Your new shirt looks good and it’s a bargain. You wear it a couple of times. You wash it a couple of times. The color starts to fade. The seams come apart. You throw it away. Fast fashion is cheap.
Concerned about the environmental impact of fast fashion – trendy garments made quickly and cheaply – Orlando resident Wednesday Terry wanted to push back. So, a year ago, she started her own slow ...
When it comes to “sustainable fashion,” there are many definitions, each looking at the environmental impact of the fashion industry from a different perspective. The main goal of all these approaches ...
A recent report conducted by Vestiaire Collective, a platform for pre-owned luxury fashion, claims that fast fashion can have devastating environmental and financial consequences for shoppers.
An upcycled fashion and thrifting festival in Ghana is called Obroni Wawu October, using a phrase that in the local Akan language means “dead white man’s clothes.” Organizers see the event as a small ...
This browser does not support the Video element. The fashion industry has changed drastically over the years. Retailers who once ran on two major seasons — fall/winter and spring/summer — now put out ...
With the variety of choices for online shopping stores, it’s been easier than ever to buy clothes. It’s also easy to get caught in the grand scheme of things and to be unaware of what’s really going ...
Tik Tok on the shop. Gen Zers are addicted to fast fashion — despite claiming to care about the environment, according to a recent report from online thrift store ThredUp. Despite a majority saying ...
Standing in front of my overflowing closet, I feel my guilt-ridden conscience come forward. Hangers click together as I push past sequined tops, flowy dresses and t-shirts I haven't touched in months.
Worldwide criticism of fast fashion’s waste, labor abuses and carbon emissions has done little to slow down the industry. But new legislation could alter the flood of goods — like the floral print ...
In a time when “fast fashion” is having a devastating impact on the environment, you might think that the answer lies in making clothes that are built to last. Not so, however, when it comes to the ...