How to Use fast fashion in a Sentence
fast fashion
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The looks are often a mix of pricier items and fast fashion.
—Madison Malone Kircher, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2022
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The pieces are built to last—and to combat the ever-growing wave of fast fashion.
—Lise Nielsen, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2023
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One of the arguments against fast fashion is that it’s not built to last.
—Faran Krentcil, ELLE, 20 Dec. 2022
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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
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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
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And with the rise of fast fashion, the amount of secondhand clothing has become a scourge.
—Paula Rogo, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2021
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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
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In fast fashion, people buy something, wear it seven times, and then toss it in the garbage.
—Emily Farra, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2021
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The crisis of fast fashion, and how to solve it, is rife for debate and discussion.
—Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 27 Jan. 2023
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Slow fashion, on the other hand, is the opposite of fast fashion.
—Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 26 Apr. 2023
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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
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In retail, fast fashion giant Shein is set to go public this year.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
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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
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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
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Pierre Hardy and his namesake label are the opposite of fast fashion.
—Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Oct. 2021
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The role of South Asian workshops in fast fashion is well documented.
—CNN, 2 May 2021
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Do more anti-fast fashion brands who claim to be ethical need to expand their size ranges?
—Olivia Muenter, refinery29.com, 1 Dec. 2021
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Consumer choices are hardly the driving force behind the rise of fast fashion.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2022
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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
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The fast fashion brands are lobbying hard to take the brand liability piece out of this.
—Julia Gall, Marie Claire, 12 Sep. 2021
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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
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In fast fashion era, only a fraction of clothes become new garments.
—Anika Arora Seth, Washington Post, 7 July 2024
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But with the boom of fast fashion in the 1980s, shopping has become less about necessity and more about rapidly following the trends.
—Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2021
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Some of the most dominant textiles used in fast fashion are cotton and synthetics like polyester.
—Leslie Nemo, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2021
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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
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The fast fashion giant has long been viewed as a bellwether IPO candidate (and a controversial one).
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 25 June 2024
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