Do you know the environmental cost of your clothing?

The fashion industry is one of the biggest polluters in the world. Twenty-six billion pounds of clothing and textiles pile up in landfills each year—95% of which could have been re-worn or repurposed. As a global leader in reuse, we know that when we all make small changes, together we can make a big impact on our planet. Because the most sustainable clothing...is the clothing that already exists.

I give a shirt. It takes 700 gallons of water to produce just one new cotton T-shirt, as much water as you’ll drink in 2 ½ years. It takes zero gallons to thrift one.

When you wear thrifted clothing, or donate pieces you no longer need to one of our nonprofit partners, you give items a second chance to live on. Because the most sustainable clothes on Earth are the ones that already exist.



Art installations.

A picture (or an art installation) tells a thousand stories, so does all the reused clothing used to demonstrate how much we unneccessarily waste—every year.


Eco fashion shows.

Here's your front-row seat to be inspired by runway-worthy collections made entirely from thrifted clothing, textiles, and accessories found in our stores.


The 81 lb Challenge.

We’ve partnered with the world’s largest Eco Fashion Week to challenge influential designers (including a Project Runway All-Star) to create an entirely upcycled collection—all in in one month—using 81 pounds of textiles from our stores. That’s the amount of clothing the average American throws away each year.

Four models coming down a runway in upcycled outfits in cream and black.

Thrift Chic challenge.

We gave some of the most imaginative stylists we know $500 and challenged them to create amazing collections using clothing, textiles, and accessories pulled directly from our racks.

Four stylishly dressed women holding upcycled handbags.

Thrift Proud®

Check out these Thriftorials and more for style inspiration.


Thrift Proud

It’s the thrill of finding “this is exactly what I need," the "why not," and “where’d you get that?!”
It’s one-of-a-kind finds for one-of-a-kind people.
It’s reusing, repurposing, and upcycling, helping save the planet while saving a few bucks.

This is thrift.