Second-hand clothing: an ecological and social myth?
8 min
Available until 27/11/2025
Cheaper, greener and right on trend, 87% of Europeans already buy second-hand clothing. To be sole online, in trendy vintage shops or as rags, tons of used clothing travels around the world every day. It's a market that today is worth 128 billion euros and this will only grow with the overproduction of fast fashion. But what are the real costs to the planet and humans of the second-hand clothing market?
Editing
Hélène Giummelly
Graphics
Frida Dumont, Mikaël Giummelly
Journalist
Nemo Lecoq-Jammes, Berfin Topal
Archivist
Marion Nougueret
Country
France
Year
2024
