Americans Purging Pandemic Wardrobes As Life Returns To Normal The post-pandemic shopper is more environmentally conscious and prefers clothes that have good resale value, rather than disposable fast fashion. By Leanne Italie, AP 07/07/2021 06:21pm EDT NEW YORK (AP) — Alina Clark is about as tired of her pandemic wardrobe as her comfort clothes are stretched and torn. “I have four sets of jeans, seven shirts and five sweaters that I wear every week,” said Clark, co-founder of a software development company in Los Angeles. “They’re everything I’ve worn in the last two years. Me and my wardrobe are suffering from COVID fatigue.”