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Second-hand fashion sustainability: Why we need to rethink how (and why) we buy pre-loved clothing

Second-hand fashion sustainability can still fuel overconsumption. Learn why a more mindful approach to buying and investing ...

I only bought second-hand clothes for a year. Here's what I learned

Clambering through my parents’ loft in the summer of 2024, I noticed a mass of clothes in the corner of the room. Returning to the UK after a year’s sabbatical in Canada, it was time to sort through ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Second-hand shopping is a sustainable alternative, but could it be fuelling consumption?

Second-hand fashion is booming in Australia, with the resale market set to hit $1.5 billion by 2032, driven by online platforms and social media. However, clothing waste remains high, and experts warn ...
Laweekly

Second Hand Clothing, Premium Price: How Gen Z Made Thrifting Cool — And Expensive

Thrifting is awesome. Nowadays, most of us are “woke” enough to understand that avidly supporting fast fashion is one we can do without — and, as much as possible, buying second hand clothing is the ...
CNN

What Uganda’s war on second-hand clothes means for fashion

In 2018, fashion designer Bobby Kolade moved from Berlin back to Uganda’s capital Kampala with the ambition of creating a home-grown fashion brand using Ugandan cotton. Things didn’t work out quite ...
The Economist

The business of second-hand clothing is booming

Second-hand fashion, once relegated to charity shops, is now in style. Vestiaire Collective, a luxury resale site, featured in an episode of the latest season of “Emily in Paris”, a Netflix drama ...