Some consumers are increasingly viewing secondhand luxury items as smart investments for potential resale in the future.
Shein first tried going public in 2020, but consumers have raised concerns around the fast-fashion giant’s environmental and labor practices.
Vermonter Eve Schaub is attempting to turn flax seeds into a fully-formed garment.
Allbirds is now an AI company. Everlane got bought out by fast-fashion house Shein. The optimism that defined retail in the 2010s has been sold away.
Shein, which has had trouble going public, could be trying to remake its image.
We broke down what a shirt, jacket and pair of jeans should cost if the designers are using quality material and paying their workers fair wages.
The fast fashion retailer declared bankruptcy this week, for the second time in six years.
For clothing resale sites like Poshmark, ThreadUp or Depop, “it’s really hard to overcome the math not working,” says Amanda Mull of Bloomberg.
Cheap, sometimes single-use apparel that fill malls and online shops that may also swiftly end up in landfills. But there may be a surge in recycling those outfits too.
Shein, a fast-growing, China-based clothing brand, relies on a “real-time fashion” model that slashes the time from design to production.
