Make informed decisions about your wardrobe with The (un)ethical fashion scoop:
– The Global Hobo brilliantly dissects H&M’s autumn 2016 collection ad – fast fashion empowers women? I think not.
– Shannon Whitehead, founder of Factory 45 (an accelerator program that takes sustainable apparel companies from idea to launch), shares 5 truths the fast fashion doesn’t want you to know with HuffPo.
– Alden Wicker takes a look at why fast fashion consumers snub their noses at ethical brands and those who support them with I don’t buy fast fashion and people hate me for it.
– The Phuket News documents just how little fast fashion factories have changed since the Rana Plaza tragedy.
– NPR breaks down the incredibly high turnover of throwaway fashion which has led consumers to expect to be able to buy cheap new garments anytime they desire.
– The True Cost, a brilliant documentary that exposes that dark underbelly of the fashion industry, is currently available on Netflix.
– EcoWatch explains how Fast Fashion Is the Second Dirtiest Industry in the World, Next to Big Oil.
– My Devil’s Advocate of Unethical Fashion answers the question: Isn’t a low wage better than no wage at all?
Disclaimer: I am not at all an expert on the big business of fast fashion however I am a concerned consumer who has chosen to learn & share as much as I can through my own personal experiences & the wealth of resources available online.
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I’m definitely going to have to take some time to go thru and read/watch these posts. Thanks for sharing. I had always considered Big Ag to be the dirtiest industry in the world due to all of the water and chemical pollution, destroying ecosystems, eliminating small farmers, pushing vaccinations, and the unethical seed companies and other activities they do. (BTW, have you heard Bayer AG aspirin is buying Monsanto!?)
Sadly there are loads of unethical and just plain dirty industries in the world 🙁