To combat fashion waste, people are swapping clothes instead of buying new ones

People have swapped everything from casual clothes made by high-street brands to top-end items such as Prada bags and Louboutin shoes. Photo: AFP

Singaporean Sue-Anne Chng used to wear a different outfit on all 15 days of the Lunar New Year, when it is customary to don new clothes to symbolise a fresh start.

But this year she will wear second-hand items exchanged for her old clothes at a store catering to people concerned about the impact of fast fashion on the environment.