How the fashion industry is grappling with "deadstock"

Fashion designers are showcasing their upcoming collections at New York Fashion Week. But beyond the runway, there's a growing awareness of "deadstock," which are unsold items and the materials used to create them. Here's the impact the that deadstock is having on the fashion industry.
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[@junglechick13]

We're ruining our environment for fast fashion. Thanks to these innovative ladies for starting up the solution

[@Satrina777]

As far as I know, I don't think this has any bearing on fast fashion.. as most of those manufacturers are in other countries, and I'm pretty sure she mainly deals with US based designers. Should they or similar companies expand, that's different, but given how companies like Shein operate, I don't see it happening any time soon because of collection and processing fees, like the one thing they're conveniently neglecting to mention is that Fabscrap charges $2 per pound for an individual, let alone a company. Unless there are regulations put in place, forcing the recycling of materials, I'm afraid greed still wins out.

[@__vnvstyy]

I’m a product developer in Los Angeles and work with many accounts including Disney. Let me tell you the amount of waste we create every day is insane. I appreciate this way of thinking, keep up the great work!

[@Sarahd1021]

This is something that needs way more attention than it gets! These designers need to be part of the solution to the problems they’ve created.

[@SL-lz9jr]

It’s also not just the designers fault. Manufacturers require minimum buys or they won’t produce it. Or even if they will they incentivize buyers to buy more to reduce the price per unit. It’s an industry wide issue all up and down the supply chain. We need to return to local small batch, small business manufacturing. It’s nonsense to continue on like this

[@elizabethr4107]

It's not on the designer. If consumers didn't buy so many pieces then businesses wld not produce to much and focus on quality over quantity. Consumers generally want endless fast fashion to the detriment of the planet

[@mariasmith9998]

How come they don't sell those scraps to the public on line? They would make lots of money. People who sew are always looking for deals.

[@AnaDiaz-wz4cf]

I would think because they don't have the manpower to do it 😢 it was mentioned that volunters sort thru the fabrics by hand, I would probably take a lot of people to run the logistics of selling them online (inventory, packaging materials, shipping, costumer service, returns...)

[@Happybidr]

Mixed media artists could use that. Quilters like me would love that. Imagine the scrap quilts you can make from Fabrics leftover just from one fashion house in one season. I personally would love that if I could live in a fabric store, I would be happy. If the fashion industry would stop producing so much crap where it’s obvious no one is going to buy that, they wouldn’t have so much trash left over. each fashion house and fabric design shop should Hire a bunch of members of their audience and set up review committees, where people could vote on the things they’d actually buy.

[@phazesix]

I've seen deadstock yardage for sale online. You just have to search it out. Might still be too expensive tho.

[@angelikalindenau943]

That would be extra work requiring extra staff. Clearly not feasible for your small asks.

[@tigerlilly9038]

INDEED!

[@melanie7781]

This is why I am a fan of cotton, wool etc., natural products as opposed to plastic type material like polyester etc.

[@carolr7823]

ICAM.

[@Viviano_Magami]

polyester is created for sportswear, water resistant outerwear and fire proof clothing.. but many brand start using it in everything

[@SL-lz9jr]

I love natural fibers but that doesn’t solve the issue at hand….

[@PeaceOfGrace]

@@SL-lz9jrit addresses the fact that natural material can be left to “rot”, polyester is practically forever toxic

[@yeseniah7373]

@@SL-lz9jr In part, it does. Only natural fibers decompose naturally. Cotton can take 5-6 month to decompose in a landfill. Polyester .... 20-200 years.

[@davidcantor293]

As a previous Louis Vuitton employee- we constantly had access to our employee website where we got up to 90% off of the things they could not sell.

[@automatic5]

i dont suspect they do that anymore but thanks for the tip

[@bastbotanicals]

Thank you for sharing this! An hour ago I was pulling brand new clothing- some still with tags- out of a dumpster across the street. I was shocked! It will go to a local non-profit.

[@pinkparasollise9646]

I had a beautiful encounter 25 years ago with Carolina Herrara. It was in Los Angeles at a launch of her '212' perfume. She came up to me and started talking about her college daughter. I said to her "um, well I'm 35 years old." She took a step back, doing a double-take. She then gave me the biggest compliment "Keep doing what you're doing." (Maybe she does this with every potential customer, flattering them to buy her product!!! It seriously felt to me she thought I was college-aged.)

