Inside fast fashion brands' love affair with uncomfortable, synthetic, and slow-to-biodegrade fabrics

Martha Sandoval, Data Work By Wade Zhou

Posted 9/19/24

The RealReal used data from Textile Exchange to explore the far-reaching prevalence of polyester, including in the fast fashion industry.

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