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Friday, Sep 20

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Climate 100 List: Livia Firth’s long fight against fast fashion. ‘Once you see that, you can never turn away’

www.independent.co.uk

The sustainability expert and founder of the Green Carpet Challenge tells The Independent about the moment which ‘changed everything’

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How AI Could Transform Fast Fashion for the Better—and Worse

time.com

AI is reshaping the efficiency of fast fashion, but experts warn it may also perpetuate overconsumption, pollution, and exploitation.

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Inside fast fashion brands' love affair with uncomfortable, synthetic, and slow-to-biodegrade fabrics

kvia.com

The RealReal used data from Textile Exchange to explore the far-reaching prevalence of polyester, including in the fast fashion industry.

Thursday, Sep 19

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Inside fast fashion brands' love affair with uncomfortable, synthetic, and slow-to-biodegrade fabrics

katytimes.com

The RealReal used data from Textile Exchange to explore the far-reaching prevalence of polyester, including in the fast fashion industry.

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Inside fast fashion brands' love affair with uncomfortable, synthetic, and slow-to-biodegrade fabrics

hillcountrynews.com

The RealReal used data from Textile Exchange to explore the far-reaching prevalence of polyester, including in the fast fashion industry.

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Alia Bhatt recalls asking her makeup artist to be fast on her wedding day due to THIS reason; ‘I’m not giving you two hours because…’

www.pinkvilla.com

Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt, known for her remarkable acting skills and trendsetting fashion, recently shared insights into her wedding day preparations. Renowned for her elegant and simplistic looks, Alia’s wedding style was widely…

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Shein is officially the biggest polluter in fast fashion

The company nearly doubled its emissions in 2023, making it the biggest polluter in the industry.

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London Fashion Week SS25 Highlights: Bora Aksu And Mark Fast

www.forbes.com

The BFC commemorated its 40th anniversary at London Fashion Week this year. The SS25 highlights brought seminal shows from demi-couture designers Bora Aksu and Mark Fast.

Wednesday, Sep 18

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Black Public Media Launches Campaign to Promote Sustainable Fashion

Black Public Media (BPM) is spotlighting the environmental crisis caused by fast fashion and is promoting sustainable forms of fashion.

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How China’s ‘Shein village’ grabbed the fast fashion supply chain

www.ft.com

Thousands of factories depend on the retailer but rivals are putting pressure on a model based on speed and thin margins

Saturday, Sep 14

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AI Has Helped Shein Become Fast Fashion’s Biggest Polluter

www.wired.com

The company nearly doubled its emissions in 2023, making it the worst actor in a notoriously unsustainable industry.

Friday, Sep 13

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Earth911 Inspiration: Fast Fashion Isn’t Cheap

earth911.com

Today’s quote comes from fashion author and educator Sass Brown, who points out the high...

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Chappell Roan says H&M doesn't belong in her world. That's a bad sign for fast fashion brands that need Gen Z's buy-in.

Roan told Rolling Stone that for her, brand deals have to be "a hundred percent right" — but companies like H&M do not fit in her world.

Thursday, Sep 12

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Can anything slow fast fashion down? Lawmakers are giving it a go

www.latimes.com

The rise of low-cost, trendy clothing has led to criticism of waste, carbon emissions and labor exploitation, prompting new legislation.

The great paradox in retail: Great prices but bad-for-the-planet fast fashion

www.latimes.com

New clothes are fun, especially when the price is right. But how long can we support fast fashion with its bad-for-environment, bad-for-workers infrastructure?

The fast fashion mountain of shame is real

www.latimes.com

Our discarded clothing continues to clog waterways, char the skies with toxic smoke and ruin places where other people live, including Chile and Ghana.

Wednesday, Sep 11

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Fast Fashion? Zara to Bring Pre-Owned Clothing Service to US

www.pymnts.com

Fast-fashion brand Zara is bringing its secondhand clothing marketplace to the U.S. Zara Pre-Owned, which lets customers sell, donate or repair secondhand clothing, is set to launch in the U.S. by the end of October, parent company Inditex…

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Africa: Fast Fashion, Slow Poison - New Report Exposes Toxic Impact of Global Textile Waste in Ghana

allafrica.com

A new report by Greenpeace Africa and Greenpeace Germany has revealed the alarming scale of environmental and public health damage caused by the global second-hand clothing trade in Ghana. The report, titled "Fast Fashion, Slow Poison: The…

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Boohoo faces £34m hit as troubled fast fashion retailer retreats from US distribution

www.dailymail.co.uk

Boohoo will close its US distribution centre just over a year after launching it, resulting in a write down analysts think will cost the firm a minimum of £34million.

Tuesday, Sep 10

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This GenZ brand is the answer to all your fashion emergencies: Slikk delivers in just 60 mins!

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Fast Fashion at Your Fingertips: How Slikk is Changing the Game with Speed and Style. Click to find out more!