The Mosaic Project
Research and writing on fast fashion and ethical living
The Mosaic Project is our research and editorial desk. We gather the data on what cheap clothing really costs, test the claims brands make, and write practical guides for people who want to buy less and buy better.
Fast fashion research
The numbers and the people behind them
- The State of Fast Fashion in 2026: Industry Report, Data and Trends
- Fast Fashion Statistics: The Numbers Worth Knowing
- The Social Cost of Fast Fashion: Who Really Pays?
- 10 Fast Fashion Facts That Reveal the Real Cost of Cheap Clothes
- The Hidden Costs of Fast Fashion
- Fast Fashion and Modern Slavery
- Fast Fashion, Microplastics and Ocean Pollution
- What Is Fast Fashion?
Better choices
Guides for buying less and buying well
How we work
Sourced, dated and corrected when the facts change
Every figure in a Mosaic Project article links to its original source, usually a UN agency, peer-reviewed study, government dataset or established industry report. Each piece carries the date it was last checked, and we update articles when better data arrives.
We also follow our own ethical storytelling guidelines, so the people in our stories are described with dignity and with their consent.