[@MariahFabFab-uh4yd]

I’m sure she was very genuine !🤍🙏

[@sharonb537]

maybe she needed some new contact lenses.

[@carolr7823]

They need to quit producing cheap low quality clothing. People should buy high quality clothing IMHO and keep it for years.

[@jenilynn1010]

Yes. But the trillion dollar fashion industry doesn’t want that. They want everyone buying new wardrobes every season. It’s disgusting.

[@Allaiya.]

@@jenilynn1010they make what people demand. There was a good video here on KZbin about the rise of fast fashion. Started with Zara and Forever 21 back in the day, then Shein. Cheap clothes at cheap prices were what consumers wanted. So now places had to do the same to compete. Now everything except high end & maybe department stores is mostly fast fashion.

[@beebee4334]

Yes and also not many people know how to sew anymore, compared to years past. Could be fixing our our garments or re-creating them into new styles. My mother and grandmother did both, I recall.

[@kimberlyokeeffe5360]

But that's if you can afford to pay for the quality. If you have a limited income, you are limited as to the 'quality' you can get. I say this because I'm not a sewer, I only have a certain amount to spend each year (usually well under $100) and I have to try clothes on to get something that fits. Give me a solution to that.

[@Allaiya.]

@@kimberlyokeeffe5360 Have you tried ebay or thift stores? I will say $100 isn't alot but I've picked up some brand name clothes from places like that or ThreadUp & Mercari. TJ Maxx also sometime sell discounted brands.

[@mikeandjuliecarson5067]

Why are fashion students having to pay billion dollar corporations for fabric at a fraction of the cost? Give it to them!

[@buyingandsellingland]

I would love to see a "Project Runway" episode at this location!

[@___beyondhorizon4664]

When I was teaching fashion design & merchandising in Guangzhou China between 2009 to 2013, i tried to convince my students to donate unused fabric to rural villages to make quilts, no one cares, and the logistics are complicated, no one wants to pay for transportation

[@Simplelivingslowliving]

Sad.

[@BronsteinEmily]

why not use some of this deadstock to make some of the things commonly thought of as single use. If the material is going to be incinerated or landfilled it could at least replace some plastic and paper production. Natural materials could be used to make Swiffer pads, paper towels, napkins, washable sanitary napkins, etc etc. There must be thousands of items it could be used for.

[@katienunnally9890]

Or even fillers for blankets and pillows

[@BronsteinEmily]

@@katienunnally9890 yes!

[@riri_williams3193]

After watching the story on KZbin about Bangladesh...this has to be fixed. The problem will not go away simply by giving away scraps. No disrespect to those who are trying. But, we need to create less a lot less. Imagine how much water is wasted on such things...

[@Uncle_Smidge]

It needs to be seen as one prong to a multi-prong solution.

[@janellescott210]

Polyester, rayon, viscose is the problem. Wool, linen, cotton, and silk are all biodegradable. Stop buying/wearing plastic clothes.

[@jdotslittleshopofwonders]

Too bad there’s stores like TJMaxx, Marshall’s, Dirt Cheap, and Ross that sell a lot of clothes made from synthetic fabrics like polyester and rayon. That’s usually where the overstock goes once it’s liquidated and salvaged out from the original store it was being sold.

[@janellescott210]

@@jdotslittleshopofwonders Absolutely. And every producer of clothing is using polyester. There was nothing quality about that scrap of fabric they passed around. They are just trying to repackage the same bull puck so they can keep the same system going. There are designers selling polyester dresses for thousands of dollars. We all have to read labels and stop compromising. Same thing for the food industry.

[@jdotslittleshopofwonders]

@@janellescott210 you are right. I used to shop at places like TJMAXX all of the time, which don’t get me wrong, they have nice cute clothes, but some of the garments don’t have integrity or longevity and they either tear easily, make you sweat to death, shrink when you wash them (God forbid you dry them on accident), or don’t last long beyond the season they were initially designed for (fast fashion). A lot of the time too those garments are irregular and fit awkward. I’ve since donated a lot of clothes to either Plato’s closet or my local thrift store, but I’m more mindful now about my clothing purchases and look for 100% cotton whenever possible. They last longer and feel way better on my skin/body and don’t make me sweat. Plus cotton can be reused as washing rags, cover leather purses/shoes, the list goes on.

[@jdotslittleshopofwonders]

@@janellescott210 like my dad always told me, the less you know, the more you pay.

