The end of 2016 is close. Some Results...

Before this year I would say...

About 60% of my clothing was purchased second hand.
I bought a new/second hand purse at least every other month.
On average about every other week I probably bought a new article of clothing for Target (even if it was a t-shirt).
I never looked at a label to see where it was made.

This year I would say...

I have reduced the number of clothes I own by around 25%. 
Now I have some fair trade, ethically made clothing.  But, it's only about 10% of my total clothing.
I haven't bought a purse or shoes (with the exception of a pair of tennis shoes) since January.  Not even second hand.  And, I haven't really missed it.  (Which is a surprise.)
About 80% of my clothing was purchased second hand. 

I have an awareness of factory conditions that I didn't give too much notice in the past.  But in the end I really am just like everyone else.  I don't want to pay too much.  I value convenience.  I still look for a good quality piece.  That is one of the reasons I like second hand.  If it's already been used a while and it still looks good I feel better about how long it's going to last me. 

I wish I could say I've been loyal to the pledge. But, since my weight loss happened I really didn't want to keep wearing clothing that was too big.  I also really couldn't afford to replace everything fair trade.  Also, I found out that fair trade didn't always equal a good quality product.  And since I had to purchase most of these pieces online there was no way to judge it's level of quality until I received it. Returning things is a real pain in the butt too!