Scrolling through the fashion marketplace app Depop, thousands of thrifted finds flood its users’ screens. Buyers sift through $50 slip dresses, vintage band tees and an assortment of other hot commodities. This influx of resold clothing and accessories paired with steep prices has sparked a conversation about the ethics of reselling used clothing, said local […]
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Students hope to promote sustainability in fashion with new club
Cal Poly’s new Sustainable Fashion Club is calling all lovers of fashion, social and environmental justice and community. With plans for the upcoming virtual quarter, the club will provide ecological integrity and social justice education via Zoom webinars and other various events.
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Students re-thrift with home pop-up shops – and no, they aren’t the same as yard sales
Some students are hosting local pop-up shops to make quick cash and take on fast fashion without even leaving home.
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Artist in Focus: Jenny Rose turns thrifted fabrics into original clothing designs
What do suede, triangles and bleached flannels all have in common? They’re all elements of design for graphic communication senior Jeanette Gialketsis.
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Architecture students took the runway for their winter fashion show
Freshman architecture students took to the catwalk to show off their original paper wearable designs in the “Humans” project Jan. 30.
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These students quit their jobs to sell clothes full-time on social shopping app Depop
Graphic communication junior Emma Norland quit her job at a smoothie shop and now sells clothes full-time on Depop to pay her rent. Welcome to the world of online clothing resale. Depop is a United Kingdom-based social shopping app that allows users from all over the world to buy and sell clothing. The virtual thrift […]
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Student startup prepares to launch the first convertible heels
The product will be on Kickstarter throughout the month of July and a pop-up shop will occur June 30.
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The Kalicks: A Cal Poly student turns passion for art and fashion into a business
If there is one phrase that Kam Jamshidian lives by, it is Mark Cuban’s quote, “Find what you’re passionate about and try to find a way to make money out of it.” With a passion for the art and clothing industries, business administration junior Jamshidian recently found a way to combine the two with his […]
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Student crochet business promotes festival-style clothing
Kemp has been selling her creations on Etsy and Instagram since her sophomore year of high school.
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The Thrift Queens: How two Cal Poly students have turned “trash” into treasures
Emma Norland and Sarah Raykhman have come together to create their own clothing business.
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Small businesses adding a touch of artistry to the SLO community
Local artists Savannah Rae Nicholson and Danielle Curchill individually created Anahata Rae and RadicalSouls Collective, local artistry businesses. After teaming up last year, both brands have a collective vision of bringing nature, both environmental and humanistic, into their designs. Anahata Rae Nicholson created Anahata Rae in 2014 after a death in her family. ‘Anahata,’ translates […]
