Why Secondhand Clothes Are Taking Over the Closets of Every Generation

16% of Gen Z closets are made up of used items, a Poshmark study found

With the rise of companies like The Real Real, ThredUp, Poshmark and more, consumers seem to be moving away from fast fashion and toward a more sustainable way of styling their closets.

A new report from Poshmark provides some clarity to these assumptions. The report, which surveyed 8,000 shoppers in the U.S. and Canada, provides insight into who’s using the Poshmark platform and how different generations are thinking about resale, secondhand and fast fashion. For example, 16.5%

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