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She may look every inch a jet-setting fashionista, but Janine Gutierrez would be the first to admit that she's not the type that hoards clothes just for the sake of getting her hands on the latest and trendiest.

At the media event for fabric care brand Comfort, where she was presented as one of the brand's ambassadors, the Kapuso actress and vlogger revealed that she only keeps a handful of quality pieces in her wardrobe. She would only mix and match them to make herself look as though she's wearing new pieces all the time.

“The truth is, I've always been a 'quality over quantity' kind of girl. Kasi my closet, konti lang talaga ang laman. It's important for me to take care of my clothes. That way, I can give them a long life. I make sure that they're new for longer.”

“I really like mga old pieces. I also steal a lot from my mom, from my dad, from my lola. Parang they're sentimental [pieces] that make you feel good. Kaya mas importante to keep them looking good for a long time.”

Janine Gutierrez, one of the ambassadors of Comfort Care Detergent, admits that she's glad the trends of yesteryears keep coming back because it allows her to wear clothes and accessories from her lola's closet.

Vince Uy, a creative director, and endorser shared the same sentiments. He emphasized that there's no shame in repeating clothes. In fact, there's a growing trend called “fashion upcycling” that fashionistas in other parts of the world have started to embrace and apply in their lives to encourage people to reuse or transform old or vintage clothes into new, wearable pieces.

This trend also discourages people from throwing their unused clothes right away.

“I think one thing we all need to learn is to be eco-conscious,” Vince said. “We need to learn upcycling. You don't need a lot of clothes, you need a few that are really good and you can actually re-wear and restyle.”

Fashionistas unite! Janine Gutierrez (second from right) joins hands with (from left) Nicole Andersson, Daryl Chang, Sarah Lahbati, Vince Uy, and Laureen Uy, in encouraging everyone to repeat clothes and be more eco-conscious.

Being practical is something that Sarah Lahbati is proud of. As a mom of two growing boys, Sarah knows that it would be wasteful if she would just throw away the clothes that her first-born, Zion, has outgrown.

“I try to pass on Zion's clothes to Kai. This means I have to take good care of Zion's clothes. That's why I would only buy quality clothing so that I can pass them on to Kai.”

Laureen Uy, a popular content creator, shared that one only needs to be “creative” in mixing and matching the clothes that he/she has in her closet. There's no need to buy new ones all the time just to keep up with trends.

“My friends know this, pero yung mga OOTDs ko, paulit-ulit lang siya,” she shared. “Just like what Janine said, you really just have to take good care of your clothes.”

Stylist Daryl Chang, who runs the fashion e-commerce platform Deliver Deliver Daily or DDDaily, echoed the same sentiments.

“I'm a quality buyer. My clothes are so edited. Konti lang siya. I just style them really well,” she said. “I do like restyling clothes, like 'one piece worn in different ways.'”

Being a “fashion repeat offender”--or someone who wears the same clothes over and over--is not so bad after all. It may be the easiest way to inspire the fashion industry to take more eco-conscious steps in the future.

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