Fast Fashion

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Today those same methods - adapted in some cases - have become the cornerstones of Fast Fashion.

Indeed, those costs are often compounded by the need to rapidly create mini-collections to meet the expectations of consumers accustomed to the Fast Fashion model.

The Fast Fashion post Proenza Schouler will be live around 1 p.m.

Check back soon for Eric Wilson's Fast Fashion post on the Hilfiger show.

Eric Wilson's Fast Fashion post on the Prabal Gurung show will be live around 1 p.m.

Fast Fashion: Are Consumers Tired Of It?

Cole, Michael D. "The Oxford School of Fast Fashion."

Profile of H&M: A Pioneer of Fast Fashion.

Fast Fashion Systems: Theories and Applications, CRC Press, 2013.

Alternative Strategies to the ZARA Fast Fashion Model.

According to an article published by Selectism in 2014, FEIT was founded as a response to "Fast Fashion".

The Fast Fashion model is more flexible, and the concept of seasons is often sub-divided, with mini-collections being delivered to stores on a more regular basis.

For a critical rundown on the weekend collections, read Cathy Horyn's latest review and blog posts, and more Fast Fashion reports.

Fast Fashion: As the famous scene in Devil Wears Prada points out, a trickle-down effect is inevitable, but close copies are taboo.

FEIT was founded as a response to "Fast Fashion" and is one of the founders of the Neo-luxury movement.

Eric Wilson's Fast Fashion reports on: Visvim; Michael Bastian & Ernest Alexander.

The Fast Fashion model, with its emphasis on the rapid release of mini-collections, can only operate when superlative efficiency is achieved at each stage of the product development process.

For the evening-wear portion of the "Fast Fashion" show, Bill Shapiro, the head designer for women's clothes, recalled, "He said, 'I envision an opera cape and someone coming to the opera.' "

Beginning with his "Fast Fashion" collection, in 2014, Scott began making an extra batch called a "capsule collection": between twenty and thirty pieces that hit stores the day after the show, to capitalize on the social-media frenzy.

With the rise of offshore manufacture and distributed working, the cost and time implications of traditional fitting and sampling processes have become increasingly ill-suited to the industrial and commercial requirements of the Fast Fashion model.

As of 2012, a larger portion of manufacture is undertaken domestically, but the largest and highest-profiled retailers and brands still source from a mixture of international and domestic partners - whether or not they fit the Fast Fashion model.

Fast Fit is designed to be the most efficient method of fitting, sampling and international collaboration - delivering for each process lead time and cost savings comparable those seen for design, manufacture and logistics under the Fast Fashion model.

The term is particularly prevalent amongst (but not exclusive to) companies that fit the Fast Fashion model, as Fast Fit is considered to be a vital component in the reduction of time between design inspiration and finished garment or product.

In the apparel industry, QRM has also become closely intertwined with the concepts of Fast Fashion and Fast Fit, both of which are intended to reduce the timeframes typically associated with bringing catwalk style to the high street.