In a sprawling secondhand clothing market in Ghana’s capital, early morning shoppers jostle as they search through piles of garments, eager to pluck a bargain or a designer find from the stalls selling used apparel from the West.
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Designers work in the remanufacturing space at the OR Foundation to upcycle textile waste in Accra, Ghana, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. Attendees pose for a photograph during a thrift and an upcycle show in Accra, Ghana, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. A man dressed in an upcycled outfit poses for a photograph during a thrift and an upcycle show in Accra, Ghana, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024.
A man dressed in second-hand clothes attends a thrift and an upcycle show in Accra, Ghana, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. A second-hand retailer sorts out clothes at Kantamanto, one of the world's largest second-hand clothing markets, in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. Ghana is one of Africa's leading importers of used clothing. It also ships some of what it gets from the United Kingdom, Canada,and elsewhere to other West African nations, the United States and the U.K., according to the Ghana Used Clothing Dealers Association.
“Fast fashion has taken over as the dominant mode of production, which is characterized here as higher volumes of lower-quality goods,” Longdon said.
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