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TexasTowelie

(112,252 posts) Thu Nov 28, 2019, 03:18 AM Nov 2019

Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj: The Ugly Truth Of Fast Fashion

Fast fashion brands like H&M and Zara are churning out cheap, new clothes every few days, fueling us to shop more than ever before. Hasan explores how our desire to look “fresh to death” is actually killing the planet.

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Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj: The Ugly Truth Of Fast Fashion (Original Post) TexasTowelie Nov 2019 OP

screw fashion. i buy quality so i can wear my clothes to death. my grandfathers clothes, my uncles, pansypoo53219 Nov 2019 #1

I only buy resale, consignment or thrift shopping Merlot Nov 2019 #2

pansypoo53219

(20,981 posts)

1. screw fashion. i buy quality so i can wear my clothes to death. my grandfathers clothes, my uncles,

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Thu Nov 28, 2019, 07:19 AM

Nov 2019

resale. my own knitted sweaters.

Merlot

(9,696 posts)

2. I only buy resale, consignment or thrift shopping

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Nov 28, 2019, 11:38 AM

Nov 2019

except for shoes, socks, underwear. There is just to much clothes in the world to justify buying new stuff. What this clothing cycle does to the environment is indefensible.

Even when buying resale I avoid h&m, old navy, and zara, as they are the biggest offenders.

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