As advertisements for the latest trending items seem to infiltrate daily lives more and more, it's important to step back and see the bigger picture of what the state of consumerism today could mean ...

Every December, many shoppers plan to buy fewer things and choose more sustainable options. Yet as the month goes on, ...

Is White Fox fast fashion? We break down White Fox’s ethics, sustainability score, transparency issues, labor risks, and ...

Editor's note: All opinions, columns and letters reflect the views of the individual writer and not necessarily those of the IDS or its staffers. Unfortunately, the only “luxurious” thing about this ...

The global fast-fashion market is currently valued at $106.62 billion and is expected to grow to $177.92 billion by 2030. Unfortunately, market research reveals consumers still believe in the ...

The environmental implications are significant. Smaller production batches mean less unsold inventory going to landfills.

The discussion surrounding “fast fashion” has grown in recent years as fashion trends have been connected to global warming. Fast fashion involves clothing trends spread through social media by ...

Although the technology exists to separate these fibers for reuse, it remains in its early stages and is costly to scale. In 2024, Renewcell, a textile-­recycling company that partnered with major ...

Everyone’s been there: Staring at a closet full of clothes but still having nothing to wear. That universal feeling is a product of a first-world problem that has become prevalent in recent years: ...

Gloria Donkor worked in the secondhand clothing industry in Accra, Ghana, for three years, going to the market early in the morning to pick through bales of clothing bought by wholesalers and find ...