Moving beyond growth and the mentality that “more stuff is better” could help reshape the fashion system—and make us happier in the long run. This article is co-authored by Katia Dayan Vladimirova, Marula Tsangkari, and Rachel Sheila Khan and was originally published in Common Dreams. Fast fashion is a poster child of capitalism. Over the past 20 years, fashion production, consumption—and textile waste—have doubled in volume. The current neocolonial status quo is characterized by labor exploitation and cultural appropriation, overproduction, … Continue reading This Peak Buying Season, It’s Time to Rethink Fashion’s Growth Obsession