Sustainability

Fashion That Goes Further: Resale Keeps Fashion in Circulation

At New Digz Consignment, we believe good fashion deserves more than one life.

The fashion industry generates an enormous amount of waste — but quality clothing, handbags, shoes, jewelry, and accessories don't have to become waste simply because their first owner is ready to move on. That's where resale comes in.

Every time a quality piece is resold, it has the opportunity to serve another owner rather than being discarded. Consignment creates a circular path for fashion: one person moves on, another discovers something they love, and a quality piece gets another chapter.

Quality Over Quantity

Our curated selection includes designer handbags, quality apparel, shoes, fine jewelry, and accessories chosen for their appeal, craftsmanship, and ability to remain desirable beyond a single season.

Resale isn't about chasing more — it's about finding something you'll love and giving something you already own the opportunity to be loved again.

The Power of a Longer Life

Research from WRAP has found that extending the active life of clothing by just nine months can reduce its carbon, water, and waste footprints by around 20%. Resale is a direct way to help extend the useful life of clothing. (Source: WRAP)

In 2018, 13 million tons of clothing and footwear entered the U.S. municipal solid waste stream, and 9.1 million tons were landfilled. The EPA's methodology does not count clothing that is reused or resold as waste generation, highlighting the role reuse and resale can play in keeping usable fashion in circulation. (Source: U.S. EPA)

Local. Circular. Community-Minded.

New Digz is a locally owned consignment business serving the DMV community.

When you consign with us, you're giving your fashion another opportunity to stay in circulation. When you shop with us, you're supporting a local small business while discovering pre-loved pieces that already exist.

It's a simple idea with lasting impact: Keep good fashion moving.

By the Numbers

9 MONTHS
Extending clothing life by nine months can reduce its carbon, water, and waste footprints by around 20%.
Source: WRAP

13 MILLION TONS
Clothing and footwear entering the U.S. municipal solid waste stream in 2018, including 9.1 million tons landfilled.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

80,000+
Pre-loved fashion items sold by New Digz since opening, giving more than 80,000 pieces another opportunity to be worn and loved.

Keep Fashion Moving

Buy something you love. Consign something you're ready to release. Give quality fashion another life.

Buy less. Choose well. Keep fashion moving.