Eco special: How to be a clotheshorse and avoid fast fashion

Writer Olivia Ho gives a glimpse of what is in her wardrobe. ST PHOTOS: CHONG JUN LIANG
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SINGAPORE - People often say to me in passing: "You have so many clothes. It's like you have a new outfit every time I see you."

The funny thing is that none of my clothes has been new in a long time. In the past two years, I have gone without buying new clothes - with the exception of three "repro" (vintage reproduction) dresses that I got at under-$25 clearance sales.

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