Fast Fashion - S2

UK consumers send 6,461 tonnes of clothing a week to landfill.

• True

• False

Reorder the following

• Clothes head to landfill site

• Clothes sent out to stores/warehouses to be sold

• Materials turned in to clothing in factory

• Clothes bought by consumers

• Clothes thrown out by consumer after trend changes

There are estimated to be 85 million garment workers worldwide creating clothes. The vast majority of these workers are in developing countries.

• True

• False

Which of the following ways to get clothes counts as fast fashion?

• Buying second hand clothes from a charity shop.

• Buying clothes from Vinted.

• Buying clothes from ebay.

• Buying clothes from Zara

What does fast fashion mean?

• Fashion which gets delivered to your house fast.

• Fashion which is made quickly and disposed of quickly.

• Fashion that makes you run faster.

There are not as many people buying clothes often in 2024.

• True

• False

A possible solution to fast fashion is __________ fashion.

Which of the following businesses now offer sustainable fashion?

• Adidas

• Patagonia

• Levi's

• All of them!

Faster changing trends means that producers are under pressure to manufacture clothes more and more rapidly. Factories are expected to produce new lines with only a couple of month’s notice.

• True

• False

On average how many times is an item of clothing worn?

• 3

• 14

• 23

• 31