👉 This outfit: Vintage. Thrifted. Timeless. Did you know: In the 1940s, “make do and mend” was an official government campaign, encouraging women to rework old clothes and repair rather than replace to avoid waste. Back then, the average person owned about 25–30 garments total. Today, the average American buys 68 new pieces each year and throws away about 81 pounds of clothing annually! The fashion industry now produces over 100 billion garments a year, and one garbage truck of textiles is land