On screen, Katya Jones is among Strictly Come Dancing‘s most-loved ballroom specialists, having actually signed up with the BBC program in 2016 and taking the winning Glitterball with Joe McFadden simply one year later on.
Far from the cams, nevertheless, the Russian dancer lives a much slower life, having actually sworn off purchasing quick style in 2019 and maintaining her earth-conscious practices since.
“I began finding the impacts the fashion business has on the environment and environment modification, and I simply could not think what I was discovering,” the self-professed Environmental Activist exposed.
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It’s not simply style that has actually altered in Katya’s life. The expert dancer’s promise to the world encompasses her home, too, with Katya sourcing antiques, pre-loved furnishings and upcycled pieces to embellish her spectacular London residential or commercial property.
In a special interview with HELLO!Katya briefly hangs up her ballroom shoes to expose precisely how she’s improved living sustainably, how she sources pre-loved furnishings, and what truly happens with waste behind the scenes of Strictly’s closet department.
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What determined you to begin living a slower, more sustainable life in your home?
When you expose yourself to the world of sustainability, you begin taking a look at incorporating it into every element of your life. I carried out a difficulty a couple of years ago not to purchase any brand-new clothing. I kept it up for around 18 months without purchasing a single thing.
In the end, it didn’t matter for how long I went on for due to the fact that my state of mind had actually currently moved. My shopping ended up being more conscious. I now hardly ever purchase anything brand-new, it’s everything about pre-owned shopping, charity shopping, Vinted, and Depop.
I repurpose great deals of old products, too. I make leggings into headbands for instance, I personalize coats, and I use much of my granny’s and mum’s gowns and discover fantastic delight in putting my own spin on them.
When I moved home, I was stunned by the quantity of actually excellent quality furnishings I discovered on the web. I sourced gorgeous antique pieces, furnishings that was excellent worth for cash and even things individuals were handing out totally free.
What is your most liked piece of pre-loved furnishings and why?
Without a doubt, my outright preferred piece in your home is my upcycled plant stand. I saved a kids’s stool from an idea on among my early morning runs and turned it into a plant stand!
I enjoy informing the story behind it when individuals match it in my home. It’s got character and character.
Where are your preferred locations to source sustainable home design?
You can’t beat a charity store! A single person’s garbage is another person’s treasure. It’s everything about the best timing. From time to time you come across precisely what you were looking for, and it seems like a win!
Another winner is Gumtree. I can invest hours scrolling on it. If you actually put effort and time into it, you can totally embellish your home just utilizing pre-owned furnishings and decoration.
You can discover many quality products for deal rates and even some that are absolutely complimentary within a brief radius of your home. It is a great deal of enjoyable and each time you nail a deal, it makes you seem like you’ve won a lottery game! What is the important things you do not like the most about quick furnishings?
I can completely comprehend why quick furnishings is so in need. It’s hassle-free, it’s economical and the option of design and styles is limitless. When individuals lease and move homes routinely, their way of life does not constantly enable them to buy pricey furnishings that will last a life time.
If I might alter anything about that ‘throwaway’ state of mind, I ‘d want individuals would value quick furnishings more. Frequently individuals purchase furnishings with no intent on keeping it, so we typically see it left on the streets and not disposed of correctly.
Sustainable style is something you’re extremely enthusiastic about. How is style waste dealt with at Strictly?
The Strictly closet department are magicians. Nobody would ever understand that our Remembrance Day clothing were when a Halloween frock, or that a lovely Ballroom dress can be developed into a Salsa gown within a matter of hours.
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A lot of our outfits are likewise utilized for trips and even circumnavigate the world for the variations of Strictly in other nations. Among the highlights of the year is the ‘Strictly Wardrobe Sale’ that takes place at the end of the season for the production group.
This is where more casual products are offered to the team and offered a possibility at a brand-new life.
You can even discover pants and T-shirts with a ‘Nikita’ or ‘Giovanni’ name label on them, for instance, along with t-shirts that still have actually underclothing connected to them. In some cases even Claudia Winkleman‘s fits can make a look!