Rise of Thrifting: A new approach towards fashion

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Let us first discuss what thrifting means. Thrifting, in easy words, refers to the act of shopping at thrift stores, flea market, or a shop of a charitable organisation, usually with the intent of finding interesting pieces at low rates. It is largely seen as a celebration of recycling formerly owned goods, finding new use and a new love for these items, which had been thrown out by the previous owner. In the world of expensive fast fashion, thrifting is surely a new approach to sustainability and recycling. Read on to know more.

Thrifting has recently hit the internet creating a new wave of youngsters engaging in acts of buying from small businesses or thrift stores, or people selling second-hand items in good condition. But since the pandemic and the access to physical interaction being outnumbered, a new approach has been brought to light and that is online stores.

Online thrift stores are all the hype at the moment as they provide all kinds of finds and goods at your fingertips, quite literally. the effort of going around and finding vintage and usable things has been easily outnumbered now as you can scroll through hundreds of online stores and find what you like in minutes. Surely it doesn’t have the joy of physically finding something you like at a cheap price, but it does the job. While online stores have become so easily accessible for the customers, it has also become an easy way to sell for small creators. 

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Small businesses have also had an uproar since easily accessible and widely used social media sites like Instagram and Facebook are being used as a medium of business. Small creators now have a medium to showcase their talents in a space where they are being appreciated and recognised.

It is easy to say that while the act of thrifting was already existing and being executed, the pandemic and the era of digitalisation has surely given it the online platform and the attention of fair youth that it needs.

Author:
Anubha Choudhary