Fast Fashion Basics
This is the mass production of cheap, trendy clothes that are worn only a few times.
What is fast fashion?
This term means buying more than we actually need.
What is overconsumption?
This is prioritized over human rights in the fast fashion industry.
What is profit?
These places receive thousands of discarded clothing items every year.
What are landfills?
This fashion movement focuses on quality over quantity and timeless designs.
What is slow fashion?
These two groups, not consumers, pay the real hidden cost of cheap clothing.
Who are workers and ecosystems/environment?
These online platforms strongly contribute to clothing overconsumption.
What is social media?
This illegal practice still exists in some poorer countries’ supply chains.
What is child labor?
These tiny plastic particles enter rivers and oceans from synthetic fabrics.
What are microplastics
This economic model keeps items in use for as long as possible.
What is circular economy?
This system is supported by fast fashion because it depends on constant overproduction and overconsumption.
What is an unsustainable system?
This culture treats clothing as disposable and easily replaceable.
What is disposable fashion culture?
This lack makes it difficult to know how and where clothes are produced.
What is lack of transparency?
This gas increases because clothing production requires a lot of energy.
What is CO2?
This type of consumer thinks carefully before buying and researches brand values.
What is a conscious consumer?