slow fashion

American  

[sloh fash-uhn] / ˈsloʊ ˈfæʃ ən /

noun

1. a movement among clothing producers and consumers that emphasizes eco-friendly, well-made clothing, maintenance and repair of garments to extend their lifespan, and a general reduction of one's consumption of new clothing items.

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Etymology

Origin of slow fashion

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

Like the slow food and slow fashion movements, consumers want to know where their flowers come from, said Debra Prinzing, founder of the Slow Flowers Society.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2024

"I was thinking if circular, slow fashion is going to be accessible to a younger generation it needs to be modernised and digitised, and so set about creating a solution."

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2022

MLR: Well, I guess in some ways, you're the slow fashion versus fast fashion.

From Salon • May 15, 2022

Perhaps she will bypass the seasonal show wheel entirely for a new version of slow fashion, one that is altogether more sustainable.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2021

One of its queer wings was broken and fluttering, as the little machine dropped, tumbling and twisting erratically, in an inexplicably slow fashion toward the unseen ground.

From The Devolutionist and the Emancipatrix by Flint, Homer Eon