AMSTERDAM Amsterdam’s “fashion library,” billed as one of the world’s only physical centers for renting used and new clothing, the “big shared wardrobe” in the Dutch capital is a response to clothes waste and fashion industry pollution. Hundreds of brightly colored trousers, coats and overalls are sorted by brand or style, each with a tag...
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Amsterdam ‘fashion library’ takes aim at clothes waste
AMSTERDAM, Jan 7 — Ikram Cakir hands over a multi-coloured blue and white blouse and selects a similar item, this time in hot pink. Welcome to Amsterdam’s “fashion library”. Billed as one of the world’s only physical centres for renting used and new clothing, the “big shared wardrobe” in the Dutch capital is a response...