When it comes to clothes, some people are choosing quality over quantity by changing their shopping habits and purchasing less and less. I agree that buying less better quality clothes rather than a bigger volume of cheaper ones is better because it can have a positive effect on the environment and the economy of smaller businesses.
Expensive clothes are usually made out of better quality materials. This characteristic makes them last longer than their cheaper counterparts, making it less necessary to shop for new pieces as often. Consecuently, this action can reduce significantly the amount of cheaper pieces produced every year, whose over production can ends up on landfills, polluting the soil and our water sources.
Moreover, smaller businesses tend to have much more attention to detail and choose better fabrics, producing more durable items. Purchasing from them can help support local economies. However, hence their production has a smaller scale, their costs tend to be higher compared to larger factories, making their prices more expensive than their competiton. This could cause a limited access to the poorer people, who can only afford cheaper options that are mass produced from lower quality materials that contribute to the environment pollution.
In conclusion, I think that this development could have a positive impact on the environment and the local economies. On the other hand, some people could have limited access to this clothes due to their elevated price, making this statement only valid to the upper classes. A balanced approach should be considered to give a correct answer.