Apparel and accessories
April 5, 2019
The RealReal focuses on sustainability through luxury consignment. Image credit: The Real Real
By Sarah Ramirez
NEW YORK – A growing number of fashion companies are tackling sustainability issues head-on, as the industry continues to battle a reputation for being environmentally harmful.
{"ct":"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","iv":"4cb4b9ef39ae260c20dd8f2dec44dc56","s":"ce4018e1f54f5870"}
Share your thoughts. Click here