As a lover of fast fashion, I never paid much heed to the damaging effects that the rapid turnaround of cheap clothes can have on the environment. Since I have started working at my local consignment shop, I am realizing that I do not have to always buy into the next best thing hitting major retail chains…because eventually those things end up in the local second hand shops anyway…where I can buy them for less and it is absolutely proven to be better for the environment. The more clothing we can keep out of landfills, the better. So recycle, reuse, upcycle, pass on, pass down, shop second hand, donate, or…