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Five years ago, after spending a chunk of my teenage years collaborating with fast fashion brands, I decided to embrace a slower, more considered form of fashion.
You see, fast fashion was increasingly becoming ickier and ickier to me. Polyester pieces choked in plastic would arrive at my doorstep — and after the millisecond of excitement wore off, I was left feeling wasteful and disappointed.
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So I leaned into my discomfort, leading to where I am today: someone who embraces slow fashion from brands who try to minimise their impact on the environment while taking care of their garment workers.
While we all need to wear clothes, we don’t need to participate in our current cycle of overconsumption. Australia is the world’s largest fashion consumer, with each of us buying approximately 56 new items per year.
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