The only way to fix fast fashion is to end it

Olli Sahimaa; Elizabeth M. Miller; Minna Halme; Kirsi Niinimäki; Hannu Tanner; Mikko Mäkelä; Marja Rissanen; Anna Härri; Michael Hummel

doi:10.1038/s43017-023-00398-w

The only way to fix fast fashion is to end it

Olli Sahimaa^*
, Elizabeth M. Miller
, Minna Halme
, Kirsi Niinimäki
, Hannu Tanner
, Mikko Mäkelä
, Marja Rissanen
, Anna Härri
, Michael Hummel

^*Corresponding author for this work

Aalto University
Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK)
Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT

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The textile industry has tried to combat the criticism of fast fashion through overly simplistic solutions at the product and operational level. Fast fashion cannot be fixed — the industry needs to be reconstructed to emphasize long material and product lifetimes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	137-138
Journal	Nature Reviews: Earth and Environment
Volume	4
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-023-00398-w
Publication status	Published - Mar 2023
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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