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slow fashion

slow fashion noun: a movement that advocates for the production of fashion in respect to people, environment and animals.

Noun

slow fashion (uncountable)

  1. A movement that advocates for the production of fashion in respect to people, environment and animals.
    • Of the possible postpandemic identities one can assume, there’s the early 2000s nostalgist in ironic Juicy Couture sweats, the granola slow-fashion influencer wearing nubby cardigans and clogs, the streetwear hypebae and the Fashion Nova fan worshiping at the altar of all things Kardashian.2021 June 10, Isabel Slone, “There Are No Fashion Rules Anymore”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Forms of slow fashion

alternative formslow-fashion

Origin of slow fashion

From fast fashion, modeled after slow food.

Questions about slow fashion

What does slow fashion mean?
Slow fashion means a movement that advocates for the production of fashion in respect to people, environment and animals.
What part of speech is slow fashion?
Slow fashion is a noun.

Words near slow fashion in the dictionary

  1. slow dances
  2. slow dancing
  3. slow down
  4. slow earthquake
  5. slow earthquakes
  6. slow fashion
  7. slow food
  8. slow head
  9. slow in
  10. slow is smooth, smooth is fast
  11. slow jam

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