RetailIndia's trendy thrift stores offer cheap alternative to fast fashion
Environmentally conscious young people turn to secondhand clothing
Many Gen Z and millennial shoppers are prioritizing sustainability over "fast fashion." (Photo courtesy of Bombay Closet Cleanse)
ASMA HAFIZ, Contributing writer
NEW DELHI -- Growing up in the Darjeeling hills of eastern India, Neha Butt would often head to secondhand markets with her father to hunt out everything from bulky overcoats to woolly hats and mittens to keep their family warm as the temperatures plummeted.