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Why Luxury Brands Destroy Unsold Clothes | The Dark Side of Fashion
What happens to luxury fashion when it doesn’t sell?
In this episode, Diane Gilman takes a hard look at one of the fashion industry’s most controversial practices: what luxury brands do with unsold merchandise.
Why destroy perfectly wearable clothing, handbags, and accessories instead of putting them on sale or allowing them to enter the secondhand market? Diane explores the connection between exclusivity, pricing, brand image, waste, and the growing popularity of vintage and resale fashion.
She also looks at the environmental consequences of fashion waste and asks a bigger question: how can…
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