[@jdotslittleshopofwonders]

@@janellescott210 what’s even sadder is a lot of US based clothing factories used cotton for clothing, but once they get outsourced to other countries, hello Poly and Ester, RayOn, and viscose.

[@janeenharrison1953]

I am glad they are finally doing their part, kudos to Carolina Herrera for being part of the solution. As a reseller, I hunt for overstock and thrift items to resell - we all need to cut back, we don't need 20 pairs of shoes and 12 dresses. Save the environment is saving the planet right where we are all at.

[@maryfields877]

As someone who sews, deadstock fabric is awesome. I wish more retailers sold it.

[@Scarletohellno]

I can’t believe the male 9’ white fur scarf isn’t flying off the shelves.

[@LadyA728]

I love Fab Scrap. I bought a scrap dress from there and made it a skirt.

[@curlyhairdudeify]

Overpriced designer clothes..... Why are they crying, they always sent them to the landfill instead of discounting them.

[@samanthac.349]

They don’t want lower class people wearing their brands.

[@SL-lz9jr]

This is why I hate it when consumers are blamed for not recycling or reducing waste. Look at how much pre-consumer waste is created by the industry itself! BTW, so many companies produce or use plastic containers that are marked with the recyclable symbol but actually cannot be realistically recycled at most municipal recycling facilities. How crazy is that? Until all manufacturing industries take responsibility for the mess they made, don’t blame consumers. We didn’t choose this path.

[@dianafromaustralia3244]

Agree! We have to use paper bags for our shopping, or no bag, but look at the waste that producers are creating!

[@good1day726]

Yes. No one back in the day, a few decades ago, ever yearned for cheap plastic polyester clothing. Never an inkling that changes would lead to this garbage pail clothing which wants to blame consumers for demanding. It’s ridiculous. Recycling containers 😂- There just wasn’t much disposable stuff until the 90s or thereabouts, very little waste compared to now, like 90% less, imo, rough estimate. yet constantly consumers are blamed as if it was their idea.

[@Kris-ib8sn]

If people consume less and therefore less demand there will be less waste. The industry is only there to satisfy the ending craving for something new and the latest trend.

[@ritamclaughlin9681]

I agree!

[@r-cdmx]

They no longer have now closed retailers like Century 21 and Barney’s Warehouse that used to resell all that stuff.

[@vickilindberg6336]

I grew up with a mother who shopped "mill ends" & various leftovers. We went to a Munsingwear left over site & she got all she needed to make high quality men's shirts for example. Now days its hard to even find a regular fabric store.

[@dianebremer9408]

JoAnn used to sell decent garment fabric but that was over 10 yrs ago. Quilt shops only sell cotton, so that's not a good option if you want fancy fabric. You have to buy the garment fabric online, and you have to trust it's decent.

[@aikanae1]

The average size of an adult woman is size 16. The avg size garment made is a size 8. That's a big problem.

[@dmarl1042]

We should look at frequency, instead of average. 2 women of size 8 and 24 yield the average size of 16. Producing 2 size 16 clothes would add to the problem, not diminishing it.

[@GM-jv9jz]

The average size woman being size 16 is a HUGE problem.

[@suhugo9546]

I love this reporting ❤

[@sandriagutierrez2605]

I rarely buy new cloths. I visit the thrift stores when I need. What I don’t use I pass on to needy people in the clinic I visit for hubby 3x a week. There’s no need to buy new when there’s sooo much out there. I can’t tell you how many garments I’ve purchased that still had there price tags.

[@jdotslittleshopofwonders]

That’s crazy when I think of dead stock, sneakers come to mind.

[@Allaiya.]

I hate fast fashion

[@peacockcrowe2718]

Same

[@Sewingliz]

I sew, and I try to use deadstock or rescued thrifted fabric when possible. I prefer these deadstock fabrics due to cost and usually quality. No matter how much I buy and use though, I don’t make a dent in the fabric waste. We need more businesses like this.

[@scitecteach]

This is great info. Thanks for this story. We all have to do our part.

[@Joshuafukumoto]

Deadstock fabric has been appreciated in the denim community for a while now. Especially denim made on old school shuttle looms from US mills that have shut down. The fabric is seen as more durable, thus superior to the cheaper alternatives being produced today. So jeans made from deadstock carry a premium.

