My shopaholic realisation: Forty-three days ago, when all of this madness began, I, like most girls my age, was a self-confessed shopaholic. My daily hobbies consisted of scrolling through online shops for hours at a time and eagerly waiting for those glorious parcels to arrive at my door. So, as you can imagine, when news of lockdown broke out, I was delighted to have all the time in the world to be doing my favourite pastime completely guilt-free. Before long, I had overloa

Capsule wardrobes, Primark hauls and everything in between. How do our fashion buying habits echo the socio-economic climate we live in? I am a woman on a fixed income who is trying to nurse herself off of fast fashion and big box stores. So I find this question touches off a lot of thoughts and feelings. For myself and others, and for the wider society I find myself in. I wish I could say I am a true conscious consumer who only ever buys from ethical or fair trade fashion