Unlike many regions where imported garments quickly become waste, countries such as India have built thriving ecosystems of repair, resale and recycling. Unlike many regions where imported garments quickly become waste, countries such as India have built thriving ecosystems of repair, resale and recycling. Unlike many regions where imported garments quickly become waste, countries such as India have built thriving ecosystems of repair, resale and recycling. Every discarded T-shirt carries two labels: one stitched by the brand, another written by geopolitics. Until responsibility travels with the garment, not merely the profit, fast fashion will remain less a story of style than one of unequal sustainability.