On the advice of fellow fashion journalists more skilled in the art of dying clothes, I bought a pack of Dylon dye that includes dying salts. This is important because it’s the salt that helps the dye attach to the fabric.

According to Dylon, one pack of its standard dye will dye up to 600g of fabric to the full shade. It also stresses that the DIY dyeing process consumes 60 litres of water, which is a paltry amount compared to the approximate 8,000 litres required to produce a single pair of jeans.

I sprinkled the contents of the dye packet into the drum of my washing machine, threw in my damp and freshly washed cargo pants and corset and let it run. At the end of its 90-minute cycle, I had a newly black corset and cargo pants. I ran my washing machine once more to rid it of any remaining dye and voilà: two new-looking pieces to weave into my existing wardrobe for less than £10. And not a fast fashion order in sight! I call that a win.

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