Fast fashion is all the rage these days. Many big-box retailers can provide us with fashionable options for a fraction of the cost.
But are they really worth it? Not if you ask those folks who are into thrifting and refashioning items. That's exactly what this one lady does, and you will be totally blown away by her before and after photos.
This smart lady has been refashioning and upcycling thrift store duds from frump to fab since 2010.
When she first started, she didn’t have enough money to buy higher-end fashion clothes. So naturally, she turned into thrifting and upcycling her finds.
And get this, most of the thrift store finds she gets are about $1. Wow! The best part is that Jillian didn't even know how to sew.
Everything she has learned about sewing has been self-taught. This fact makes me respect her even more. And it makes me feel like I could do it too.
She wanted to show people that if she can do it with no sewing background, you can do it too. Since then, she has built quite the following.
The process is different every time. Sometimes it's as easy as removing a ruffle, and other times she needs to reimagine the whole outfit. Either way, it must be so exciting, right?
She thinks that sometimes "adulting" takes creativity away from us. She feels that solving small problems like refashioning items helps train your brain to look creatively at much larger ones. I really love that philosophy.
She wants people to realize that they can look great on the cheap without supporting unethical fast fashion processes. There's definitely something to that. Don't you think? I truly admire what she's trying to accomplish.
I think what she's doing is simply wonderful. She's showing us all that we, too, can be creative and take on something we never thought we could do. She has a new fan in me now.
