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I've never participated and I think it would be so fun to try this as a community! 30x30 is a capsule collection that encourages us to get CREATIVE with our wardrobe. Essentially it asks us to mix and match just 30 pieces in our wardrobe for an entire month; just from items that we already own. I'm really going to try it this year. Anyone brave enough to try it out with me? 🙈

Happy Weekend, GLG-ers. I want this Forum to get you inspired and thinking about sustainability and creativity in a new way. I wanted to open the floor up to questions on sustainable clothing. In light of Earth Day and Fashion Revolution Week I want to know: why is sustainability important to you? Not just in your apparel, but in everything else too: food, products, the way you balance your life "sustainably". Why is having sustainability in your life a must? Take the weekend, feel free to respond and chat with each other, and let's get this Forum going! xx - AB

Me too! But I'm a creative and creator first and foremost, so I thought..."Why not?" (This seems to be my life's motto) For everyone new here: my name is Alley & I'm the maker of this brand and space. I thrive off of community though, so I don't want to do any of this alone! I want this space to be a safe one where we can talk about all things: body, fashion, sustainability, feminism, being a womxn & all that jazz. Nothing is off the table EXCEPT the obvious things that I will list because maybe they aren't so obvious to some... No no no: shaming, putting down, or "calling out" of any kind. We may all have similar interests, but we are still different. We're going to embrace our differences in opinion, but if your opinion is harming a group of people (mentally or physically), you will be excused from the forum. On a lighter note - WELCOME! I'm so so excited for you to be here. Please, invite your friends and get chatting. Again, nothing is off the table and I can imagine how much this forum is going to grow. Let's use it as a way to connect with each other about various topics and worldly issues. All weird, wild, and wonderful ponderings about the universe are welcome. Onto why I decided to expand this clothing store into a brand... I read an interesting social media post that: "If you only sell sustainable clothing - are you really that sustainable?" It really struck me because I've been saying this from GLG's inception. I wanted people to buy their staple pieces, and buy fewer pieces to really learn to appreciate them. "But how do you survive as a business like that!?" Right...life, business, that whole making $$ bit is a thing, isn't it? These are all things that are part of the current world that we still live in. So, if I only sold clothing, I wouldn't be true to myself. I (personally) felt that I wasn't being sustainable in pushing, promoting, and marketing the heck out of endless stock. I needed to go deeper: I needed the connection to go deeper. I want this to be where we share closets, swap clothes, plan events, & be a community in every sense of the word. Especially now, as we're entering a period of "no physical connection", I ask: "how can we be emotionally connected?" Let's not stop at the text. If you're a video person, let's plan video chats. However you need to connect, let's make it happen. I shared my answer, but I want to hear from all of you! Love & sustainability, friends. Thanks for coming on this journey with me. xx