Feb 25, 2021

A Day in the Life takes you into the everyday of local creatives and business owners as they show you the best of their city.

Orpah Wavomba is the founder of MODE de MIT, a vintage online boutique. We caught up with Orpah on what she misses pre-COVID, “Definitely traveling. I had so many plans to travel this year, including for my father's 70th birthday, which I unfortunately missed,” and her ideal day in Toronto.

MODE de MIT Backstory.

“I've always loved fashion, and my friends have credited me for having 'the eye'. Growing up in Kenya, my friends and I loved buying second-hand clothing that came from the West through the help of aid agencies. Being the fashion-obsessed girls we were, we would sort through mountains of plastic-wrapped pre-loved (mostly cheap) fashion items looking to find pieces that would showcase our individual styles. What did we know about the climate crisis? Well, in 2017, approximately $173 million in worn or used clothing was exported from Canada to countries around the world, a third of that export making its way to Africa. In 2018, Kenya imported close to $21 million in second-hand clothing from Canada. What happens to these mostly cheap textiles? Unfortunately, these textiles depress local markets and still end up in a landfill. My goal is to bring awareness to this and encourage sustainable shopping practices.”

Read more about Orpah’s day below or skip to the itinerary