Ethics of Fashion

[John 6IX Breezy]

I think people buying in thrift stores know that the used stuff may have been produced unethically. The point is that this damage has already been done.

If you buy something used, the damage has been done once. If you buy something new, it has been done again. The goal is to reduce the damage. 

Can you expand what you mean by damage here? Initially, I thought your analogy still applied to new items—whatever bad environmental practices went into producing some jeans from Zara, were done before you made your purchase.