How to Use fast fashion in a Sentence

fast fashion

noun
Definition of fast fashionnext
  • The looks are often a mix of pricier items and fast fashion.
    — Madison Malone Kircher, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The pieces are built to last—and to combat the ever-growing wave of fast fashion.
    — Lise Nielsen, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2023
  • One of the arguments against fast fashion is that it’s not built to last.
    — Faran Krentcil, ELLE, 20 Dec. 2022
  • In the age of TikTok micro-trends and fast fashion, trying is how to break through the noise.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The trend of celebrities wearing something once and the rise of fast fashion go hand in hand, says Holmes.
    — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2021
  • And with the rise of fast fashion, the amount of secondhand clothing has become a scourge.
    — Paula Rogo, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2021
  • Shein has grabbed the largest share of the fast fashion market in the U.S., at over 50%, according to Temu’s complaint.
    — Zen Soo, Fortune, 19 July 2023
  • In fast fashion, people buy something, wear it seven times, and then toss it in the garbage.
    — Emily Farra, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2021
  • The crisis of fast fashion, and how to solve it, is rife for debate and discussion.
    — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Slow fashion, on the other hand, is the opposite of fast fashion.
    — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Critics said the green mission didn’t match the practices of boohoo, since the brand is known as a fast fashion company.
    — Kaitlyn Huamani, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
  • In retail, fast fashion giant Shein is set to go public this year.
    — Bruce Gil, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The climb of Kohl’s Plenty of ink has been spilled about the death of the department store, mainly thanks to the onset of fast fashion and online shopping.
    — Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2024
  • For $5 to $10, customers could snag crop tops from fast fashion brands like Pretty Little Thing or Zara.
    — Morgan Sung, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Pierre Hardy and his namesake label are the opposite of fast fashion.
    — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Do more anti-fast fashion brands who claim to be ethical need to expand their size ranges?
    — Olivia Muenter, refinery29.com, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Consumer choices are hardly the driving force behind the rise of fast fashion.
    — Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2022
  • There will be no room for fast fashion and there will be more room for the world of couture and that fantastical approach to fashion.
    — Greg Emmanuel, Essence, 22 July 2021
  • The fast fashion brands are lobbying hard to take the brand liability piece out of this.
    — Julia Gall, Marie Claire, 12 Sep. 2021
  • Our products are built to last and be worn season after season – this is the opposite of fast fashion.
    — Meggen Harris, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
  • While this is about trends, fast fashion’s cycling of trends touches on microtrends that cycle out quickly in a matter of just a few months.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The rapid retreat by H&M and its industry peers adds to the argument that there is no such thing as sustainable fast fashion.
    — Amanda Shendruk, Quartz, 29 June 2022
  • This is one way investing in high-quality pieces will pay off in the long run rather than buying a bevy of options from fast fashion brands.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Tomato blight is a term used to refer to two common leaf spot diseases that will take a toll on your tomato harvest in fast fashion.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2023
  • Climate change activists are fighting to bring down carbon emissions by telling people across the world to drive less, turn off lights, and avoid fast fashion.
    — Alena Botros, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The advent of fast fashion and third-party sellers have made low price points not just common, but expected.
    — Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2021
  • In a moment where mass production and fast fashion cause brands to play catch up, Finnish creatives allow time to work its magic.
    — Medgina Saint-Elien, House Beautiful, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The round-the-world journey of a single pair of Levi’s made in a factory in Lesotho shines a light on the cost of America’s voracious appetite for fast fashion.
    — Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Now, fast fashion brands have stockpiles of possible trends ready to go before models have even left the runway.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2022
  • The more that fast fashion embraces this, the more sustainable this industry can become.
    — Andreas Hassellöf, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022

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