Attitudes towards pre-owned goods are changing and sustainability advocates welcome the shift.
Lauren got married in April and scoured charity shops for wine glasses, candlesticks and cake stands."We sold all the stuff straight after too so it was great not to have it all lying around."Kelly Allen says buying second-hand goods has become "a bit fashionable"
"On the one hand you've got people who are struggling at the moment so it makes sense to go to those places, but it's also becoming a bit of a fashionable thing to do." At its Cardiff superstore - one of Wales' biggest second hand shops - the number of customers coming through the doors is also up 10% compared with the same period last year.Director of trading Julie Byard said people were "choosing to shop in a way that makes their money go further".
"People have got to make sacrifices but they've also found there's nothing wrong with wearing second hand clothes." Sporting a dress made for her by a friend out of an old T-shirt and bed sheet, fashion blogger Kelly Allen added that the squeeze on household budgets could also be leading to a return to "fixing and reworking" clothes.Phoebe Brown, director of Repair Cafe Wales, said the organisation had seen "a real increase in engagement" during the past year.
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