[@terin1862]

#1 REDUCE #2 reuse #3 recycle First...lessen how much you consume, then wear out what you have or repurpose it, THEN recycle the scraps.

[@automatic5]

i dont understand why they cant just resell it for cheaper and rework the scraps. i hate the fashion industry so much, so greedy ...

[@happyhappycatus]

Nice. All these brave women changed their carreers 🐶

[@curlyhairdudeify]

Yeah, because they weren't making baby making as glorified seamstresses.

[@happyhappycatus]

@@curlyhairdudeify aren’t they working for free tho?

[@JERRY666UNITY]

I’ve only ever known the term “deadstock” to be shoes that are not made anymore, that are brand in box 📦 and have never been worn. 😁

[@JTB213]

Came to the comments to make sure I’m not the only one😂

[@jdotslittleshopofwonders]

Right! We learn something new everyday.

[@dianafromaustralia3244]

Dead stock is what doesn’t sell at the end of a season. Most SALE racks have items that are ill-fitting or not made well. Perhaps department store buyers should be more selective in what they are ordering in the first place.

[@beebee4334]

About 5 years ago, I stopped buying things I don’t TRULY need. It was simple, and shockingly easy. Once I realized I was being “baited” into buying stuff I don’t actually need, I stopped. I now have more money than I did before because I do t spend much… and much less clutter in my house. Highly recommend.

[@yvonneplant9434]

The NYC garment district is not what it was. 😢

[@vm9370]

NYC garment become third world country, illegal immigrant hangout, street vendors, homeless, pandhandler, and criminals. Thanks to Bragg and Adams.

[@JillianSiobhanMal]

Yeah retail and fashion are a mess right now and I’m glad there are plans to bring some apparel production back to US.

[@peacockcrowe2718]

It isn't. The Garment District lost 2 trim stores this year, one of them being M &J Trim

[@stache1954]

There used to be jobbers that would buy excess fabric and supply to several fabric stores in the garment district. Most of that seems to have moved to L.A.

[@MataRazy]

The male reporter needs his suit to surrender to "Fab Scrap" Or go to the local tailor and have it fitted properly

[@Bcs1770]

Use it up, wear it out, make do, do without.

[@simoansays4820]

My comment about a place that sells dead stock was deleted, why did you publish this story when you really don't care about consumers knowing where to buy dead stock to help with this issue. your actions speak loud.

[@curlyhairdudeify]

They delete everything.

[@Runner8617]

It's not the channel, it's KZbin. It's happened to me when I tried to share a name of an non profit organization which tests skincare/makeup ingredients for their safety. No matter how I tried to spell out this companies name, it kept getting "removed", and I tried for about 15 times to post that comment. It is KZbin who doesn't want the truth out there.

[@Runner8617]

This is a MAJOR issue now with KZbin. 😡

[@susanf4857]

This is one reason why I do resale. Visit just one Goodwill and there is an insane amount of clothing that may end up in a landfill.

[@melissaa152]

A lot of the clothing items from Goodwill may end up in a landfill, at least in my area, because the prices for the used items are often not much less than or sometimes equal to items bought new at discount stores or on sale. I used to buy the majority of my clothing at thrift shops. But now I rarely do. Sure, one can find quality pieces while thrifting. But it takes a lot of time and luck, sifting through the merchandise. More than I have of both.

[@brittanykrieger5828]

I could use the yarn from the knitwear to make scarves, hats, cowls, or even coasters. The extra fabric I could use to line the insides of the handmade bags too and then help the less fortunate or make big money. This feature gave me big ideas for making more projects and also helping the environment and the economy.

[@tyr7416]

Talk to your great grand mothers, they will say how many clothes did they buy in a year?

[@oliviabb73849]

Grappling isn’t really the correct term or descriptor here.

[@shylady8711]

Thanks for shedding light to this issue. I lived in a manufacturing town and I can see scraps of shoe soles, textile scraps that are thrown away. Some textile scraps are sown together and sold as rags but there are still a lot of trash leftover.

[@HopskotchBunny]

Love this story, thank you! ❤♻️

[@loramcclamrock5549]

Perhaps if fashions listened to what consumers actually want there would be less waste. Maybe we could choose our own colors??

[@dianestyk5909]

In England scraps were collected and remade into clothes- termed Shoddy

[@ebonysharee]

It's Temu and Shein's fault LOL 😕Jk. But I think FabScrap should go develop their non profit in more states so that other organizations nationally can become apart of the process. Imagine her opening more stores in other places where people can purchase the scraps. Know a few folks who sew...Love this!

