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Explain at least three reasons why more people have begun buying secondhand clothing. Do you think this trend will continue? Why or why not? Include facts and details from the Article in your response.

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1- Return to fashion trends of past decades. The fact that many of the movies and TV shows are set in the past makes many people begin to acquire a taste for the trends of those times, and try to acquire the outfits that were used in those times. One way of acquiring them is through the purchase of second hand, where the antiquity of the product is guaranteed and not a "remake" of it.

2- Increase in clothing costs of recognized brands. One way of acquiring branded clothing is through the purchase of second hand, where the previous use of the garment reduces its value and makes a first level product accessible to people with incomes not so high as to buy them first hand .

3- Loss of priority of clothing expenditure within the budget of the people. The fact that many people change their consumption habits causes them to stop allocating a large amount of their income to buy clothes, which means they are looking for more accessible alternatives to allocate a greater amount to other expenses.

It is not easy to predict whether this trend will continue or not, because today the trends of consumption and fashion tend to last very little, and are influenced by the mass media and social behavior at a general level.

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Because clothes and brands are charging more and more for the clothes that are produced, buying second hand clothes ends up helping people who can't afford to buy new clothes in having at least good clothes. I believe this can continue and can become a good mode of trade if it is not already.

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