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Sep 2024
12 m

Extra Stupid: $40 party pants

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We were talking about clothes a few weeks ago and lots of you had stories about second hand clothing. Jules and Jez read through some of the emails and wonder if we can do more to encourage the reuse of clothing and reduce fast fashion. 
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