Fashion “slop” w/ University of Auckland Professor of Marketing, Mike Lee: 4th November 2026
The term fashion slop has recently started being used to refer to fast fashion, which is the cheap, mass production of clothes.
This mass production creates a culture of disposing of clothes, which leads to both environmental and economic problems.
Emissions from the fashion industry have increased by 14% over the last 2 years alone.
A major factor in this steep increase is the production of polyester, which is derived from fossil fuels.
And while many companies are currently setting environmental goals for themselves. A 2025 report published by McKinsey shows that some of these companies…
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