Apart from just saving money, buying secondhand clothes has tremendous economic and ecological benefits. Fashion is the second largest polluting industry in the world, just behind oil.  The era of fast fashion thrives on the consumerist desire for inexpensive styles and affordability over quality and, unfortunately, clothing production uses copious amounts of water, creates physical and chemical pollution, and generates an abundance of waste. But another option lies in the world of secondhand shopping. On a greater scale, purchasing secondhand alleviates the need to produce new, cheap clothes at the risk of our environment and resources. Not only that, but an individual will gain the benefit of accumulating quality pieces for that desired bargain price. The first step is knowing where to go and how to look.