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Fast Fashion
December 21, 2020
Mia Sato
The Empty Ethics of “Shop Small”
As economies crater in the pandemic recession, the call to buy “handmade” local goods has gained new force. It’s not that simple.
December 19, 2019
Haley Mlotek
Fast Fashion at the End of the World
The brutality of Fashion Nova's hyperaccelerated production model was always an open secret, but the fashion industry rewards willful avoidance.
August 18, 2015
Whitney Mallett
Inside the Massive Rag Yards That Wring Money Out of Your Discarded Clothes
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