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.

The harsh chemicals, plastic waste, and carbon emissions associated with the global fashion industry have long stoked public concern. But fast-fashion brands have only upped the production with ...

It’s been half a decade since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the ways in which quarantine reshaped the world have become increasingly more evident. People think differently, socialize ...

A UK government ban on social media access for under-16s is expected to present a structural challenge for fast fashion ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zoe is a business growth expert covering sustainable fashion & retail. Apr 30, 2025, 04:52am EDT May 01, 2025, 11:23am EDT A ...

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 ...

Piles of trashed clothing stretch across the landfill, the vibrant colors of once-trendy garments fading under the sun. As the faint stench rises from decomposing textiles, polyester fibers loosen in ...

CHARLOTTE — A growing movement in the fashion industry is working to slow things down, showing that sustainable practices and intentional consumption can make a big difference. Slow fashion embraces ...