Making Fashion Sustainable

Cloth Arrows by Lauren Jong

These resources on sustainability in fashion along with a list of local thrift, consignment, and vintage stores to help close the loop were created as a part of the Arlington Art Truck program From Our Waist to Waste: Is Fashion Sustainable(?) by Laure Drogoul.

Recommended Reading

What's wrong with the fashion industry?
What Happens to Your Used Clothing?
Madewell Forever, a New Way to Do Well
Recover Fiber Recycling System
Manifesto for a Fashion Revolution
Style Doesn’t Have to Cost the Earth: New Campaign Shows That Packaging And The Fashion Industry Can Go ‘Circular Chic’ Today
Are Take-Back Schemes From Fashion Brands Truly Sustainable?
In Search of Ethical Fashion
Introduction to Sustainable Clothing
What Really Happens to Unwanted Clothes
Buy Nothing Project

 


Thrift Stores and Re-Use it Shops

Online Thrift Stores

A list of online thrift stores can be found at Sustainable Jungle

Brick and Mortar Thrift, Consignment, and Vintage Shops in the Arlington, Virginia area

Arlington, VA

Columbia Pike Thrift Shop
Thrift Store
4101 Columbia Pike
https://www.trinitychurcharlington.org/columbia-pike-thrift-shop

Goodwill and Donation Drop Off
Thrift Store
10 S Glebe Rd, (at Arlington Blvd.)
https://dcgoodwill.org/locations/glebe-rd-arlington-virginia-store-donation-center/

Goodwill Thrift Store
Thrift Store
4714 Columbia Pike
https://dcgoodwill.org/locations/columbia-pike-arlington-virginia-store/

Fort Myer Thrift Shop: on the grounds of Fort Myer.
Thrift Store, Consignment Store
You must read directions to enter on website:  http://www.fortmyerthriftshop.org/

Current Boutique
Consignment Store
2601 Wilson Blvd
https://currentboutique.com/ 

Falls Church, VA

Capital Caring Health Thrift Store
Thrift Store
6172 Arlington Blvd
https://www.capitalcaring.org/get-involved/donate/donate-by-shopping/

Clock Tower Thrift
Thrift Store
2860 Annandale Rd
https://www.nvfs.org/support/thrift-shops/

Local Thrift
Thrift Store
1049 West Broad Street
https://localthrift.org/

Goodwill
Thrift Store
6136 Arlington Blvd
703-533-1840

New to You, Inc.
Consignment Store
108 W Broad St
https://newtoyou.net/

Alexandria, VA

Mint Condition
Consignment Store

103 South Saint Asaph Street
https://www.shopmintcondition.com/welcome

Current Boutique
Consignment Store
1009 King St
https://currentboutique.com/

Vintage Mirage
Consignment Store
117 South Columbus Street
https://www.vintagemirage.com/

Encore Consignment Boutique
Consignment Store
119 S Fairfax St.
https://encorealexandria.com/

Twig Thrift Store
Thrift Store
106 N Columbus St.
https://www.thetwig.org/

Habitat for Humanity ReStore (store and donation drop off)
Thrift Store

869 S Pickett St.
https://www.habitatnova.org/restore/

Salvation Army and Donation Center
Thrift Store
6528 Little River Turnpike
https://satruck.org/

Washington, DC

Inga’s Once is Not Enough
Consignment Store
4830 MacArthur Blvd NW #2
https://www.ingasonceisnotenough.com/

Current Boutique
Consignment Store

1318 14th St NW
https://currentboutique.com/

Clothes Encounters
Consignment Store

202 7th St SE
https://www.facebook.com/clothesencountersdc/

Secondi, Inc
Consignment Store

1702 Connecticut Ave NW
https://secondi.com/

Christ Child Opportunity Shop
Consignment Store

1427 Wisconsin Ave NW
https://opshopdc.com/

Georgia Avenue Thrift
Thrift Store

6101 Georgia Ave NW
https://primethrift.com/

Frugalista
Thrift Store

3055 Mt Pleasant St NW
(202) 518-5968

Rosario’s Thrift Store
Thrift Store
3616 14th St NW
(202) 748-5444

St Alban’s Opportunity Shop
Thrift Store
3001 Wisconsin Ave NW
https://stalbansdc.org/serve/opportunity-shop/

Goodwill
Thrift Store
2200 South Dakota Ave. NE
https://dcgoodwill.org/locations/south-dakota-ave-ne-washington-dc-store-donation-center/

 

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