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Getting Started
The world is changing and the way we consume fashion needs to keep up. If you are trying to clean up your wardrobe, you're arrived in the right place!
This guide will give you the knowledge, understanding and confidence to get started. It's our complete toolset to inspire and empower you on your clean wardrobe journey.
Get started today, the guide is organised in sections for you to read, watch and listen to. You can jump around the sections and dip in and out.
And remember, we're here to support you all the way! Just use the ask the experts section below to contact me and my sustainable fashion team with any questions.
Lilly Milligan Gilbert, Founder of Tallis
start with what you already have
Sort Through Your Wardrobe
Podcast (4 mins) by Lilly Gilbert, the Founder of Tallis, on how to walk through your wardrobe and make a plan for mending, upcycling, selling, renting, disposing and otherwise optimising the things you already own.
our tips and video guides
How to: Rescue Your Clothes
our tips and video guides
How to: Recycle Your Clothes
our tips and video guides
How to: Recycle for Kids
lists and links to get all the kit you need
Equipment
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Mending Equipment
Our list of items you should buy, borrow or repurpose so you are ready to mend, fix, spruce up and generally care for all your clothes.
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Sewing Equipment
Our list of items you should buy, borrow or repurpose so you are ready to sew clothings, whether that's mending something or recycling it into something else.
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Links & Resources
Information on how to buy the equipment you need, as well as links to our our favourite online sewing communities. Includes send-away mending services.
want to post something to be fixed by the pros?
Send-Away Mending
from the Tallis professionals
Sustainable Wardrobe Habits

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How to Dispose
Listen to this guide on how to dispose of clothing that you no longer use. Learn how you never need to throw anything away, you can sell, donate or even rent your unwanted clothing and bags.

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How to Buy
Hear from the pros how you should be shopping for clothing. Learn what to consider when picking a new garment, from materials to manufacturing. Use labelling and the internet to empower your decisions.

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How to Use
Learn how to use your clothes in the most sustainable way, covering how you wear, wash and store them. Lower your carbon footprint while extending the lifespan of your garments, ultimately also saving you money.
tips from Tallis
9 Ways to De-carbon your Wardrobe
- Buy fewer items which last longer
- Choose sustainable brands
- Wash cold, air dry, don't dry clean
- Buy online
- Return as little as possible
- Choose standard shipping
- Buy second-hand
- Use clothing rental sites
- Mend or upcycle what you have
ask the experts
Ask a Question
This guide gives you direct access to the Tallis sustainable fashion experts. Send us an email here with your question and we will write back to you within 24 hours. We can give you more ideas, help with issues, connect you with sustainable organisations.
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Bonus Material

6 Tips to make your wardrobe sustainable
- PDF to print at home
- Stick this up at home until these habits have become second nature
- Please print on the back of an old piece of paper

8 Things to look for when clothes shopping
- PDF to save to your phone
- Mark as a favourite so you can refer to it when shopping in store or online
- Includes what to ask your favourite shop or brand
how dirty is your wardrobe?
Calculate your Carbon Footprint
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Creators and Blogs to Follow
eco accessories from Tallis
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