*Out of the Blue Drill Hall Flea Market*

presenting an opportunity for student collaboration and local action on a global issue; the unethical practices entrenched within the textile industry and the over-consumption of mass-produced, poor-quality clothing.

Our aim is to get students dressing with style; by which we mean selecting garments consciously:

1. With an awareness of the origin and manufacture the garments worn.
2. As something altered to express personal taste.
3. From a local business or charity retailing garments with traceable, clean histories.

As such, we may define “Style” as the selection of clothing with an awareness of a garment’s manufacture, marked by an individualised touch and with a view to a long life – something rather less fickle than fashion.

Wednesday, 26 January 2011

Out of the Blue Drill Hall Flea Market

On Saturday, The Style Project ventured to Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Dalmeny Street, in search of treasurable items at bargain prices and came away with gold...