Clothes in the closet for over 30 years: Why we buy more and barely wear - Kleidung im Schrank für über 30 Jahre: Warum wir immer mehr kaufen und kaum tragen

We own significantly more clothing today than previous generations — but wear a large part of it barely or not at all. A new study shows how big the gap is between ownership and actual use: In theory, it would take more than 30 years to wear garments so frequently that their production is at least approximately justified ecologically. A look at our growing wardrobe and the environmental costs of…