Style for Now

from bsr.london.edu

Circle miniskirt? H&M. Statement necklace? Forever 21. Or vice versa. Maxi dresses, frayed short shorts, business suits, flower prints, ties, and denim. The term "fast fashion" refers to how quickly the trend looks now become available in stores and how fast their closet turnaround time is, but it could just as well refer to how quickly these catwalk-to-sidewalk stores popped up on the scene and proliferated. It seems like such a quintessentially American phenomenon ~ even though it's pretty global ~ just another piece of our throwaway culture, and that, it may be. But it's also a quintessentially American phenomenon in quite another way, in that it's very literally an immigrant rags-to-riches story: http://www.psmag.com/navigation/business-economics/secret-world-slow-road-korea-los-angeles-behind-fast-fashion-73956/