Editor’s Note: This story is part of CNN Style’s ongoing project, The September Issues: A thought-provoking hub for conversations about fashion’s impact on people and the planet. It was originally ...

Emily Sonnenberg, now 20, started her mostly online thrift business at 15, rehoming vintage clothes and promoting sustainable ...

Thrifting is awesome. Nowadays, most of us are “woke” enough to understand that avidly supporting fast fashion is one we can do without — and, as much as possible, buying second hand clothing is the ...

Demand for second-hand clothing has skyrocketed in recent years, with some people using it as a cheap way to expand their fashion options, while others prefer to wear second-hand clothes as a way to ...

Wearing second-hand clothing has become an act of “rebellion” for young people concerned about climate change, according to a star stylist. Bay Garnett, who put together the outfits for Oxfam’s ...

Second-hand shopping has become a preferred method of stocking one’s closet for many, and — especially for Generation Z, those born between 1997 and 2012 — digging for buried treasure at your local ...

From London's Brick Lane to New York's Brooklyn Flea, vintage markets have become go-to destinations for savvy shoppers in recent years. But a new report might make you rethink your next visit to a ...

Rwanda is pushing through a plan. The government says it's about "dignity," but the plan threatens trade with the U.S. and a central part of poor people's lives. Within two years, Rwanda is going to ...

"As of August 2025, it's around 1,800 tons," he said when met at Balai Sarbini in Jakarta, on Thursday, November 6, 2025.

(CNN) — In 2018, fashion designer Bobby Kolade moved from Berlin back to Uganda’s capital Kampala with the ambition of creating a home-grown fashion brand using Ugandan cotton. Things didn’t work out ...