17 Best Cheap Clothing Brands and Online Sites That Aren't Fast Fashion
Finally, high quality, affordable clothes that won't fall apart!

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The Good Housekeeping Institute is known for helping you find the best products for the best price. Just because something is affordable doesn't mean it's the best deal — cheap products that immediately fall apart will cost you more in the long run. Our experts in the Textiles Lab have found the best affordable pieces that'll last season to season as cheap clothing brands are not all created equal.
Also, affordable clothing doesn't have to mean "fast fashion," which refers to the overproduction of clothes that typically just end up in a landfill. The best way to reduce the damaging environmental impact of the fashion industry is to keep your clothes year after year, avoid over buying and shop mainly secondhand — it's also the best way to get your favorite brands at a fraction of the cost! To clean out your closet in an eco-friendly way, try to either sell the items on a resale site, give them away to your friends, recycle them or donate to a reputable local charity.
Avoid spending your whole paycheck on wardrobe staples and new styles with the best cheap clothing brands and sites to shop in 2021:
Emma Seymour (she/her) is the associate director of the Good Housekeeping Institute's Textiles, Paper and Apparel Lab, where she has led testing for luggage, pillows, towels, tampons and more since 2018. She graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor of science in fiber science and apparel design and a minor in gerontology, completing research in the Body Scanner Lab on optimizing activewear for athletic performance.

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