fast fashion
Cheap, trendy clothing
Fast fashion is the rapid production of inexpensive clothing that mimics current trends, designed for quick turnover rather than durability.
The business model depends on frequent new collections, low prices, and disposability—customers buy cheaply, wear briefly, and discard.
The term often carries critical connotations about environmental waste, poor labor conditions, and throwaway culture: Fast fashion is destroying the planet.
Designed for discard
- single-useFor one application only
- landfillWaste burial ground
- short-livedLasting only briefly
- declutteringEliminating unnecessary possessions
donation bins · microplastics · pollution · planned obsolescence · Ghana · deadstock · incineration · overproduction
Exploitative manufacturing workplace
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- garment workersTextile industry laborers
- unsafe conditionsCircumstances posing danger
- BangladeshSouth Asian republic
low wages · outsourcing · supply chain · child labor · overtime · unions · living wage · transparency
Reasonably priced
- inexpensiveLow in cost
- low-costRequiring little money
- budgetPlan for spending
- bargainFavorable purchase price
low-quality · cut-rate · discounted · knockoff · dupe · imitation · mass-produced · synthetic fabrics
Acquiring goods at retailers
- haulPull or carry laboriously
- wardrobeGarment storage furniture
- buyingObtaining through payment
- purchasingAcquiring through payment
retail · e-commerce · brands · impulse buying · shopaholic · overconsumption · consumer culture · seasonal collections
Capacity to endure indefinitely
- carbon footprintTotal greenhouse gases produced
- water usageAmount of liquid consumed
- cotton farmingCultivating plants for textile fiber
- pesticidesChemicals destroying harmful organisms
chemical runoff · greenwashing · eco-friendly · recycling · upcycling · thrifting · conscious consumer · capsule wardrobe
Completing tasks rapidly
- celebrity styleFamous people's clothing choices
- limited editionsIntentionally scarce productions
- FOMOAcronym for exclusion anxiety
- must-haveIndispensable thing
throwaway
Designed for discard
- single-useFor one application only
- landfillWaste burial ground
- short-livedLasting only briefly
decluttering · donation bins · microplastics · pollution · planned obsolescence · Ghana · deadstock · incineration · overproduction
sweatshop
Exploitative manufacturing workplace
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- garment workersTextile industry laborers
- unsafe conditionsCircumstances posing danger
low wages · Bangladesh · outsourcing · supply chain · child labor · overtime · unions · living wage · transparency · audits
affordable
Reasonably priced
- inexpensiveLow in cost
- low-costRequiring little money
- budgetPlan for spending
bargain · low-quality · cut-rate · discounted · knockoff · dupe · imitation · mass-produced · synthetic fabrics · polyester
shopping
Acquiring goods at retailers
purchasing · retail · e-commerce · brands · impulse buying · shopaholic · overconsumption · consumer culture · seasonal collections · new arrivals
sustainability
Capacity to endure indefinitely
- carbon footprintTotal greenhouse gases produced
- water usageAmount of liquid consumed
- cotton farmingCultivating plants for textile fiber
pesticides · chemical runoff · greenwashing · eco-friendly · recycling · upcycling · thrifting · conscious consumer · capsule wardrobe · secondhand
quick turnaround
Completing tasks rapidly
- celebrity styleFamous people's clothing choices
- limited editionsIntentionally scarce productions
- FOMOAcronym for exclusion anxiety
- fashion culturerunway trends, street style, personal style, style icons, seasonal trends
- fashion stylescasual wear, bohemian, formal wear, preppy, romantic
- social trendsincome inequality, feminism, social mobility, environmentalism, wealth gap
- fashionclothing, apparel, attire, garment, garments
- fashion industryrunway, catwalk, boutique, boutiques, couture
- fashion termsstyle, runway, catwalk, runway shows, collection
fast fashionslow fashion
Ethical, mindful clothing consumption
haute couture · bespoke tailoring · made-to-order · seasonal collections
fast fashionsustainable fashion
Eco-friendly clothing practices
ethical fashion · eco-fashion · upcycled fashion · secondhand clothing · vintage clothing
fast fashiondesigner fashion
Luxury branded clothing
investment pieces · heirloom quality · fine tailoring · couture
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