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Op-Ed | The Climate Cost of Fashion Weeks Is Bigger Than it Seems

While fashion shows themselves account for a tiny fraction of the industry’s environmental impact, they sit at the very heart of the marketing machine that fuels planet-damaging overconsumption, argues Rachel Arthur.
Models walk the runway during the Givenchy Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 28, 2023 in Paris, France.
Models walk the runway during Givenchy's Spring/Summer 2024 show in Paris last month. (Marc Piasecki/WireImage via Getty Images)
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  • Rachel Arthur

Over the last week, the fashion industry has trickled back from Paris, the final and most opulent stop in the luxury industry’s bi-annual women’s

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