Sources: Article, “Slow fashion: the sustainable approach to style that doesn’t destroy the climate”

1 Garments are only worn seven times on average

• https://www.vox.com/2019/9/12/20860620/fast-fashion-zara-hm-forever-21-boohoo-environment-cost
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/fast-fashion-sustainability-targets-1.6913112
• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ghana-fast-fashion-environmental-disaster/
• https://www.projectcece.com/blog/580/what-is-cost-per-wear-in-fast-fashion-and-slow-fashion/
• https://www.projectcece.com/blog/506/how-many-times-do-we-wear-our-clothes/
• https://www.projectcece.com/blog/531/planned-obsolescence-in-fashion/

2 Extending the lifespan of a garment by nine months can reduce carbon, waste, and water footprints by between 20 and 30 per cent

• https://www.electroluxgroup.com/sustainabilityreports/2021/key-priorities-and-progress-2021/our-nine-goals/better-living/make-clothes-last-twice-as-long-with-half-the-environmental-impact/
• https://youtu.be/xGF3ObOBbac?t=1663

3 Quality garments have a higher initial cost, but lower cost per wear, and vice versa

• https://www.projectcece.com/blog/580/what-is-cost-per-wear-in-fast-fashion-and-slow-fashion/
• https://www.sourcemygarment.com/post/why-ethical-fashion-is-actually-the-better-deal-how-to-calculate-cost-per-wear

3.2 Cost per wear calculators

• https://calculator.academy/cost-per-wear-calculator/
• https://calculator.dev/beauty/cost-wear/