Post Reports Tariffs are driving up clothing prices. Here’s how to shop smarter.
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Apr 29, 2025 AI Snips
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Personal Fast Fashion Addiction
- Colby Itkowitz shares her personal struggle with fast fashion addiction and buying cheap dupes during COVID times.
- She highlights the financial and ethical drawbacks of fast fashion, including environmental harm and worker exploitation.
Tariffs Closing De Minimis Loophole
- Trump's tariffs closing the $800 de minimis loophole will make cheap imported clothes from China more expensive.
- This affects major fast fashion companies like Shein and Temu, forcing price increases that consumers will feel.
True Cost of Cheap Clothes
- When clothes are very cheap, the cost is usually paid by underpaid labor in countries like China and Bangladesh.
- Fast fashion often uses synthetic fabrics that fall apart quickly and contribute to environmental waste.