About
Welcome to TRASH ARCHIVE: salvaged style for the fashion obsessed.
Trash Archive is a one-woman sustainable fashion project founded in expressing yourself through what already exists. I thoughtfully curate and release weekly collections of vintage pieces you’ll love to wear, and handcraft jewellery from upcycled beads.
What is trash?
I refer to my vintage pieces as 'trash' as a playful nod to the toss-and-forget mentality of the fashion industry, and to show how one person’s trash can become another’s treasured piece in their wardrobe. Though I call it trash, each vintage piece is carefully considered and of high quality. Trash Archive embraces the fun of vintage fashion, offering archival brands, unique silhouettes, bold patterns, and quality materials.
Why shop trash?
- The fast fashion industry is the second-largest industrial polluter, accounting for approximately 8-10% of global carbon emissions (which is more than the emissions from all international flights and maritime shipping combined!) (Geneva Environment Network, 2025).
- 85% of all textiles go to the dump each year (Geneva Environment Network, 2025).
- Every year, over 300,000 tonnes of clothing is either sent to landfill or exported from Australia (Gbor & Chollet, 2024).
- The carbon footprint of Australia’s fashion consumption is the largest of any G20 country (Gbor & Chollet, 2024).
- "Each Australian consumes an average of 27 kilograms of new clothing per year and disposes an average 23 kilograms of clothing to landfill each year" (SMaRT @ UNSW, n.d.)
Of course, the most sustainable clothing item is the one already in your wardrobe! But for those who love dressing up and experimenting with fashion, I believe your new pieces should come from what already exists <3
Trash Archive is an alternative to overproduction, overconsumption, and the costly myth of “new.” 
