Learn to #ShopLikeNana

This year’s BE HEARD: #ShopLikeNana highlights the environmental benefits of upcycling used and vintage clothing. Many shoppers don’t realize the heavy burden fast fashion places on our planet. Thrifty shoppers already know that amazing treasures can be found in their granny’s closet or at a local thrift shop. Giving used apparel new life is not only economical, it helps to lighten fashion’s burden on our planet. 

Follow #ShopLikeNana on BPM’s social media channels and those of our fashion influencer partners. Also, check the resources section below for information about the environmental impacts of fast fashion and for ideas on how to become a more eco-friendly fashion consumer all while still looking absolutely fabulous! 

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BE HEARD: #ShopLikeNana is directed by Sophia Clark (left, photo by Yekaterina Gyadu) and produced by Inuka Bacote-Capiga (photo courtesy of the producer).

OUR TEAM
smiling black woman with an afro wearing a black and white polkadot jacket and white scoop neck top
Credit: Andrew Max Levy

Katrina Davis
#ShopLikeNana Host

sean watkins headshot
Credit: Michael Dajour

Sean A. Watkins
#ShopLikeNana Reporter

THE ECO STYLERS
black woman wearing a rainbow shirt and a black mask
Credit: Demilade Omoregie

Imani Barbarin

portrait of a young black woman with cinnamon-toned skin, curly brown hair seated before a white wall
Bailey Bass, photo by Corinne Louie

Bailey Bass

portrait of a black woman with cinnamon-toned skin and curly brown hair standing before a white wall with her right hand on her head.
Summer Dean, photo courtesy of Jeff Shanes

Summer Dean

RESOURCES

BE HEARD: #ShopLikeNana is made possible by a grant from our partners at

Now in its third edition, BE HEARD is a two-time, Anthem Award-winning social media series that spotlights important issues facing Black communities. BPM identifies a theme and then commissions a team of filmmakers to create digital videos on that theme. Click the button above to explore earlier installments of the series.