fast fashion

noun

Definition of fast fashion

: an approach to the design, creation, and marketing of clothing fashions that emphasizes making fashion trends quickly and cheaply available to consumers For many shoppers, Primark has an irresistible offer: trendy clothes at astonishingly low prices. The result is a new and even faster kind of fast fashion, which encourages consumers to buy heaps of items, discard them after a few wears and then come back for another batch of new outfits. — The Economist Competition is fierce at every end of the fashion spectrum from luxury to fast fashion.— Nedra Rhone In 1985, we bought roughly 31 clothing items per year; now [in 2012] we snap up twice that many thanks to "fast fashion."— Azeen Ghorayshi —usually hyphenated when used before another noun fast-fashion chains/retailers

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Irina Shayk arrived to the BAZAAR ICONS party wearing a velvet top and skirt from H&M Conscious, the fast fashion retailer's sustainable line. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Irina Shayk Wore a $60 Skirt on the Red Carpet and Made It Look Expensive," 7 Sep. 2019 There’s a growing awareness that our insatiable demand for stuff, whether that’s fast fashion, children’s toys, or new furniture, is fueling an environmental nightmare. — Annaliese Griffin, Quartz, "To insulate yourself from the trade war, stop buying new stuff," 1 Sep. 2019 By the mid-90s, Stephanie Judith Tanner had matured from a sassy little girl with blonde curls into a tween who loved fast fashion—and even faster friends. — Tierney Mcafee, Country Living, "Need a 'Full House' Costume Idea for Halloween? You Got It, Dude!," 31 Aug. 2019 Selling what's commonly called fast fashion, Forever 21's competitors, from Hennes & Mauritz AB to Target Corp.'s on-trend house brands to new online sellers, have crowded the niche, weighing on profits. — Fortune, "Will Forever 21 Seek Bankruptcy Protection?," 29 Aug. 2019 The resale market is expected to outpace fast fashion within 10 years, according to a 2019 report by the Business of Fashion. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, "J.C. Penney's rebuilding strategy? Sell secondhand clothing," 15 Aug. 2019 Rather than contributing to fast fashion and adding to the ever-growing landfills, venders are concerned about the bigger picture of where their items end up. — Samantha Lopez, Houston Chronicle, "How locals swap fast fashion for vintage sustainability," 5 Aug. 2019 And those are things that, of course, worry and bother me, but the real determining factor for my shift away from fast fashion has been admittedly more self-involved. — Veronica Walsingham, Vox, "The best $42.92 I ever spent: a handful of junky Forever 21 jewelry," 23 July 2019 Forever 21 became a trailblazer in fast fashion by selling a rapidly changing assortment of young women’s dresses, tops, jeans and other apparel and accessories, typically for less than $20 apiece. — James F. Peltz, latimes.com, "Where did Forever 21 go wrong?," 14 July 2019

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