slow fashion can be seen as an alternative approach against fast fashion, based on principles of the slow food movement. characteristics of sustainable fashion match the philosophies of "slow fashion" in that emotional, ecological and ethical qualities are favored over uniform and bland convenience with minimal friction. it requires a changed infrastructure and a reduced through-put of goods. categorically, slow fashion is neither business-as-usual nor just involving design classics. nor is it production-as-usual but with long lead times. slow fashion is a vision of the fashion sector built from a different starting point. slow fashion is a fashion concept that reflects a perspective, which respects human living conditions, biological, cultural diversity and scarce global resources and creates unique, personalized products.