– Sometimes I have clothes that don’t fit the season, so I pack them away. When I go through the clothes later, I see that I can wear them again and style them with other clothes. This is what Latifah Olusesi (16) says. She says that packing away clothes for a period before taking them out again reduces the need to buy something new. This way she gets less tired of her clothes. Research from SIFO shows that we throw away clothes because they lack value for the owner. The clothes can, among other things, be out of fashion, you don’t like them, you have no use for them, or they are the wrong size. Two-thirds are thrown away or given away for reasons other than wear and tear. It is harmful to the environment. Many thousands of tonnes of textiles are thrown into the residual waste each year. Professor in clothing and sustainability encourages people to buy used clothes if you want to buy something. Norway exported 31,642 tonnes of used textiles and textile waste in 2022. This corresponds to around 5.76 kilograms per person. The clothing industry accounts for around 10 per cent of the world’s total CO₂ emissions. It is more than air and shipping combined. You can regret Olusesi believes that it is unwise to throw away clothes, also because you can quickly regret it afterwards. – You may discover that others are wearing the same garment, and then you might wish you had kept it yourself. Here are 10 tips to reduce the need to buy clothes Pack away the clothes so that you can give them a new life later. Buy good quality clothes, then you can wear them for longer. Start by building a capsule wardrobe. It’s about having a few pieces of clothing that you can combine in different ways. Turn the hangers on all the shirts you have hanging so you don’t see them every day. Learn to mend your clothes. Have a swap night with friends. Take care of your clothes. Buy used clothes. Color your clothes. Inherit clothes. Kristina Kostrytsya (18) inherited many clothes when she was younger. She threw them away, but now she regrets it. Kristina Kostrytsya puts her clothes in the basement when she gets tired of them. Photo: Dana Khalouf / news – I couldn’t wear or style them with other clothes, and I wanted cooler clothes. But now I take care of all my clothes. She is also more concerned with quality than just buying lots of clothes. – Although they may be a little more expensive, it is better than buying from fast fashion brands. She believes that clothes from fast fashion brands are destroyed more quickly and are made in a bad way for people and the environment. Have you tried packing away your clothes for a while? No I have not. Yes, and it works. I wanted to try it. Show result Find things you like Ingun Grimstad Klepp is professor of clothing and sustainability at the Consumer Research Institute SIFO OsloMet, says that it is not a good idea to buy new clothes. – But if you want to buy something, used is better. Many people already have more than they need. She adds that you also don’t need to spend more money to get better quality clothes. – This is an argument from the industry to get people to buy more expensive clothes, she points out. Ingun Grimstad Klepp says that it is wise to buy used clothes and take care of what you have. Photo: Synne Sørenes / news Klepp says very few companies give us information about, for example, technical quality. – Even if something costs more, it does not mean that it is of better quality. She advises people to get more knowledge about the clothes they buy because there are many clothes that are completely identical, made on the same assembly line and priced differently. – In the studies that have been done that compare expensive and cheap clothes, there is no direct connection between technical quality or duration and price. The most important thing is to find things you like, don’t have before and have a use for, she says Can reduce consumption Pernille Bonnevie Hansen, deputy chairperson of the Norwegian Nature Conservation Association, believes there are many tips and tricks you can use to become more clothing conscious, because for example packing away the clothes for a period of time. Pernille Bonnevie Hansen from the Nature Conservation Association wants us to be more aware before we buy new clothes. Photo: Naturvernforbundet – If you enjoy shopping, but want to reduce your consumption, this could be a trick. My parents deliberately hid away toys that we children didn’t use, then brought them out again as new. – You realize that not all the clothes in the closet are for us anymore. They may have never fit, or perhaps you have changed your clothing style, lifestyle or gender expression. – How can you best organize the clothes you pack away? – So that we can find them again. I would aim for clear labeling and a reminder in the calendar of when they should be taken out again. There are also disadvantages to packing away clothes, according to Hansen – If we don’t take them out again, but we fill the closet with new purchases. We just end up filling the stall, and the environment loses. – It is important to know what you have before you draw the card, she says. Kathrine Opshaug Bakke, second-hand expert and head of FINN torget, also thinks it might be a good idea to pack away your clothes. Kathrine Opshaug Bakke, second-hand expert and manager of FINN torget. Photo: Caroline Roka – There has been a trend with capsule wardrobes, where you have a certain amount of clothes that you take out at all times. It might be an idea to build on this concept by packing away clothes and bringing them out again after a while. She says that there are many clever ways to “trick” yourself into wanting to wear your clothes again. – For example, turning the hangers on all the shirts you have hanging, so that you don’t see them every day. Bakke adds that you can have a swap night with friends. – If you also don’t use things, you can exchange clothes or sell them on to friends or colleagues. She also encourages people to buy used clothes. – It is more environmentally friendly, while at the same time you can make some money, she concludes. Do you have any tips on how to reduce the consumption of clothes? Feel free to share your tips with us: Hi! Welcome to dialogue at news. 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