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The Hidden Costs of Fast Fashion!
Season 6
Episode 4
Critics of fast fashion have long detailed the industry’s environmental costs and unsavory labor practices. But Americans still spend an average of $1,700 per year on cheap new clothes. So how did fashion start cycling through our wardrobes and our wallets so fast?
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