The following contains excerpts from the article The Environmental Costs of Fast Fashion by Patsy Perry, 8 January 2018. It’s tempting to bow to fashion pressure and replace our clothing as style and conformity dictate. It’s hard to resist the tempting deals in the January and other sales. But how many of us spare a thought for the impact of fast fashion on the environment? Fast fashion focuses on speed and low costs. But the price of delivering frequent new collections inspired by catwalk looks or celebrity styles is a high one. Pressure to reduce cost and the time it takes to get a product from design to shop floor…