"fast fashion" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} fast fashion (uncountable)
  1. (retail) An approach to clothing retail by which designs are quickly adopted from the catwalk so as to capture current fashion trends. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Fashion Synonyms: fast-fashion Derived forms: ultra-fast fashion Related terms: slow fashion

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