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Polyester: The Hated Fiber That Still Holds Global Fashion Together
Polyester has become a symbol of fast fashion and distrust toward Shein. Yet the numbers show it remains the central material of the fashion system.
Polyester has become a symbol of fast fashion and distrust toward Shein. Yet the numbers show it remains the central material of the fashion system.
Shein is preparing to price its Hong Kong listing at around $26.5 billion. For fashion, that price tells less of a triumph than of a brutal climate shift.
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