New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- Summary Fashion's reach goes far beyond clothing, extending to everything from phones to perfume, fuelling constant consumption.

Luxury labels use spectacle to hook middle-class buyers into cheaper branded goods while keeping aspiration alive and "democratise luxury".

The fashion industry is locked in a toxic marriage with polymers, with plastics, derived entirely from oil, making up about 60 per cent of all materials it uses.

Even if made sustainably, the sheer scale of fast fashion production - hundreds of millions of items annually - makes true sustainability impossible.

The most expensive article of clothing showcased in the recently concluded India Couture Week was apparently a little over Rs 50,00,000. Most...