Flip and Drip, the MSHS Environmental Club’s thrifted collection of fun and stylish clothes for sale, is in the Media Center, open to all students and staff, during the months of October and November.
The Environmental Club uses the district Clothing Closet, which is a room filled with donated clothing, shoes and sports equipment for district families to use downstairs in the high school.
In 2022, the Environmental Club created Flip and Drip to encourage students to stop using fast fashion and instead shop locally at places like thrift stores.
Gwen Lloyd-Davis (12), a member of the Environmental Club, says that it was something that they thought of for fundraising. “It started because we wanted to make the Environmental Club more well-known, and we wanted to get the school more involved,” Lloyd-Davis said.
Lloyd Davis believes that it is helpful for students to wear things that aren’t brand new, and she thinks it helps with the thought of overconsumption and serves as a way to combat fast fashion. “Having students get things that’ve been previously owned is really helpful,” Lloyd-Davis said. “There’s just so much consumption nowadays that it’s nice to have something that’s like a thrift store in our own school.”
Lloyd-Davis thinks the amount of widespread over consumption is crazy. “We can clothe 6 generations ahead of us because we have so many clothes right now,” Lloyd-Davis said. “I think it’s cool to go thrifting instead of buying new things off of places like Shein.”
Morrigan Schulz (12) thinks thrifting is a good way to get ready for holidays and get good clothes. “I think it’s a good way if you want to be fashionable or get ready for Halloween for cheap, since everything is only $1 or up to $5 it’s about really fun cheap clothes,” Schulz said.
In the Environmental Club, fast fashion is frowned upon. “We think fast fashion is really overrated, and there’s a lot of clothes that go into landfills,” Schultz said. “It’s a lot better if you want to go thrifting or donate your clothes or just reuse them, recycle them.”
Shultz even suggested that instead of throwing away an old pair of jeans that may not fit anymore or maybe aren’t your style or are ripped, you can create new accessories with them such as purses or headbands, especially during the season for costumes, you can even create your own.
Shultz likes seeing what everyone gets and seeing them wear the clothes they bought. It makes her feel good that she helped put Flip And Drip together and that students are reusing instead of turning to big name brands. “My favorite part is probably hearing a bunch of people who got excited about what they got,” Shultz said. “It was exciting knowing that I picked it out and helped set it up.”
Dominic McCollough (12) likes seeing students shop around for a range of cool clothes to things that would make cool Halloween costumes. “My favorite part of the Flip and Drip is seeing all of the pieces of clothing that get donated to the school,” McCollough said.
McCollough believes that not only is the Flip and Drip an environmentally friendly addition to our school, it also supports students who may not have money to spend on clothes. “I think it helps students by giving them the opportunity to look for new clothes even if they don’t get to go shopping that often,” McCollough said.
Although it isn’t as popular as they hoped it would be, the members of Environmental Club still appreciate the fact that students have somewhere they can go to buy clothes for cheap that they can wear, and they think that students will continue to appreciate Flip and Drip. “I think the students enjoy it,” Shultz said. “I don’t think it’s as popular as we thought it was going to be, but it’s definitely better than last year.”
