Shop Slow Owner Rebecca Wright hangs up a few of her quilted jackets on a rack in the South Lamar store, Jan. 18, 2024. Wright, known for her clothing business Psychic Outlaw, makes jackets from old quilts- either sent in from customers or thrifted. Wright focuses on custom designs she knows her customers will love and wear for a long time.
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Shop Slow Owner Rebecca Wright, right, and her partner-in-crime, VP and right-hand Mikaela Friedman, left, in their store on South Lamar in Austin, Jan. 17, 2024. Shop Slow is dedicated to custom, re-tooled and eco-friendly clothes and are looking to educate consumers on the environmental impact of fast fashion and over consuming.
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Shop Slow Sewist Mia Alfonso cuts out a pattern while working in the store on South Lamar in Austin, Jan. 18, 2024. Sewists help keep up with the custom order load while making sure all garments are still custom and hand-made with care.
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The Shop Slow store front on South Lamar in Austin, Jan. 17, 2024. The store doubles as a studio for owner Rebecca Wright’s business, Psychic Outlaw.
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Painted cowboy boots from Shop Slow employee Mikaela Friedman are on display at the South Lamar store in Austin, Jan. 17, 2024. Friedman is just one of several clothing designers represented in the store, all of which are focused on sustainable shopping and design practices.
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Shop Slow Owner Rebecca Wright in her studio behind the South Lamar store front, Jan. 18, 2024. Wright, known for her clothing business Psychic Outlaw, makes jackets from old quilts- either sent in from customers or thrifted.
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Textures from quilts, patterns and clothing in Shop Slow on South Lamar, Jan. 17, 2024.
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Shop Slow Sewist Leeann Terwilliger cuts out a pattern while working in the store on South Lamar in Austin, Jan. 18, 2024. Sewists help keep up with the custom order load while making sure all garments are still custom and hand-made with care.
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Bins of thrifted bandannas and piles of saved quilts are stacked in the studio behind Shop Slow, waiting to be made into custom, sustainable clothing pieces, Jan. 17, 2024.
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The Shop Slow storefront on South Lamar in Austin, Jan. 17, 2024.
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