like that idea, especially if it gets passed from father to son or mother to daughter or even onto your oldest and bestest friend. I swear it’s the sentiment in me = ]
At the moment they only make hand me down jackets and bags but who knows what they’ll branch out into next? The real downside though is the cost, who has a spare £400 knocking around for a jacket?! But I guess it is made to last….
