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
Azeen GhorayshiThe allure of fast fashion makes sense in times of economic hardship. People still want to dress up, feel good and express their creativity.—Shama Nasinde
—usually hyphenated when used before another nounShama Nasindefast-fashion chains/retailers
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Like air travel, fast fashion, and so many indulgences of our era, drinking invites us to consider a gruelling litany of downsides and then decide whether the trade-offs are worth it.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The pace of fast fashion recycling is only accelerating the crisis.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
These vintage items especially appeal to Gen Z, Peters says, who aspire for a classic aesthetic of American fashion that's distinct from fast fashion products made in their generation, from thrifting Levi's jeans to cowboy boots.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Polyester — found in athletic wear, bedsheets and fast fashion basics.
—Ryan Brennan
may 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026
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Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The pace of fast fashion recycling is only accelerating the crisis.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
These vintage items especially appeal to Gen Z, Peters says, who aspire for a classic aesthetic of American fashion that's distinct from fast fashion products made in their generation, from thrifting Levi's jeans to cowboy boots.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Polyester — found in athletic wear, bedsheets and fast fashion basics.
—Ryan Brennan
may 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026
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“Fast fashion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast%20fashion. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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