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Vestiaire Collective bans H&M, Zara in fight against fashion waste

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Vestiaire Collective started banning fast fashion items last year as part of its mission to fight fashion waste. Credit: Image via Getty Images.

Ahead of Black Friday Vestiaire Collective’s founders had removed 30 fast fashion brands from its pre-loved platform, including Swedish fashion retailer H&M, fashion conglomerate Gap Inc, Spanish fashion brand Mango, Japanese fashion brand Uniqlo, and Inditex’s Zara.

Vestiaire Collective’s co-founders shared a letter on their website that explains the three-year plan to progressively remove fast fashion brands from the platform started on Black Friday in 2022 as this is the date “where consumption will skyrocket, especially of

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Online retailer Shein has catapulted to the top of fast fashion — but not without controversy

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Online retailer Shein has become well-known for its massive inventory of trendy clothing produced and sold to consumers on the cheap.

In just a few short years, the company catapulted to the top of the fast fashion world by harnessing influencer culture and outperforming rivals – all while staying secretive about their operations.

“This company just seemed to kind of come out of nowhere. There are so many fashion companies out there. But we’ve never really seen one grow this quickly and take this much market share as quickly as Shein did,” said Elizabeth Cline, author of “Overdressed” and “The

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