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                                             Future Fashion






                                                                                    Trend






                                            Fashion industry makes efforts to create sustain-
                                                 able consumption and production behaviour




                                                                               By Lynne Rao in Luzhou










      often leaves consumers with an over-
      loaded wardrobe. Four in ten Hong
      Kong shoppers said they threw away
      clothing after wearing it just once,
      according to YouGov, a private re-
      search centre, in 2017. The survey
      shows that the number of garments
      purchased by individuals grew by 60
      per cent each year between 2000 and
      2014 alone.
        “People buy and throw away their
      garments so quickly, and that causes
      so many environmental problems,”
      says Toby Crispy, an upcycling fash-
      ion designer who used to work for a
      commercial fashion brand.
        Crispy points out that overcon-  Toby Crispy, Upcycling Designer (Photo courtesy of Toby Crispy)
      sumption  is  accelerated  by fast-
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