Fete Lifestyle Magazine April 2015 | Page 64

a way that doesn’t require extreme consumption or purchasing any harmful garments that are detrimental to yourself and our planet; including animals. I’m not advocating for you to stop shopping all together. I’m advocating for you to start using your purchasing power to better our world. So how can you become a more conscious consumer? It starts by educating yourself, buying local, buying less, reading labels, buying used, and buying from independent designers.