Britain’s Prince Charles says he wears old clothes rather than throwing them away
Going by the Prince’s make-do and repeatedly mended jacket, recycling seems to be his favoured style statement
Be it his favourite faded tartan tweed jacket that he wore to the Country Life magazine photoshoot or the waxed suits and shoes in his wardrobe, Prince Charles has been practising what eco-friendly and ‘woke’ fashionistas have been preaching about environment-friendly fashion.
For instance, the jacket he wore to the photoshoot of the 19 May issue of the magazine is close to twenty years old, boasting a relaxed fit, showing subtle shades of lavender, green and brown. Now, as per an article in The Sun, it looks definitely faded and shapeless, as if even sprouting loose threads.
But that’s not all. The Prince, had told Vogue last December in its sustainable fashion issue, that he is a fan of good wardrobe maintenance, even admitting that he hates throwing anything away and rather have them maintained and “patched if necessary”. He even had a kind word for his valet, maid and seamstresses who helped him with the repairs he needed.
So the prince, who remembers watching in fascination as cobblers ripped off old soles and put new ones in shoes, doesn’t think twice about wearing his vintage Anderson & Sheppard tweed coat, which was first seen in 1986, after giving it a facelift on the lining. The Sun also compared pictures of the prince in another double-breasted grey Anderson & Sheppard suit — one of which seemed ‘fine’ in March 2013 and had, by July that year, a patch sewn on the right bottom corner of the jacket’s front.
Even his favourite shoes showed two leather patches on the side of the right foot and one on the top back in 2009 and in 2018 when he wore it another time.
All marks to the future monarch for caring two hoots for public opinion. Sustainable fashion, no wastage is the way forward.