The average person only wears 20% of their clothes 80% of the time (Igini, 2024)
It takes 1,800 gallons of water to grow enough cotton for one pair of blue jeans (Interesting Water Facts, n.d.)
Fast fashion companies generate more pollution then international aviation and shipping combined (Igini, 2024)
60% of clothes are made of plastic-based materials (Igini, 2024)
100 billion items of clothes are produced each year (Igini, 2024)
85% of discarded clothing ends up in landfills (Khan, 2024)
The fashion industry spend over US$500 billion per year on fashion advertisements (Igini, 2024)
The worlds oldest known dress dates back to around 3,000 BC (Ucl, 2022)
Worlds Oldest Known Dress
High heels were first worn by men not women (Baeza & Baeza, 2024)
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The fashion industry is the 7th biggest industry in the world. The fashion industry is so successful because people just buy clothes that they want or think is trending. According to Zippia the fashion market was at 5.46% and grew to 6.2% by 2020. Fast Fashion has enabled the growth and production of products to grow. They sell more clothes that are trending for higher prices at faster rates. This makes people buy more than what they really need for clothes. After they buy more than what they really need they end up throwing things away.