Ultra fast-fashion brand Shein currently has over 600,000 items available for sale on their website, with some selling for as little as $1.00. Almost all mainstream clothing companies follow a fast fashion business model, producing inexpensive clothing that prioritises rapidly … Continue reading
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Who Is Responsible for Slowing Down Fast-Fashion?
On any given day, fast-fashion retailer Shein will release 6,000 fresh “stocking-keeping units.” Compared to its competitor Zara, which releases 10,000 new products a year, Shein has literally saturated the clothing market. The company boasts a virtual wardrobe with over … Continue reading
How fast fashion has become rebranded as ‘conscious fashion’
In recent years, fast fashion has become synonymous as the antithesis to sustainability, fair work practices, and the environmental movement— and for good reason. The manufacturing process has raised moral and ethical concerns as it includes exporting garment production to … Continue reading
Slave Labour in the Fashion Industry: Xinjiang’s Cotton
One of the world’s largest cotton producers is China; the Xinjiang province in western China is now the origin of 20% of the world’s raw cotton. Yet a recent report gives strong indication that labour transfer programs are being used to force Uyghurs into cotton harvesting.