Australian actress Nathalie Kelley vows to go ONE YEAR without new clothes

Celebrities often flaunt more clothes and accessories in one year than an average person could dream of owning in their lifetime. 

And Australian actress Nathalie Kelley has now pledged to shed a light on ‘the destructive impact the fashion industry has on the environment’.  

The Dynasty star, 34, has vowed to go an entire 12 months without buying, accepting or being styled in new clothes. 

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‘Even though I talk a lot about loving the earth, I was a hypocrite when it comes to fashion and clothes,’ Nathalie admitted on Instagram this week.

Nathalie said she aimed to examine and challenge her own wasteful consumption habits by embarking on a campaign of ‘no new clothes’ for one year, and documenting her journey monthly.

In her first blog post, she explained that the recent Australian bushfires encouraged her to take accountability for her role in the world’s climate crisis.

The Baker And The Beauty star admitted she would often justify new purchases with her celebrity status and was preoccupied with the fear of ‘outfit repeating’.

Nathalie said she only recently became aware that two years’ of drinking water was used to make one cotton shirt and that the PVC trend is made from fossil fuels.    

‘We buy these clothes at staggering rates, and if you are like me, give or throw them away after wearing a few times… Here I was – a “success” because I could afford to buy new clothes every week and dispose of them just as quickly,’ she wrote.

‘I could no longer promote a new OOTD (outfit of the day) and feed this ridiculous fashion culture that tells us what we bought last year is not wearable this year because it’s not ‘”cool” anymore,’ Nathalie continued.

The Vampire Diaries actress, who is based in Los Angeles, admitted that she had clothes to last the rest of her life and was looking for a way to also overhaul her closet to remove unnecessary items.  

She explained exactly what the new “no new clothes” campaign would look like for her. 

‘This means saying no to gifts of free clothes, not being styled in any new clothes for appearances, I will be either re-wearing something I own or renting/borrowing it second hand,’ she added.