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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And that's what makes the Shein story more than just fast fashion.
—Spriha Srivastava, CNBC, 12 June 2025
In an era marked by fast fashion and disposable design, the interiors industry faces increasing scrutiny over its environmental and social footprint.
—Christopher Marquis, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
In a world increasingly shaped by fast fashion and fleeting trends, Guatemala’s textile traditions offer something rare and enduring: intimacy, integrity, ingenuity.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 28 May 2025
Buy Less, Buy Better Higher-quality garments shed fewer fibers as cheap, fast fashion fabrics shed twice as many fibers as higher-quality woven garments.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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Spriha Srivastava, CNBC, 12 June 2025
In an era marked by fast fashion and disposable design, the interiors industry faces increasing scrutiny over its environmental and social footprint.
—Christopher Marquis, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
In a world increasingly shaped by fast fashion and fleeting trends, Guatemala’s textile traditions offer something rare and enduring: intimacy, integrity, ingenuity.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 28 May 2025
Buy Less, Buy Better Higher-quality garments shed fewer fibers as cheap, fast fashion fabrics shed twice as many fibers as higher-quality woven garments.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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“Fast fashion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast%20fashion. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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