Fast fashion brands release new collections every week, and prices keep dropping, but the environmental cost is staggering — the industry produces 92 million tons of textile waste per year. I used to shop at those stores myself until I saw a documentary about garment workers in Bangladesh earning less than $3 a day. Can we honestly justify buying a $5 t-shirt when someone's health and our planet pay the real price? The convenience is tempting, but I'm starting to think the only ethical choice is to buy fewer, better-made clothes, even if it means spending more upfront.