How is the State of the Economy Affecting Our Shopping Habits?

In recent years even I have been aware of the state of our economy; from shop closures to banks being taken over and of course the millions of job loses. All of these things are perceived as negative although, as we are all aware, people are making the best of these situations, for example leaving their previous career sector and retraining so that they can enter a new one, many choosing to now work from home.

This was no where near as popular several years ago as it is today, with many mothers and fathers choosing to do so so that they can still look after their children in their own environment instead of forking out the extortionate costs of child care. Therefore, this whole recession is to be thanked for this shift.

However, this was not what I wanted to discuss; I'm writing this because I'm very keen on recycling as much as I can and want to express my thoughts on this.

Now I know that with this huge recession comes much hardship and debt but I'm sure that a select few (literally a few) remain unphased and their lives unchanged. On the other hand, most are doing what they can to make their earnings go further; leaving the children with relatives instead of paying for child care, food shopping in the shops they wouldn't have used before and reusing/recycling whatever they can to make things like clothes last longer to prevent the need for buying new ones.

It is clothes shopping that I am most keen to talk about; you see only last year I would travel to my nearest large town every weekend to shop for clothes, spending up to £200 in one trip. These days however I am a different person, I do not have the need or desire to do this, nor the funds. Yes I too have been affected by this recession but I am only seeing it as a positive; a way of stopping that insane spending and accumulating of items I've hardly worn.

People these days are, like me, not shopping for clothes nearly as much as a couple of years ago, which is why so many of our well-known, long-established shop have closed. They are looking for alternatives to spending on brand new garments, such as altering and producing handmade items for themselves, and not forgetting buying second hand in the form of charity shops, boots sales, estate sales or vintage websites.

I am, as are so many people these days, absolutely hooked on vintage clothing. I love the fact that the items have histories and the wear and tear to remind you of this. I love how they make you wish you were living back when they were at the height of fashion and wonder who owned the piece before yourself. To add to this, what I love the most is that, because they are vintage, there are no where near the amount of any particular garment as before, meaning that you are sure to be unique and stylish without wearing what the shops are telling you to wear.

So if you feel that you'd like to take a step back to yesteryear and experience what has already been trendy (and will be again!) find yourself a vintage clothes shop and enjoy, or better still, why not get yourself online to a vintage clothes website and purchase online, letting them do all the leg work for you!

Sit back and enjoy! http://www.vintagetreats.co.uk

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By Sian Chisholm

P.S. : In recent years even I have been aware of the state of our economy; from shop closures to banks being taken over and of course the millions of job loses. All of these things are perceived as negative although, as we are all aware, people are making the best of these situations, for example leaving their previous career sector and retraining so that they can enter a new one, many choosing to now work from home.