Fast fashion has transformed the global apparel industry by making trendy clothing affordable and widely accessible. New styles move rapidly from runways to store shelves, encouraging frequent ...
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.
As advertisements for the latest trending items seem to infiltrate daily lives more and more, it's important to step back and see the bigger picture of what the state of consumerism today could mean ...
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 ...
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.
The discussion surrounding “fast fashion” has grown in recent years as fashion trends have been connected to global warming. Fast fashion involves clothing trends spread through social media by ...
Online fashion retailer Asos recently introduced additional fees for customers who return lots of items, marking a ...
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 ...
WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Story from The Conversation by Paula M. Carbone, Professor of Clinical Education, University of Southern California. Fast fashion is everywhere — in just about every mall, in the ...
ACCRA, Ghana — In a sprawling secondhand clothing market in Ghana’s capital, early morning shoppers jostle as they search through piles of garments, eager to pluck a bargain or a designer find from ...
Fast-fashion companies churn out affordable, trendy tops and trousers to meet the tastes of the day, targeting fashion-savvy ...