Person holding shopping bags over clothing waste dumping site. It’s no secret that fast fashion imports from international brands like H&M, Zara, and Shein have come to dominate Americans’ wardrobes.

For years, two brands stood on completely opposite sides of the fashion retail industry. One built its empire on ultralow prices, rapid trend cycles, and mass production. The other became a symbol of ...

Lefties is one of Inditex’s least transparent brands — which is saying something, because Inditex already has a reputation for opacity across many of its labels. While Zara, Pull&Bear, and Bershka ...

Sakshi Gupta is the founder of Dehlis AI. — Photo by Jennifer Friesen, Digital Journal “I am guilty of using a lot of fast fashion,” says Sakshi Gupta, founder of Dehlis AI. “I had piles and piles of ...

The discussion surrounding “fast fashion” has grown in recent years as fashion trends have been connected to global warming. Fast fashion involves clothing trends spread through social media by ...

While sustainability has become a hotter topic in the apparel industry, ethics shouldn’t be far behind as it’s tied directly to the health of the sector at a time when consumers are paying more ...

The rise of fast fashion can be traced back to the late 20th century, particularly in the 1990s and early 2000s. Brands like Zara, H&M, and Forever 21 emerged, offering trendy styles at prices that ...

The RealReal analyzed shifting trends in U.S. clothing imports over the past two decades using data from the International Trade Administration. – Photo illustration by Elizabeth Ciano // Stacker // ...

It's no secret that fast fashion imports from international brands like H&M, Zara, and Shein have come to dominate Americans' wardrobes. The U.S. imported more than $24 billion of apparel in 2023, and ...