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# Fast Fashion: The Hidden Costs of Trendy Clothes
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/to-the-contrary/episode/fast-fashion-the-hidden-costs-of-trendy-clothes-thzgyd/
- Published: 2025-07-25T20:00:55.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-22T09:45:24.000Z
- Description: Exploring fast fashion's impact on the environment and consumer power for change.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: To The Contrary, Season 34, Episode 3419, #ZZZ_Episode_c9ed32ab-362a-4080-88e4-57bb30b84a56, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_75c9c97f-0192-43d1-aac3-0bd66096ba21, #v1.16

We delve into the environmental and social implications of fast fashion. Join host Bonnie Erbé as she discusses with Allyson Chiu, Climate Solutions Reporter for the Washington Post, and Professor Paula M. Carbone from the University of Southern California. They explore how the rapid production of trendy, low-cost garments contributes to environmental degradation and labor exploitation.