People Reconsider Clothes as Normal Life Returns in US July 11, 2021 Thousands of clotthes are stored on a three-level system at the ThredUp sorting center in Phoenix on March 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt York, File) Share share The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:04:58 0:00 Pop-out player Americans are letting go of their old clothes as COVID-19 vaccinations continue, restrictions are eased and offices are reopening. The clothes are going to online resale sites as well as donation centers. The used-clothes marketplace ThredUP paid the research company GlobalData to find information on the movement in used clothing. Projections by GlobalData show the business is expected to double from $36 billion to $77 billion in 2025.