Ashley Small’s No Shopping Challenge
Features, In Her Shoes Home, Inspired By | 27 Sep 2011
Ashley Small, Medley Inc.
No sweetie, your eyes have not deceived you. We’re talking 365 days of window shopping, missing out on the end-of-season markdowns, and last but not least, turning your back on Black Friday. While it may sound absurd, the no shopping movement has been embraced globally and requires participants to reject consumerism, re-use, borrow and recycle instead.
For many of us (including myself), this challenge would be a bit nerve-wracking but fly female entrepreneur and certified style maven, Mrs. Ashley Small passed the test with flying colors and lots of help from her super stylish grandmother. When Ashley’s grandma passed away, she inherited her entire wardrobe which was full of high quality, colorful, and classic pieces that could easily be remixed for the PR pro’s very demanding social calendar.
Check out this video from The Live Well Network where Ashley gives us a sneak peek into her no-shopping experience:
So, could YOU survive not buying any clothing for an entire year?
I love Ashley dearly (as she is one of my favorite girlfriends), but I could not do 365 days of no shopping!! Her ability to not shop is encouraging though and has made me more aware of my shopping habits and the joy of shopping my closet.
One way this COULD be done is if you have fam members & friends of similar sizes & styles. You could have fashion swap parties every season where everyone meets and brings items they no longer rock and the next person can take whatever they want.
I still don’t think I could do this. I could probably go without clothes and shoes purchases but my beloved fashion jewelry? no.
I would have massive panic attacks and a plethora of breakdowns…smh
I think this is fabulous, so much money is lost on things we are not crazy about and don’t have to have anymore after 2 months. I think what she is doing is excellent and I would love to see more women doing swap parties… I consign a large amount of my son’s clothing.
Thank you again Renae for sharing this with your readers. It’s an honor to grace the pages of your blog with other “Fly, Fabulous, Female Entrepreneurs.”
It’s been a wonderful journey;)!
Doing this right now – on my 19th week!