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That’s why thrift stores exist. Nothing more sustainable than buying used.
I've shifted to buying a lot of things used but I still can't wrap my head around buying used clothing most of the time. There is an overwhelming selection of choices, and even if I sift through all of that to find the sort of stuff I need chances are it isn't going to fit well.
Poshmark helps for some things, but only if it's like a discrete, easily categorized item that I can clearly for (like a specific brand of hat, or a specific line of pants from a specific brand that I already know fit). I'm appreciative of brands that have started carrying their own used clothing sections - even though it's usually more expensive it's so much easier to wrap my head around.
Contrast that with things like electronics or household items which I go used for all day every day. I needed a rice cooker, bought a used Zojirushi off a local guy within a week, easy as pie.
If you've got any local tailors, you can always buy slightly larger and then bring the clothes to them for adjustments
That only works for people for whom the largest size option is too big in every dimension. For me, XXL clothing is rare, AND 75% of the time, XXL clothing is made for a person 11" shorter than me who weighs 3x more than me. Which a tailor can reduce the width, but a tailor can't make the clothes taller.
Ah, that's fair. My SO is plus sized, and she usually doesn't have a good time thrifting either for similar reasons.
My mom doesn't want me buying from thrift stores so I gave her two options: 1) thrift stores 2) more expensive sustainable brands. I guess we're going with the latter