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This new tool from Eileen Fisher will help you buy fewer clothes - Fast Company

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The average American woman has hundreds of clothes in her closet, even though she only wears a small fraction of them. And every day, brands try to get us to buy even more products by advertising the latest trends. Wide-leg jeans are in. Cowboy Core is hot. Metallics are in vogue. This cycle of overconsumption is destroying our planet. It’s accelerating climate change, filling our oceans and landfills with harmful microplastics, and using up precious natural resources. And ultra fast fashion brands like Shein are only accelerating the pace of production. Eileen Fisher has had enough. For the past 40 years, the designer and founder of the eponymous label has been focused on creating simple, minimalist garments. Her goal has always been to encourage customers to own fewer pieces that they wear on repeat. As the environmental crisis has gotten worse, her approach to design is now more relevant than ever. The company is now on a mission to educate the public about the art of paring down th

The average American woman has hundreds of clothes in her closet, even though she only wears a small fraction of them. And every day, brands try to get us to buy even more products by advertising the latest trends. Wide-leg jeans are in. Cowboy Core is hot. Metallics are in vogue. This cycle of overconsumption is destroying our planet. It’s accelerating climate change, filling our oceans and landfills with harmful microplastics, and using up precious natural resources. And ultra fast fashion brands like Shein are only accelerating the pace of production. Eileen Fisher has had enough. For the p

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