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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Specialist in global markets, economics and alternative investments. Luxury fashion, renowned for its quality and craftsmanship, ...

Spend less now or spend more and keep it forever. That is the core tension in the luxury vs fast fashion debate, and it is one that millions of shoppers wrestle with every time they open a shopping ...

A new study reveals that labeling clothes with a breakdown of the cost of an item per wear (CPW) can shift consumers away from fast fashion towards higher quality, longer lasting clothing. Cost per ...

Small Australian fashion designers who have had their designs copied by overseas ultra-fast fashion companies say they have hit continuous roadblocks trying to get support.

As advertisements for the latest trending items seem to infiltrate daily lives more and more, it's important to step back and see the bigger picture of what the state of consumerism today could mean ...

Worldwide criticism of fast fashion’s waste, labor abuses and carbon emissions has done little to slow down the industry. But new legislation could alter the flood of goods — like the floral print ...