The Owino Market in Uganda's capital has long been a go-to enclave for rich and poor people alike looking for affordable but quality-made used clothes, underscoring perceptions that Western fashion is superior to what is made at home.
  • alphacyberranger@lemmy.worldEnglish
    171·
    9 months ago

    If only more people became aware of what fast fashion does to the planet and how it helps corporates fill their wallets.

    • Szymon@lemmy.caEnglish
      51·
      9 months ago

      You mean I don’t have to turn the fruits of my labour into trinkets that are only useful for less than the time it took me to labour to buy it in the first place?

      I’m sure I’m wasteful in other ways, but I’m thankful my wardrobe gets a new item only when an old item fails.