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EPISODE · Mar 2, 2026 · 17 MIN

How 'frugal chic' and no-buy trends are changing our relationship with our clothes

from Life Matters - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australians are among the highest consumers of textiles, per capita, in the world, buying an average of 55 garments of clothing per year.The over-consumption of fast fashion is a big problem to solve, and one simple solution is to opt out.Some shoppers are embracing low- or no-buy experiments to give their spending a bit of a reality check, and reassess the way they feel about what's in their wardrobe. So how realistic is this idea, and could it help address the 220,000-tonne elephant in the room?

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