[@vanw1504]

Surplus and excess will be down fall of civilization!

[@VONALEXANDRIA]

This doesn't make any sense because as a designer, who doesn't have a lot of money, why isn't this fabric being sold to students in these collages? Why haven't they created a page for selling it? Just dumb!

[@TheMeaghannWay]

Fabulous segment! ❤ This inspired me. The two ladies who have made a business out of “garbage” is genus! The fabrics they must come act must be phenomenal.

[@kellykerrick139]

In high fashion ,there used to be , spring summer, fall winter and resort wear in the winter. Now there are 10 collections a year. Fast fashion has changed fashion. They have new clothes weekly. They also over make the amount of clorhes.buyers used to calculate the amount of clothes needed baced on previous years sales. These clothes are being shipped to many countries to fill up in land falls. Meanwhile there are people all over the world who need clothes .

[@brendaleah5271]

Thanks, I appreciate you doing this story. Being myself a fashionholic ,I am better aware of my wastefulness in this regard to the planet.

[@artiesopinion9135]

Described the vehicle but not the assailant?

[@ca6177]

Glad you featured this problem!

[@ourbeach4001]

I often wonder if you took the total amount of clothing that exists and divided it by each person alive today, how many pieces of clothing do you think there is per person? I watched a documentary 10 years ago how the fashion industry is a terrible polluter and I made a commitment to buy most of my clothing used and second hand.

[@amyutah1934]

The Elders on reservations make a lot of their own clothing. Velvet is popular. Also ribbon. I'm sure the logistics aren't realistic for this but just a thought.

[@janellescott210]

IMO you’re not doing anything positive to move fashion forward unless you’re designing with natural, biodegradable fiber. If you are a designer still using synthetic or partially synthetic (viscose and rayon) fabric then you’re part of the problem.

[@Dr_KW]

I'm sorry, but not everything can be achieved with natural fibres. It's good to push more towards this direction, but it's not all-encompassing.

[@theladynextdoor313]

Agreed! I’m so tired of all the crappy polyester!!!

[@Adrian-k5z]

it is truly amazing

[@jeanettekays1954]

Fascinating information.

[@vibesmom]

This is a massive issue, but also a massive opportunity to right a wrong. I see more and more solutions , but we need to keep innovating. It’s important to keep this in the public eye.

[@briannastultz1468]

Donate it!

[@user-ii3vn8tn3q]

No one I know is keeping up. High school girls, maybe, but fashion is a luxury people can't afford anymore. We are too busy trying til earn money for food.

[@sutats]

Nice to see these initiatives.

[@lisavitale8410]

Recycle the shredded material into yarn that can be upcycled into yarn 🧶 used by crocheters, knitters, and other fiber makers.

[@bethmcgill5944]

Have a low overhead deadstock store.

[@maryqueenofscots5731]

Great program. This would be a fantastic program for the construction products industry.

[@elizabethr4107]

Fascinating piece. Tysm

[@susanhurst3292]

Good segment!!

[@sacdigitaldesignweb]

Find some non profits who support artists specially textile or fiber artists, school with fiber art programs… they will be delighted to have these fab scraps.

[@teresathomas7772]

A women of course provided a solution. Yess❤

[@horrorluver565]

I hope this gets the funding itneeds to become more sustainable worldwide…. She’s doing great work.

[@zzizahacallar]

Thank God for these ladies. Fast fashion is whose causing waste

[@santiagobydesign]

Really incredible what these smart women are pulling off in NY!! Hope they can expand into other big cities

[@christophermyers3758]

I remember seeing a video a few years ago, showing tons of used clothing sent to Ghana for one of the largest "flea markets" for clothing. The excess stuff not selected was dumped in massive piles on the BEACHES, and some of it gets washed out into the OCEAN!!! 😠🤬

[@30daysorless8]

So much waste. I started thrifting there’s so much out there, no need to produce more.

[@lkbwheewhee53]

Great idea, good job fabscrap!

[@keambranequal]

Love this 🥰

[@Sunset29559]

Interesting!

[@jeanneminton5226]

I thought this was about Dana's wardrobe.😮

[@blindnessisaspectrum6237]

We are a spoiled people. We think its not a thing. So many go without and so many have to much.

