Barely two months ago, the designer and former actor left Jenny Skavlan (35) up on stage below this year’s Vixen Awards. There she won the award for fashion influencer of the year.
She is known for being the recycling queen of all of Norway, and has made a name for herself by sewing old curtains for a dress or cutlery for a bag. Therefore, it is not surprising that she often goes for sustainability – also at Christmas.
– I flinched a bit
Now the big day is fast approaching, and on that occasion, many people are rushing around crowded malls to buy the latest gifts.
Skavlan, on the other hand, swears by reuse and sustainability. Here are her tips for a more sustainable Christmas celebration.
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Shop used and local
“Use-and-throw” societies have become an expression that has become more and more used in recent years. One of the southern queen’s most important tips is to avoid just that:
– Do not buy just to buy, and always look for the item used first, she emphasizes, and adds that together we must remove the stigma around giving Christmas presents that have been used, she says to Dagbladet.
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– I think it is important that those who are to receive gifts clearly state that it is perfectly ok with used, so the donor gets the incentive and does not feel any shame about buying used. And do not pretend that a used gift is new, rather write a card that this garment or thing has wandered, or something about how much you save the environment when you buy used gifts.
If you still want to buy something new, Skavlan encourages you to buy a product with good quality, preferably locally produced and preferably from a smaller player that has suffered during the pandemic.
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Although the 35-year-old is interested in shopping second-hand, she admits that it is not always as easy for her either:
– I try as best I can to live by my own sermons, but I like everyone else come up with a gift at the last minute that I have to emergency shop the day before Christmas Eve.
Therefore, she shields the children
– One thing I at least steer clear of is mass-produced shit. Easily.
Introduced family rules
Skavlan has been married to Thomas Gullestad (41) since 2014, also known as «Finger’n» from «Clowns in battle». Together they have two daughters, Åse and Eva.
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– We have introduced some rules in the family that it is first and foremost children who receive gifts, and then preferably something they actually need. And we encourage you to buy used, states the designer.
If the adults are also going to buy gifts for each other, they have tried to provide experiences, such as spa treatments or a trip to a restaurant. But here too there are traps you can fall into:
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– If you get a gift card, I experience that you quickly lose it, or that it expires, and IT is a waste of money. So then I would rather make a card that says we should do something fun together, then you pay there and then, Skavlan advises.
She herself also really appreciated a Christmas present she received from her mother a year ago.
