TikTok is full of influencers posting “fashion hauls,” unpacking huge boxes of cheap polyester clothing.
Clothes from brands like Shein might be ultra-fast, but they’re low quality.
Can consumers recognize a beautifully-crafted garment anymore?
Today, On Point: Clothes have gotten worse. And social media and ever-changing trends aren’t helping.
Guests
Danielle Vermeer, product manager. Veteran thrift store shopper. Runs the secondhand fashion newsletter Goodwill Hunting.
Mandy Lee, freelance fashion writer and trend analyst. She runs the TikTok and Instagram accounts “Old Loser in Brooklyn.” (@oldloserinbrooklyn)
