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You may have heard the term ‘fast fashion,’ referring to the mass production of clothing. While these clothing items are relatively convenient, they create some glaring problems within the fashion industry.

But why should we avoid and move away from fast fashion? Popular shops such as Fashion Nova and Forever 21 may sell their wares for way cheaper than say Nordstrom or Grrly Grrls, but you are buying low quality and throw away fashion. 

Buying an outfit for a great price always seems like a deal too good to be true. If fast fashion is involved, it definitely is. When it comes to clothing, you’re making a statement, setting yourself apart.

With fast fashion, you’re indulging in a problematic, wasteful cycle that degrades high-quality clothing and promotes environmental damage, as you’ll soon see.

Let’s delve into why fast fashion doesn’t deserve your attention and some choice alternatives to make fashion fun, unique, and popular.

Fast Fashion Creates Poor Quality Clothing

First, the quality of fast fashion clothes is abysmal. The lower price points may be tempting to some, but the payoff is hardly worth it. These pieces of clothing are made cheap, with lower-quality fabric and materials, often exposing textile workers to inhumane working conditions. Garment workers involved in the mass production of these pieces ad often they work for pennies and are forced to work long hours.

Fast Fashion Is Easy

This may seem positive, but it’s one of the worst things that fast fashion gives people. The ease of access to thousands of pieces of mass-produced clothing allows people to acquire and throw out clothing whenever anything goes out of style.

These glaring downsides lead to the final and most severe problem that fast fashion presents to the industry and the world: the dire environmental impact.

Fast Fashion has a Devastating Environmental Effect

With a ton of waste, fast fashion production absolutely devastates the environment. A majority of fast fashion clothing contains significant concentrations of plastic. This means this clothing isn’t even recyclable.

You’ve probably heard of how long some materials, like plastic, can take centuries to decompose. With fast fashion, even more, thrown into the environment, particularly landfills and bodies of water.

Add to that dyes, acrylics, and polyester along with plastic microfibers, and you have an environmental concern quickly transforming into an environmental disaster.

With The Evans Group (TEG), Jennifer Evans commits to practicing socially and environmentally ethical practices to reduce the staggering amount of waste produced. With well-made clothing, you can recycle materials. Jennifer Evans and her team aim to create sustainable, environmentally friendly clothing to combat the rise of a negative environmental impact.

So how do you avoid getting sucked into the fast fashion habit? First thing would be, only purchase staple pieces and use accessories to update the look of each outfit you own.  If you have a special event and you want something new to wear, don't be afraid to spend a little money.  We have evening gowns starting at under $200 which gets you a quality made dress that will last you for years.  Our handmade gowns start at under $600. These dresses are custom made and built with quality materials.

 The bottom line is, fashion shouldn't be ruining the planet and if you're buying it, then you're not helping.  If nothing, you're partially responsible for the destruction we are facing.