[@sharetac9296]

Thank you for the video

[@dianafromaustralia3244]

Statistics show that Australians buy 56 new clothing items a year, per capita. Unfortunately we are now buying more than any other country. USA 53 next <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="452">7:32</a> , then UK 35. I was in Primark in London this week. Each customer had at least 2 large shopping bags. There was a hint of a FAST FASHION TAX in Australia, which the customer would pay - 5 cents per garment.

[@ivispark3780]

Thank you!

[@Susweca5569]

I don't buy fast fashion and I don't buy new clothes. I shop classic, top quality pieces at Goodwill for pennies on the dollar. I take good care of them, and I wear them for years.

[@user-iq3th6ff6q]

Everybody wants new. If I can't get twenty or more years of ware out of clothes I don't want it.

[@Ali-gb7mf]

Interesting.

[@TASconfidential]

There’s a book called “Overdressed”, that discusses this topic in detail. You all might find this to be of interest.

[@junnipe7501]

Something that cost a lot u can find for cheap.

[@Katsnacks]

That creates more waste, you pay more for QUALITY FABRICS - cottons , silks not cheap fabrics like polyester, or synthetics

[@jamesstephan8029]

Please hire a stylist for your anchors!

[@joycestempa5647]

Not sure if I’m helping but I haven’t shopped in a retail store for new clothing in 30 years. I buy exclusively from a thrift store for every single thing in my home, dishes, rugs, furniture, draperies, bedding, decor and clothing & accessories. In terms of clothes, I buy classics (usually in solid colors) and I favor natural materials like linen, wool and cotton…I’m a child of the 60s, so those materials speak to me. When I’m done with an item, I re-donate it in good condition for it to be resold again…..and they are because I often find them in the same thrift store with price tags on them and I usually laugh to myself as I say hello to my old item. LOL I hope that this shopping method is making a positive difference but I’m not sure. All I know is I’m so accustomed to paying very little for things that there’s no way I could ever go back to full price shopping again, even though my annual income is over six figures and has been for quite some time which would allow me to shop direct from designers but why should I, I end up getting Armani jeans, Christian Lacroix jackets, Coach, Michael Kors, Kate Spade and Louis Vuitton bags & shoes, Pottery Barn, William Sonoma, Home Goods, Ethan Allen, English porcelain & stoneware, etc., for less than a fraction of their original retail cost!! Example: vintage German hand painted porcelain (a set of 26 total pieces) that retail for over $2,000, I just bought a week ago for $35. A set of 4 children’s wood chairs that cost $389 at Pottery Barn, I bought for $20. 6 panels of heavy, fully lined linen, pinch pleat drapes with trim detail, that are 22x96 inches long, cost me $36.00 when they retail for over $272 per panel ($1,635 total). THIS is why I’ve bought thrifted for the last 30 years…..that and my deep desire to “recycle” and keep as much out of landfills as I can for as long as possible…..which is a typical thought process for my generation because a lot of us are just a bunch of old hippies and we love our Mother Earth! LOL

[@user-tz9jb4ug4i]

This is great.

[@Satrina777]

I'm pretty sure they mainly deal with US based designers. Should they, or similar companies expand, this could be of greater impact. Given how many fast fashion companies like Shein (which are the bigger problem here) operate, I don't see it happening any time soon because of collection and processing fees. The one thing they conveniently neglected to mention is the $2 per pound it costs for an individual, let alone a company, i.e. if they were they to work more with fast fashion brands. Companies like Shein go through millions of Ibs of fabric annually, so do the math. They probably would charge more for a company, rather than an individual. So, unless there are regulations put in place, forcing the recycling of materials, I'm afraid greed continues to win out.

[@WickedMaine]

Well they can send me some for quilt making. I can really use it. I am a senior on a very very limited income.

[@Himmiefan]

We have a huge amount of goods in stores that ends up in our homes and is eventually thrown out of sent to thrift stores. Ultimately, it ends up in landfills. Some is recycled, but only a certain amount can be recycled. Our grandchildren and great grandchildren are going to have a bad problem with our garbage.

[@tyr7416]

Fashion is a unnecessary waste of world resources like water, electric power, Animal for skin and fur, man power and fuel for transportation. How many clothes does a human need to be clothed in a year?

[@pawsfurGod]

The big company's knew how to do this but they didn't want to waste time and money.

[@breakthecycle1971]

Why not sell it at affordable price?