During my research about 72 microseasons, I came across articles about different ways of categorizing seasons. One set of seasons is the 52 seasons of fashion. I thought this topic was especially interesting because of its connection to the environment, and thus seasons. The 52 microseasons refers to the pace at which fast fashion brands tend to roll out new products. As I have discovered that the 72 microseasons can be a way for us to slow down and enjoy the transitions of the natural world, the 52 microseasons, on the other hand, are all about fast paced production and consumption: capitalism. Where the 72 microseasons app may be a way to destress and be disconnected from the pace of the world, the seasonality of fashion is about earning as much money as fast as possible. Another thing I learned was how climate change may be pushing us more towards these 52 microseasons as designers may no longer see a need to rely on the two main fashion seasons of Autumn/Winter (A/W) and Spring/Summer (S/S). The push towards 52 microseasons in fashion is not only indicative of the greed of profit seeking companies who roll out cheaply made garments every few weeks, but it is also indicative of overconsumption and can have devasting consequences for our environment. In one article from the Medium by Andrea Azevedo, I read that "82 pounds of clothing are thrown out per person each year." Although these clothes may reach thrift stores to be resold, the sheer amount of disposed clothing makes it impossible for this to be the most sustainable solution.  Most clothing ends up in landfills and left in other countries for them to deal with. This article also explained how the cheap materials of the clothing, the microfibers, like polyester, end up in the ocean where fish consume them. We sub    sequently consume the fish and also end up consuming the microfibers as well. Its a horrible cycle. I think that thinkin    g about microseasons in this way can give us insight into the environmental changes. Just as microseasons seem to better     fit our current climate landscape with each week feeling like a different season, we can use microseasons to track other changes in our world.