fast fashion
noun
: an approach to the design, creation, and marketing of clothing fashions that emphasizes making fashion trends quickly and cheaply available to consumers
For many shoppers, Primark has an irresistible offer: trendy clothes at astonishingly low prices. The result is a new and even faster kind of fast fashion, which encourages consumers to buy heaps of items, discard them after a few wears and then come back for another batch of new outfits.—
The Economist
The EconomistCompetition is fierce at every end of the fashion spectrum from luxury to fast fashion.—Nedra Rhone
Nedra RhoneIn 1985, we bought roughly 31 clothing items per year; now [in 2012] we snap up twice that many thanks to "fast fashion."—Azeen Ghorayshi
—usually hyphenated when used before another nounAzeen Ghorayshifast-fashion chains/retailers
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After years of fast fashion dominance, viral hauls, and consumption acceleration on social media, normcore reflects a desire for slowness, function, and practicality.
—Zoe Bayliss Wong, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The industrial revolution disrupted that, eventually introducing fast fashion and flooding the market with an abundance of cheap clothing that falls apart fast.
—Kinsey Gidick, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
In court, the U.S. operator cited competition in the fast fashion realm as part of the reason for its downfall, as well as changes in consumer habits.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
Sadly, though, that does seem to be the case, with the fast fashion chain filing for bankruptcy this week for the second time in six years.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
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Zoe Bayliss Wong, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The industrial revolution disrupted that, eventually introducing fast fashion and flooding the market with an abundance of cheap clothing that falls apart fast.
—Kinsey Gidick, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
In court, the U.S. operator cited competition in the fast fashion realm as part of the reason for its downfall, as well as changes in consumer habits.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
Sadly, though, that does seem to be the case, with the fast fashion chain filing for bankruptcy this week for the second time in six years.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Fast fashion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast%20fashion. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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