History & culture

A movement advocating fewer, higher-quality, and more thoughtfully made garments over disposable trend-driven clothing, emphasizing durability, ethical labor, and reduced environmental impact; the term was coined around 2007.

An approach to clothing design, production, and consumption aimed at minimizing environmental harm and social exploitation across a garment's life cycle, gaining wider industry attention from the 2000s onward.

A manufacturing workplace characterized by long hours, low pay, and unsafe conditions, historically associated with garment production since the Industrial Revolution and a continuing concern in global fashion supply chains.