In the trash dumps of Accra, Ghana and along the city’s beaches, fast fashion, produced mostly in countries with cheap labor and sold in retailers around the world, arrives at its last stop. The Or foundation’s Owo Festival, in its third year, was created to showcase upcycled fashion pieces by local designers in order to raise awareness on fast fashion and encourage people to repurpose their clothes.
Designers give new life to secondhand clothing as Ghana’s capital drowns in fast fashion waste
In the trash dumps of Accra, Ghana and along the city’s beaches, fast fashion, produced mostly in countries with cheap labor and sold in retailers around the world, arrives at its last stop. The Or foundation’s Owo Festival, in its third year, was created to showcase upcycled fashion pieces by local designers in order to raise awareness on fast fashion and encourage people to repurpose their clothes.