Fashion & Shopping
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Kim Kardashian Is Officially A ‘People’s Choice’ Fashion Icon

Kristen S. Sykes
Courtesy of E!

KKW Beauty mogul, Skims founder, queen of reality TV, activist, future lawyer, breaker of the internet; while the list may go on and on, one thing is for sure, Kim Kardashian West is absolutely a fashion icon. Announced today by NBC and E!, the multi-hyphenate superstar will receive “The Fashion Icon” award at the 2021 People’s Choice Awards on December 7th and will air at 9pm ET/PT from Santa Monica, CA.

For her outrageous success as an entrepreneur, activist, fashion and beauty mogul, Kardashian will be honored for the lasting impact she has made on the sartorial landscape since her rise to fame in 2007 following the introduction of the hit E! reality series “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” which just concluded its 20th and final season. 

“For nearly two decades, Kim Kardashian West’s style evolution has disrupted and influenced trends on a

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Fashion Trends
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The most eco-conscious generation? Gen Z’s fashion fixation suggests otherwise.

Kristen S. Sykes

December 1, 2021

December 1, 2021

Gen Z’s buying habits — which run the gamut from eco-friendly resale websites like Depop to wasteful fast-fashion retailers like Shein and Fashion Nova — might seem incongruous at best, or hypocritical at worst.

That’s because, despite being heralded as the most eco-conscious generation, Gen Z’s infatuation with affordable clothes in the face of the growing awareness of their environmental ramifications raises questions about what the allure of resale and sustainable fashion actually is. Are young adults really buying their clothes with the planet in mind? Or does resale simply offer another affordable consumption option that allows them to keep up with ever-changing trends in the social media age?

I’d vote the latter. 

The proliferation of resale retail sites has allowed anyone to become a virtual store owner, selling and shipping their goods to buyers all over the world. ThredUp, the largest

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