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Enforced Obsolescence In Fashion Helps Make The Environment Obsolete

A dumptruck flings an t-shirt into an oversized laundry basket.

“Fast fashion” is the industry of manufacturing cheap clothing inspired by fleeting trends, which is rapidly distributed to stores and intended to be sold in a matter of days. In this animated short, Kayla Crowley tears these threads to threads, explaining the environmental harm brought about by fast fashion, as well as how to avoid supporting it.