While some argue that Zara is not fast fashion due to its higher price range, the reality is that it is. Indeed, Zara is regarded as the originator of fast fashion. The phrase “fast fashion” was popularized in the 1990s by...
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While we appreciate low prices, as the adage goes, you get what you pay for. Alternatively, as Lucy Siegle notes, “rapid fashion is not free. Someone somewhere is making a payment.” However, the fact is that many people pay, from the...
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Each year, 13.1 million tons of clothing are discarded in the United States alone. That is correct! You can only image how much waste is discarded globally. Clothes have devolved into cheap disposable things as a result of rapid fashion and...
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The worldwide textile business is a multibillion-dollar industry, valued at approximately $3,000 trillion at the moment. The business has had tremendous growth during the last two decades, with apparel output doubling between 2000 and 2014. The average consumer now purchases 60%...
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Clothing has gotten more affordable over the last two decades, fads come and go in the blink of an eye, and our closets are stuffed with things we rarely wear. For many of us, shopping has become a monthly, if not...
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Did you know that the fashion business is responsible for approximately 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions? Or that it is a significant user of water and energy? As responsible buyers, we owe it to our apparel to consider its complete...
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The decline in garment pricing over the last two decades has enabled us to acquire an increasing number of garments. We now own five times as many garments as previous generations. As a result, enormous quantities of clothing must be created...
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Did you realize that the garments you purchased last year contributed an average of 1.5 tonnes of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere? That is the equivalent of 6000 automobiles. Yes, each piece of clothing you purchase contributes to environmental pollution. The...
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Let’s face it, the majority of us purchase considerably more clothing than we wear. And, despite our efforts to donate the majority of our outgrown clothing, they nevertheless end up in landfills, adding to the already enormous environmental waste. We can...
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The UN Report from the United Nations found that we have only 12 years to go for us to get our climate under control. Yes, it’s not 100 years, only 12. Then everything will become out of control. Sounds quite grim, doesn’t it? It’s about time...
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