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75: That $7 Shirt Is Making You Sick: Fast Fashion vs. the World

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Introduction

Fast fashion is defined as the practice of companies that mass produce and sell extremely inexpensive on trend clothing. The whole goal is for styles to go from the runways to the rack as fast as possible. We're talking about stores like Zara forever 21 H&M and even online retailers like Revolve, NastyGal and She-In. And yeah, it's just taken over the planet. Because these clothes are so inexpensive, a lot of us are not asking a lot of questions, right? We're just stoked that we can buy two cool shirts in two different colors that fit well, look good, whatever.

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