Think Thrice About Your Clothes - Reduce, Repair & Re-Use · 3/13/2019  · Fast Fashion....

Think Thrice About Your Clothes -Reduce, Repair & Re-Use

www.turnabout.comstore@turnabout.com

Joy at the first Turnabout location on Granville St. in 1978.

Interiors

Authentication & Certification with Entrupy & Authenticate First

Hermes Birkin 35 Current Retail Market Value: $16,000.00 - $18,0000.00

Resale Market Value:$16,999.00

Hermes ‘Almost Albino’ Croc Birkin Retail Market Value (2008): $100,000.00+Resale Market Value (2016): $379,000.00+

1)Consignment or Outright Buy

3) Thrift Shop Donation

2) Community Donation

3 Clothing Piles

Fast Fashion Quality Fashion

- Unethical working conditions

- Poorly made garments

- Cheap & unsustainable materials

- Often trendy, with short lifespan

- Little or no resale value

- Most likely to end up in landfill

- Often made locally

- Ethical manufacturing conditions

- High-quality, durable fabrics

- Mindful garment construction

- High resale value

- Higher likelihood for resale

- Well made garments have more lives

1) Rent + Property Tax

2) Wages

3) Miscellaneous - Operating Expenses, Utilities, Insurance etc.

The Cost of Doing Business:

Competition in the Digital Age:1) Online Luxury Resellers: The RealReal, Tradesy, Vestiare Collective…2) Online Sellers With Low Commission Rates: Ebay & Craigslist3) Social Media Groups: Facebook & Instagram

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Brick & Mortar:

In Vancouver we take pride in our city’s social consciousness. We are fortunate to have over 30 consignment / thrift stores for clothing alone.

Thank you.

It’s consumers that will change the clothing industry through socially conscious practices.

As we become more mindful, the demand for morefrom clothing retailers creates change.