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fast fashion

[ fast fash-uhn ]

noun

  1. low-priced clothing that is brought to market quickly and copies fashion trends created by luxury brands or small, independent designers.


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Other Words From

  • fast-fash·ion adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fast fashion1

First recorded in 1975–80

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Example Sentences

For decades, environmentalists have been sounding the alarm on fast fashion.

From Time

Once synonymous with the export of fast fashion, Vietnam is now giving birth to a generation of homegrown fashion designers.

From Ozy

There will be no room for fast fashion and there will be more room for the world of couture and that fantastical approach to fashion.

The demand for fast fashion falls backward down the supply chain to these women, who are put under immense pressure with little protection.

From Time

For me, it’s buying clothes from a certain unnamed and definitely unethical fast fashion brand where crop tops and minidresses cost about $7 apiece, because the current main joy in my life is purchasing things online and waiting for them to arrive.

From Vox

Incidentally, Rousteing has no qualms with fast-fashion brands appropriating his designs either.

Or fast-fashion chains like Zara and H&M churning out runway imitations.

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