I recently spoke with Liberty Gaither, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of <a href="https://manicmetallic.com/">Manic Metallic</a>, about her passion for fashion as an art and as a vehicle for sustainability.&nbsp;We spoke about fashion as a disposable good and the rise of fast fashion. Liberty emphasized the short lifespan of trends as a driver of waste in the fashion industry and pointed to the importance of considering fashion's impact on the environment and people.&nbsp;Liberty said, "Fast fashion is a mindset... we'll look at a t-shirt for $3 dollars and say, 'Oh, this is a great deal, I'll buy seven of them.' But then, how is a t-shirt three dollars?" She explained that a store won't sell a piece of clothing if they're not profiting from it-- so if a t-shirt is that inexpensive, the people who make the clothes probably are not being fairly reimbursed for their labor.&nbsp; Read more here.&nbsp;

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