Laura Madden is a small business owner and sustainable fashion advocate. “ReFashioned Art is a purpose-driven business, combining style and sustainability (可持续性),” Madden says,“I love fashion, but I also care deeply about the environment.”
She slowly built her network and became an influencer who ran a popular blog. She shares that her passion for sustainability came about in 2015 when she watched a life-changing documentary about the social and environmental issues brought up by the fashion industry. “My guilty pleasures－ shopping and fashion － that I assumed weren’t hurting anyone, were in reality hurting a lot of people,” she says.“I couldn’t stand the fact that something I loved so much was creating so much suffering on the planet. How could something that brought me so much beauty and joy be so dirty and destructive?”
With this realization, Madden became an advocate for sustainable fashion－including purchasing most of her own clothes second-hand and supporting sustainable brands. Although she was busy enough in 2019, she became a professional artist, creating pieces made from sustainable materials.
She notes that ReFashioned Art is first and foremost an art brand. “I am using my work to tell a story and create a narrative that style and sustainability can co-exist,” she says. “By repurposing old items into something more fashionable, elegant, and contemporary, I hope to inspire you to look for beauty where it is not normally found.”
For those interested in supporting sustainable art and fashion. Madden shares,“Get creative and look for beauty. Looking forward, I would love to partner with more designers.”
She adds,“We only have finite resources. The best thing we can all do is ask, ‘How else can I use this item?’”
【小题1】What inspired Madden to be an advocate for sustainable fashion?| A．The popular blog she ran. |
| B．An unforgettable personal experience. |
| C．A documentary that changed her life. |
| D．A business with a specific purpose. |
| A．It focuses on both fashion and humans. |
| B．It’s a combination of fashion and old tradition. |
| C．It’s inspiring and instructive as an art style. |
| D．It cares little about social and environmental issues. |
| A．She partners with many designers. |
| B．She writes as many stories as possible. |
| C．She purchases brand-new clothes all the time. |
| D．She transforms old things into more modern ones. |
| A．Limited. | B．Enormous. | C．Valuable. | D．Fashionable. |
