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Why Fashion Is One of the Least Regulated Industries

And what organizers are doing about it.

'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.

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.

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.

'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.

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.

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.

The Teen Vogue Sustainable Fashion and Beauty Glossary

An A-Z guide on the ever-evolving terminology.

How the Word ‘Recycling’ Allows Corporations to Dupe Consumers Like You

The term is so broad that it’s almost meaningless.

My Failed Experiment at Living a Zero-Waste Lifestyle

Any purchase or shopping trip made me feel deeply ashamed.

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.

You Probably Waste a Lot More Food Than You Think

We throw out a third of the food we bring home.

Zero-Waste Shopping Can Help Reduce Your Environmental Impact

"These are alternatives that our grandparents used to use."

How to Take the Trash Out of Your Beauty Routine

9 steps to going green.