What is Fast Fashion?
"Fast fashion is a term used to describe the clothing industry's business model of replicating recent catwalk trends and high-fashion designs, mass-producing them at a low cost, and bringing them to retail stores quickly, while demand is highest." - Wikipedia
Fast Fashion Facts
- The average Canadian throws away 80 pounds of clothing per year.
- North Americans throw away 10 million tonnes of clothing annually.
- In Canada 400 billion dollars worth of textiles is thrown away each year.
- It takes 700 gallons of water to make one t-shirt
- The fashion industry produces 10% of emissions worldwide.