Fast Fashion definition: inexpensive clothing produced rapidly by mass-market retailers in response to the latest trends
We all know the thrill of spotting a bargain – that fabulous-looking shirt or jacket that is dirt cheap. Without thinking we reach for it, our brain mentally scanning our wardrobe for matching accessories. We check the price tag again (can it really be that cheap?) before we remember that no, it can’t be. Someone, somewhere is paying the price. We place it back on the rack.
“If these garments cost so little, chances are the factories where they’re made are filled with child labourers and the dyes used to make those bright jeans are flowing into their drinking water.” https://donegood.co/blog/cheap-clothes-cost-a-lot
But it can be hard to shop for ‘slow fashion’. First of all, how do we know which products are eco-friendly/ ethically make? And if they are, how can we afford them? Continue reading