1Walk into any high street store, and you will find racks of clothes selling for less than the price of a sandwich.
2What rarely crosses a shopper's mind is the staggering chain of consequences that made that bargain possible.
3Behind every cheap garment lies a workforce, often young women in distant factories, earning wages that barely cover their rent.
4The industry churns out billions of items each year, and a shocking share of them end up in landfill within months.
5Synthetic fabrics shed tiny plastic fibres in every wash, quietly finding their way into rivers, oceans, and eventually our food.
6It is not just the environment that pays the price, but entire communities living downstream from polluted dye houses.
7Brands have become remarkably skilled at dressing up token gestures as genuine commitments to sustainability.
8A recycled collection here and a green label there do little to offset a business model built on relentless overconsumption.
9Real change would mean buying far less, wearing things far longer, and holding companies accountable for their entire supply chain.
10Some consumers are already pushing back, turning to second hand shops and mending clothes instead of discarding them.
11Only when cheap fashion stops being cheap for the planet will the true cost of our wardrobes finally come to light.