As overconsumption culture deepens its hold on today’s fashion industry, clothing manufacturers are churning out cheaper products at larger volumes than ever before in order to keep up with demand. The Swiss market is no exception. Even clothing collection and recycling companies, such as Texaid and Tell-Tex, are struggling to accommodate the costs of keeping…
A new investigation is raising serious concerns about fast fashion giant Shein‘s ties to forced labor and human rights abuses, sparking renewed calls for accountability by the brand and the fashion industry, Leigh Day reported. What’s happening? An investigation by the campaign group Stop Uyghur Genocide uncovered an alleged link between fast-fashion retailer Shein and…
Fed up with fast fashion waste, sustainable fashion advocate Wendy Ward launched a #TakeItBack campaign, urging people to send their old, worn-out clothes back to major retail brands, the Guardian reported. What’s happening? Fast fashion has created a massive buildup of clothing waste. Cheaply made garments end up in landfills faster than they can be…
Textile waste is one of the most concerning issues of our time. The average American tosses 82 pounds of clothing every year, per Earth.org, adding up to 11 million tons of textiles in U.S. landfills. To combat these numbers, many people have switched to secondhand shopping to refill and update their wardrobes, looking to platforms…
Style Points is a column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. “Last Days to Save. Shop Tariff-Free,” read the header on one high-end resale site last week. It was a sign that even the secondhand market—projected to become a $40 billion juggernaut by 2029—is set to be buffered by the proposed tariffs that…
A photo of Noomoon’s store in San Fransisco. (Photo courtesy of Noomoon) Noomoon Offering a curated selection of moderately used or pre-loved clothing, mission-driven retailers are popping up nationwide in an attempt to change the consumer landscape and offer style-driven secondhand clothing options for parents looking to shop sustainably, purchase items more affordably and inspire…
For many savvy shoppers, thrifting is a great way to find top-quality goods, especially clothes, at an affordable price. However, sometimes thrift stores don’t adhere to that principle. On r/ThriftGrift, Reddit users share instances of secondhand shopping gone awry, and one poster made an ironic discovery. The Redditor shared a photo of an “Asian two-piece”…