In February 2020 and my eighth year of running a vintage clothing business, I knew it was the right time to move forward with my goal of moving into Fashion education. However, the next month, Covid hit, placing my dreams on hold for almost two years.
When possible, I finally took my level 3 in Teaching and Education and completed an Open University Postgraduate Micro-credential called 'Online Teaching: Creating Courses for Adult Learners'. With the massive shift to online learning during the pandemic, I felt this was an exciting and highly relevant course to add to my teaching education.
For my course assignment, I constructed the outline of a module for first-year fashion students titled 'Sustainable Fashion in Context'. The course explored the history of environmentalism and sustainability in the 20th Century, current environmental and social issues within the fashion industry and finally the future of fashion. Where is the fashion industry headed and what solutions are being put forward to tackle these devastating issues?
In February 2022, I decided to repurpose my old vintage clothing blog set up in 2012, to share my research.
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About my business, Bristol Saint (written in 2016)
Bristol Saint Vintage
offers affordable and one off vintage clothing via ASOS Marketplace
and local vintage fairs. We individually handpick (sometimes rework) and photograph each
and every item to give you the best quality and on trend stock.
I'm Linda Bennett, owner
of Bristol Saint Vintage and I love fashion. Specifically, affordable
fashion that is responsibly sourced and produced. I studied Fashion
Promotion and Imaging at university and whilst there, spent a lot of
money on clothes (and I mean A LOT). Clothing became almost
disposable. Wearing something once or twice, then donating to charity
and buying more (hey, at least it was donated!)
I wanted to change the
way I shopped.
From 2013-2014, I only
bought second hand clothing. Yep, one whole year of not buying from
the high street. It forced me to get creative and really THINK about
what I was buying.
As an independent vintage
brand, we have the freedom, passion and time to source our
vintage clothing from local and responsible sellers.
We cherish each and every
customer (and window shopper) by giving a friendly and individual
service that you can't always get from the high street. Maybe that's why we have a 100% positive feedback rating.
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