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Why Fashion Is One of the Least Regulated Industries
And what organizers are doing about it.
By Amanda Choo Quan
'My Monthly Salary Is $114': Garment Workers on What It's Really Like to Make Your Clothes
From poor working conditions to extremely low pay, hear from garment workers in their own words.
By Alyssa Hardy
Is Your Favorite Artist's Merch Sustainable & Inclusive? How Taylor Swift, Beyoncé Make Their Products
Here's a buying guide for celebrity merch, from costs to materials to how it is made.
By Quinn Moreland
Too Much Shopping Could Be Hurting Your Mental Health
Keeping up with fast-moving trends is exhausting, both for the environment and your mental health.
By Angely Mercado
'Stop Sending These Stained Clothes': Fast Fashion Is Destroying These Cities—and Lives
See fashion's last stop, the places where your used clothing is harming ecosystems, polluting the environment, and driving often-dangerous markets.
By Alyssa HardyPhotography by Faiza Salman
In the Fashion Industry, Gender-Based Violence Can Be Part of the Job
From production to modeling to textile waste, your clothes come with a cost.
By Alyssa Hardy
5 Teen Vogue Editors on Their Favorite Secondhand Item
From 1890s pantaloons to mom's old Armani jacket, our editors are all about secondhand staples.
By Teen Vogue Style Team
The Teen Vogue Sustainable Fashion and Beauty Glossary
An A-Z guide on the ever-evolving terminology.
By Teen Vogue
How the Word ‘Recycling’ Allows Corporations to Dupe Consumers Like You
The term is so broad that it’s almost meaningless.
By Joseph Winters
My Failed Experiment at Living a Zero-Waste Lifestyle
Any purchase or shopping trip made me feel deeply ashamed.
By Maxine Richter
Climate Change Is Still Overlooked in Fashion Schools. It’s Time to Change That
A sustainable fashion industry is not possible until fashion education embodies sustainability, and here’s how students can demand that change.
By Michelle Gabriel
You Probably Waste a Lot More Food Than You Think
We throw out a third of the food we bring home.
By Renée Reardin
Zero-Waste Shopping Can Help Reduce Your Environmental Impact
"These are alternatives that our grandparents used to use."
By Maia Wikler